Biology Question Paper

2004
General Instructions
1. Attempt all questions from Section I and any four questions from Section II.
2. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets.
SECTION I (40 Marks)
Attempt all questions from this Section.
Question 1
(a) Name the following: [8]
i. The type of gene, which in the presence of a contrasting allele, is not expresse.!
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ii. The "accine that helps to pro#ce imm#nity against $olio.
iii. The canal thro#gh which the testes escen into the scrot#m %#st &efore &irth in a
h#man male chil.
i". The #ct which carries #rine from the #rinary &laer to o#tsie the &oy.
". The &acteria which carries o#t the process of nitrification.
"i. The respiratory pigment present in 'rythrocytes
"ii. The tiss#e that transports man#fact#re starch from the lea"es to all parts of the
plant.
"iii. The str#ct#re where photophosphorylation ta(es place.
(&) )i"en &elow are certain &iological statements which are incomplete an hence
incorrect. *e+write the correct form of the statement &y inserting a s#ita&le wor,wors at
the right place. -o not elete any wor alreay gi"en in the statement. .nerline the
inserte wor,wors. [8]
/ncorrect (i): fertilisation is the pro#ct of egg n#cle#s an sperm n#cle#s.
/ncorrect (ii): -iapeesis is the process of mo"ement of corp#scles thro#gh capillary
walls.
/ncorrect (iii): -estarching a plant means remo"ing the starch from the plant.
/ncorrect (i"): -eath+rate is the n#m&er of eaths of the gi"en pop#lation per year.
Incorrect (v): esidual volume is the volume of air left in the lungs after e!piration.
/ncorrect ("i): The splitting of water molec#les into hyrogen ions an hyroxyl ions is
terme photolysis.
/ncorrect ("ii): Transpiration is the loss of water from the lea"es of the plant.
/ncorrect ("iii): 0 reflex action is a spontaneo#s response to a stim#l#s.
(c) )i"e one point ifference &etween the following pairs on the &asis of what is
inicate in &rac(ets. [8]
i. 1o&alt chlorie paper an )oat2s &laer (process where it is #se).
ii. *o an 1one cells. (pigment)
iii. *e &loo corp#scles an 3hite &loo corp#scles (origin)
i". /nspire air an 'xpire air (4 of oxygen).
". 1ere&r#m an 5pinal cor (arrangement of cyton an axons of ne#rons).
"i. $rostrate glan an 1owper2s glan (the nat#re of secretion).
"ii. $le#ra an $er6cari#m (location).
"iii. 7ic#spi "al#e an Tric#spi "al#e (place where it is present).
() )i"en &elow is a ta&le consisting of a set of items &elonging to a common category.
1omplete the ta&le &y filling in the 10T')8*9 an the 8-- term. [8]
5'T 10T')8*9
8--
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(i) T07, 71), -$T, penicillin.
(ii) 5emi+circ#lar canals, :alle#s, 1ochlea, .tric#l#s,
5acc#l#s.
(iii) ;ac#ole, *i&osome, :itochonria, 1entrosome.
(i") 5terois, 1ortisone, Testosterone, 0renalin, $rolactin.
(e) (1) )i"en &elow are sets of terms. /n each case, rewrite the terms in the correct orer
so as to &e in logical se<#ence. 8ne has &een one for yo#. e.g., .rea in &loo 1ollecting
t#&#le, glomer#l#s istal con"ol#te t#&#le, #rine. .rea in &loo glomer#l#s, istal
con"ol#te t#&#le, collecting t#&#le, #rine. [=]
i. :etaphase, Telophase, $rophase, 0naphase.!!
ii. $harynx, Trachea, >arynx, 7ronchi, Nostril >#ng.
iii. "ortical cell oot hair# $ylem# %ater &eins.
i". >#teal phase, ?ollic#lar phase, :enstr#al phase, 8"#latory phase.
(e) (2) 5tate whether the following statements are tr#e or false. 1orrect an rewrite the
false statements &y changing either the first wor or the last wor only. [=]
i. 2-.$2 is the first heart so#n.
ii. $latelets which isintegrate in the in%#re tiss#e cells release prothrom&in.
iii. *espiration is a cata&olic process.
i". 1yto(inesis is a i"ision of cytoplasm.!!
SECTION II (40 MARS)
Ans'er any four questions from this section.
Question 2
(a) )i"en &elow is a iagrammatic representation of a certain part of the process of
circ#lation of &loo in man. 5t#y the same an then answer the <#estions that follow:
[@]
i. Name the parts la&elle 1, 2, = an A.
ii. )i"e the n#m&er an name of "essel which contains the maxim#m amo#nt of #rea
a few ho#rs after a protein rich meal.
iii. -raw a neat, la&elle iagram of the cross+sectional "iew of the &loo "essel
n#m&ere B.
i". :ention two str#ct#ral ifference &etween &loo "essels 2B2 an 282.
(&) 7riefly escri&e the following terms an then answer as irecte after each: [=]
i. 0ntiseptic. Name an antiseptic.
ii. 7ioegraa&le $oll#tants. Name one.
iii. 86one hole. 3hen is the /nternational 86one+-ay o&ser"eC
i". )reen Do#se e%ect. name a phenomenon that is ca#se #e to the green ho#se
effect.
Question !
(a) 5t#y the iagram gi"en &elow an answer the <#estions that follow:!! [A]
i. Name the parts la&elle l to A.
ii. Name the three s#&+layers of the epiermis.
iii. Name the protein fo#n in nails, horns an hair. 5tate its f#nctions.
i". -ifferentiate &etween 0l&inism an >e#coerma.
(b) "omplete the follo'ing table by filling in blank space ( to ). *+,
Name of glan 5#&stance pro#ce 8ne important f#nction
/slets of >angerhans
B .........................
@ ........................
E .......................
1 ..................
0renaline
Thyroxine
>D
2.. ......................
= ........................
A ........................ 8 ........................
Question 4
(a) The iagram gi"en &elow is an experimental set+#p emonstrate the pro#ction of
182 #ring aero&ic respiration in germinating sees. 5t#y the same an then answer the
<#estions that follow: [A]
i. 'xplain the p#rpose of placing potassi#m hyroxie in the conical flas(.
ii. 3ill the le"el of water in the eli"ery t#&e rise or fall after a few ho#rsC F#stify
yo#r answer.
iii. -raw a la&elle iagram of the control experiment for the a&o"e experiment.
i". *epresent the process of aero&ic respiration in the form of a chemical e<#ation.
(&)
i. Name two animals which ha"e nineteen pairs of chromosomes.!!
ii. -ifferentiate &etween genotype an phenotype.!!
iii. /n a certain species of animals &lac( f#r (7) is ominant o"er &rown f#r (&).
$reict a genotype an phenotype of the offspring when &oth parents are 7& or
ha"e hetero6ygo#s &lac( f#r.!!
Question "
(a) )i"en &elow is a iagrammatic representation of the "entral sectional "iew of the
female repro#cti"e system. [A]
i. *eraw the same on yo#r answer sheet an then fill in an la&el the following
parts: 1. *ight o"ary 2. .ter#s B. $lacenta =. 'm&ryo @. 0mnion A. 8"i#cal
f#nnel.
ii. 5tate the f#nction of the:
1. $lacenta 2. 0mniotic fl#i
iii. .sing the sym&ol GHI inicate the region in the iagram where fertili6ation
occ#rs.
i". -ifferentiate &etween ientical twins an fraternal twins.
(&) [=]
(. -ame.
1. The t#&e which connects the ca"ity of the mile ear with the throat. 2. The
ner"es which transmit imp#lses from the ear to the &rain.
2. (ii) -ifferentiate &etween the following pairs: 1. -ia&etes mellit#s an -ia&etes
insipi#s. 2. 0cromegaly an :yxoeema.
Question #
(a) )i"en &elow is a iagram epicting a efect of the h#man eye. 5t#y the same an
then answer the <#estions that follow: [A]
i. Name the efect shown in the iagram.
ii. )i"e two possi&le reasons for this efect of the eye in h#man &eings.
iii. Name the parts la&elle 1 to =.
i". Name the type of lens #se to correct this eye efect.
". -raw a la&elle iagram to show how the a&o"e mentione efect is rectifie
#sing the lens name a&o"e.
(&)
i. :ention two reasons for the increase of pop#lation in /nia.
ii. 3rite the f#ll form of N0-$ an 0-$.
iii. :ention two f#nction of 3D8.
Question $
(a) )i"e &iological reasons for the following: [A]
i. /t is necessary to maintain a normal osmotic concentration of the &loo.
ii. $eople on reaching high altit#e may s#ffer from #nsteay "ision, loss of hearing,
lac( of m#sc#lar co+orination an e"en complete &lac(o#t.
iii. 5alt an s#gar are #se in preser"ing foo.
i". 0 tiger owes its existence to chlorophyll
". 5ome plants show wilting of their lea"es #ring mi ay e"en when the soil is
well watere.
"i. 8n sprin(ling common salt on grass growing in a lawn, the grass is (ille.
(&) [=]
i. -raw a neat iagram of the stomatal apparat#s fo#n in the epiermis of lea"es
an la&el the 5toma, )#ar cells, 1hloroplast, 'piermal cells, 1ell wall an
N#cle#s.
ii. 1omplete the following process to show how the oxygen in the air reaches a
mesophyll cell of the leaf.