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SENIOR six
P530/1
Biology
PAPER 1
Exam 19
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
 Answer all questions in both sections A and B
 Circle the best alternative Answers to Section A questions must be
written in the boxes provided
 Answers to Section B should be written in spaces provided.
 No additional sheets of paper should be inserted in this booklet.

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Section Marks
A (1 – 40 )

B 41

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SECTION A

1. Which of the following plastids are highly important in castor oil seeds?
A: chromoplasts B: Amyloplasts
C: oleoplasts D:Proteoplasts

2. Which of the following materials is not possessed by the sap vacuole?

A: Nucleic acids B: Anthocyanins
C: oxalic acid D: pigments

3. Which of the following tissues experience cytoplasmic streaming when they are still young?
A: phloem B: Xylem C: Parenchyma D: Epidermis

4. Which of the following is not true about centrioles?

A: They are capable of replication B: they can produce basal bodies
C: they can manufacture spindle fibres D: they are found in all living cells?

5. Which of the following structures possesses abundant smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

A: Adrenal cortex B: Salivary gland
C: pancreas D: liver

6. Chromatins are composed of

A: DNA and nucleoli B: Nucleoli and histones
C: DNA and histones D: Nucleoplasm, DNA and histones

7. The mammalian kidneys are bean-shaped. Which branch of biology concerns the above given
concept?
A: Anatomy B: physiology C: Taxonomy D: Histology

8. Which of the following structures is directly involved in carrying out photosynthesis, in

bacteria?
A: chromatophores B: mesosomes C: Grana D: Matrix

9. The cell organelle responsible for renewal of the cell membrane is;
A: Golgi body B: Ribosomes
C: Nucleolus D: Endoplasmic reticulum

10. The importance of nucleouls is to ..

A: manufacture DNA B: manufacture proteins
C: manufacture ribosomes D: manufacture messenger RNA

11. The decarboxylation of malic acid in C4 plants, results into formation of

A: phosphoglyceric acid B: pyruvic acid
C: oxaloacetic aacid D: phosphoenol pyruvic acid

12. During vision in an environment of high light intensity;

A: The circular iris muscles contract B: The circular iris muscles relax
C: the aperture of the pupil widens D: The suspensory ligaments slacken

13. Which of the following activates chymotrypsinogen into active chymotrypsin?

A: Trypsin B: Enterogasterone C: Enterokinase D: Chyme
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14. Which of the following is the composition of the nucleoside?

A: phosphoric acid, ribose sugar and an organic base
B: phosphoric acid, pentose sugar and an organic base
C: phosphoric acid and pentose sugar
D: pentose sugar and an organic base

15. Which of the following serves as the first electron sender, in the electron carrier system?
A: water B: NAD C: FAD D: cytochrome

16. The sea squirt is an invertebrate, though is classified under phylum chordata, because,
A: the mature organism has most of the chordate characteristics
B: its larval stages possess most of the chordate characteristics
C: it arose from a chordate ancestor
D: The ancestor of the chordates and that of the sea squirt are related.

17. Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?

A: C3H6O3 B: C12H22O11 C: C3H8O3 D: C5H10O5

18. Which of the following is not a vestigial structure?

A: coccyx in man B: wings in bats
C: pygostyle in birds D: appendix in man

19. How many molecules of water are formed when six molecules of nucleotides are formed?
A: 3 B: 6 C: 18 D: 12

20. Fasciola hepatica belongs to a phylum known as

A” coelentrata B: Echinodermata
C: Nematoda D: platyhelminthes

21. Which of the following is not a conjugated protein?

A: Antibodies B: Egg yolk C: casein D: cytochrome

22. Which of the following hormones increases blood pressure?

A: Antidiuretic hormone B: parathormone
C: calcitonin D: cortisone

23. Which of the following organisms has a pentadactyl limb with the following
(i) 1st digit lost
(ii) 2nd and 5th digits reduced in size
(iii) 3rd and 4th digits longer and stouter
A: Horse B: pig C: mole D: Anteater

24. Cross breeding is preferred to inbreeding because it;

A: leads to a pure line B: leads to an increase in mutation
C: eliminates lethal genes D: may result into hybrid vigour

25. The matrix of the cartilages is secreted by;

A: chondroblasts B: osteoblasts
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C: fibroblasts D: osteocytes

26. Which of the following is responsible for formation of albumin?

A: liver B: lymph node C: spleen D: Bone marrows

27. Which of these phenotypic ratios, may be as a result of interaction of the lethal genes in mice?
A: 1:1:1:1 B: 1:1 C: 2:1 D:1:2:1

28. Which one of the following leucocytes helps in production of heparin and histamine?
A: monocytes B: Neutrophils C: Basophils D: Oesinophils

29. It has been found out that, it is difficult to manufacture a specific anti AIDs vaccine because
A: The AIDS virus is very tiny
B: The AIDS virus is very resistant
C: The AIDS virus is capable of mutating at a faster rate
D: The AIDs virus multiplies faster, destroying the white blood cells, in the process.

30. A damage to the brain resulting in loss of powers of imagination would have occurred primarily
in;
A: cerebellum B: cerebrum
C: Medulla oblongata D: Hypothalmus

31. Co-existance of the two species in the ecological niche may result into;
A: The sharing of the niche by the two species
B: One species taking possession of the niche
C: both species leaving the niche
D: Interbreeding between the two species

32. What happens immediately after illumination of the rods with light?
A: Cis-retinene isomerises into tans-retinene
B: Rhodopsin undergoes photodecomposition
C: A generator potential is developed
D: The rods become stimulated

33. Which of the following blood vessels conveys blood from each efferent loop to the dorsal aorta
above the roof of the pharynx of the dogfish?
A: Efferent artery B: afferent branchial artery
C: epibranchial artery D: efferent branchial artery

34. A cistron of DNA refers to:

A: a group of several DNA molecules
B: The points of untwisting of DNA molecule
C: A region of DNA for polypeptide formation
D: The points of unzipping of the DNA molecule

35. Which of the following trophic levels is likely to have the highest concentration of
organochlorides?
A: primary producers B: tertiary consumers
C: secondary consumers D: primary consumers
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36. Which of the following organisms is ciliated?

A: Chlamydomonas B: volvox C: Euglena D: paramecium

37. Which of the following stages of cell division does the chiasmata form?
A: Diakinesis B: Pachytene C: diplolene D: zygotene

38. Valium is used for reduction in the level of mental activity by:
A: increasing the effect of the inhibitory transmitter substance, in the brain
B: making the brains neurones resistant to excitation
C: lowering the threshold level of post synaptic membrane depolarisation in the brain
D: increasing the release of the chemical transmitter substance in the brain.

39. Which of the following is referred to as a kin-selected behaviour?

A: Agonistic behaviour B: Altruism
C: social hierarchy D: Territorial behaviour

40. The greatest lift in the dogfish is provided by;

A: caudal fin B: swim bladder
C: Anterior dorsal fin D: posterior dorsal fin

SECTION B:

41. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follows:

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A
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(a) Name the labelled parts (4 marks)

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(b) Give one function of the following parts; (1 ½ marks)

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(c) Briefly explain what happens during the down stroke. (3 ½ marks)
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(d) Outline any 4 adaptations of the teleost fish for its movement (2 marks)
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42. (a) Provide one main function of the autonomic nervous system (1 ½ marks)
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(b) Mention any 3 structural differences between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
system. (1 ½ marks)
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(c) Define the term accommodation of the eye (1 ½ marks)

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(d) Outline the events of changes that occur during focus of a nearby object by the eye.
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43. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follows.

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(a) Name the labelled parts

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(b) What is the function of labelled part (1 ½ marks)
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(c) Draw and label a mature pollen grain (2 marks)

(d) Briefly explain how the pollen grains develop. (5 ½ marks)

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44. (a) Define the following terms:

(i) Resting potential (1 mark)
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(ii) Action potential (1 mark)
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(iii) Depolarisation (1 mark)

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(b) Briefly explain the repolarisation of the axon of the nerve (4 marks)
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(c) What is the significance of the refractory period, during nervous co-ordination?
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(d) Site two factors which determine the speed of flow of an impulse along the nerve
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45. Study the graph below and answer the questions that follow

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Source
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concentration
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dry weight 1.0
Sucrose content in leaves

Sucrose content of phloem

of the stem

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Time/ Hours
(a) Provide a suitable title for the graph drawn above
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(b) Site any 3 differences between the variation of sucrose in the leaves and that in the phloem,
with time (1 ½ marks_
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(c) Mention any two similarities between the two curves (1 mark)
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(d) Briefly explain how time affects the content of sucrose in the phloem (6 marks)
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(e) What happens to the sucrose when it reaches the sink? (1 mark)
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46. (a) Define the term plasma membrane (1 mark)

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(b) Outline any two functions of a plasma membrane (2 marks)
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(c) Mention one difference between the plasma membrane of the prokaryotic cell and that of the
eukaryotic cell (1 mark)
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(d) Mention any 4 differences between the sandwich and fluid mosaic models, which describe
the structure of the plasma membrane. (4 marks)
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(e) Give any two similarities between the two models, mentioned above (2 marks)
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