INSTRUCTIONS: Answer All Questions in Both Section A and B and Two Questions in Section C

KIKAAYA COLLEGE SCHOOL
END OF TERM I EXAMS BIOLOGY 2008

S.3.
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions in both section A and B and two

questions in section C
SECTION A
1. Lack of vitamin C in the diet causes the following symptoms

A. reduced resistance to infection B. sore eyes
C. lack of appetite D. weak bones
2. Which one of the following digestive juices is with out an enzyme content?
A Gastric juice B. Pancreatic juice C. Bile juice D. saliva
3. The following alters the quality soil by improving the structure of soil
A. Air B. Humus C. Water D. Light
4. All the following are plant food storage organs except;

A. Auxillary bud B. Rhizome C. Bulb D. Corm
5. Which of the following is specialized for the transport of water

A. Epidermis B. Xylem fibres C. Phloem D. xylem vessels
6. Which of the following is connected with food digestion in the mouth

A. Enterokinase B. Pepsin C. Salivary amylase D. Lipase
7. Which of the following is suitable for storage

A. De oxyribose B. Glucose C. Ribose D. Starch
8. The only plant cells lacking nuclei among the following are
A. Xylem vessel cells B. Endodermal cells
C. Mesophyll cells D. cambium cells.
9. Which of the following is not correct?

A. Xylem and phloem are basically tissues for conduction of
substances in plants.
B. There ir pith in the root and stem of plant
C. There is cortex in the root and stem of a plant
D. The outer most tissue of root and stem of a plant has a protective
function.
10. A man’s white blood cells are similar to his red blood cells in that they:
A. Are bounded by a cell membrane
B. Are able to engulf foreign bodies
C. Are nucleated D. Are non nucleated
11. Which of the following applies to the stomach

A. Lipase B. pepsin C. ptyalin D. Invertase
12. Which one of the following is correct

A. A turgid cell is one whose cytoplasm has been withdrawn from the
cell
B. A turgid cell is one whose cytoplasm has been withdrawn from the
cell.
C. A turgid cell is one experiencing conditions of full turgor.
D. A turgid cell is one whose protoplast is just pressing against the cell
walls.
13. The organism called a house fly is briefly classified below.

A. phylum, chordate, class, aves
B. phylum, platyhelunthes, class insecta
C. Phylum, Arthropoda, class insecta
D. Phylum arthropoda, class arachnida
14. Which of the following is a protein is found in blood.

A. cartilage B. Collagen C. Fibrinogen D. Keratin
15. Which of the following vitamins is important in blood clotting

A. Vit A B. Vit B C. Vit C D. Vit K
16. Select a monosaccharide from the following\

A. Sucrose B. Fructose C. Lactose D. Glycogen
17. The blood group of a universal recipient is

A. Group A B. Group AB C. Group B D. Group O
18. The blood group that has anti bodies (anti a, and anti B) is
A. Group A B. Group B C. Group O D. Group AB
19. The following is specialized for transport of synthesized materials in plant

A. Xylem B. Cambium C. Cuticle D. Phloem
20. Which of the following blood vessels contains oxygenated blood.

A. pulmonary artery B. Pulmonary vein C. vena cava
D.Renal vein
21. Which of the following enzymes occur in gastric juices?

A. Pepsin, lipase B. Pepsin, rennin C. Pepsi, trypsin
D. Renin,chymotrpsin
22. Arterial blood is different from venous blood in that it,
A. Contains white blood cells. B. It is a tissue
C. Contains red blood cells. D. Flows away from the heart.
23. The blood vessel which take away blood from the left ventricle is the
A. pulmonary artery B. Vena cava C. Pulmonary vein
D. Aorta
24. Catalase id an enzyme that acts on

A. Carbon dioxide B. Starch C. Sucrose D. Hydrogen peroxide
25. Which of the following are directly involved in body defence

A. Red blood cells, antibodies B. Platelets, enzymes
C. Red blood cells, platelets D. White blood cells, antibodies
26. An underground food storing food and a scale leaf bearing stem which
grows horizontally is;
A. Bulb B. Stolon C, Corm D. Rhizorm
27. Which one of the following can destroy red blood cells and manufacture
the white blood cells.
A. Red borm marrow B. Spleen C. Parotid gland D. Thymus
gland
28. Whicg of the following is a flowering plant.

A. Maize plant B. lichens C. moss D. fern
29. In which of the following parts of a leaf does most photosynthesis occur?
A. Upper epidermis. B. Guard cells C. Palisade cells
D. Spongy tissue
30. In the process of blood clotting thrombin acts as an enzyme to bring

about conversion of,
A. Fibrinogen to fibrin B. Fibrin to fibrinogen
C. Prothrombin to thrombo kinase
D. Thrombo kinase to prothrombin
SECTION B
The chart in figure I below is a summary of the reactions that occur when
blood of different groups are mixed
+ indicates clumping of red cells
- Indicates clear blood
O A B AB
ab b a
O - - - -
Ab
A + - + -
B
B + + - -
a
AB + + + -
Fig 1
(a) What do the
(i) Capital letter (ii) small letters represent?
…………………………………………………………………………………
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(b) Which blood groups are referred to as
(i) Universal donor……………………………………………..
(ii) Universal recipient……………………………………………
(c) The chart below shows how blood groups are tested. Blood from an
individual is mixed with anti A, anti B and both anti-A and B serum. Fill
in the chart by naming the blood group
Key: O- shows clear blood

X – Shows chimping of blood
Mixed with Mixed with Mixed with Blood

anti-A anti-B both anti A group
and B
I x x
Ii x x
Iii x x x
iv
(d) A person of blood group A needs blood transfusion. He is taken to a

hospital which lacks his type of blood group, but has other types. What
other type of blood could be used for the transfusion.
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
(e) When you are sick you are not allowed to donate blood. Name any
other two groups of people who may not be allowed to donate blood.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………..
(f) What is the importance of blood clotting?

………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
(g) Name one inherited disease that affects blood clotting.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
31. The diagram in figure 3 is of a mammalian heart.
(a) Name the parts labeled A-H.

A……………………………………….. B………………………………………
C………………………………………. D………………………………………
E……………………………………… F……………………………………
G…………………………………….. H……………………………………….
(b) State four differences between blood vessel A and B
………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………
(c) Give reasons why

(i) The ventricles have thicker walls than the atria
…………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) The left ventricle has a thicker wall than the right ventricle
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
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SECTION C (Answer any two)

32. (a) What is the importance of transport systems in complex organism?
(b) Briefly explain the main functions of blood in a mammal.
33. Give four substances that must be present in order for clotting to take place.
(b) Explain how clotting takes place.
(c) Explain why people living at higher altitudes have more number of red blood
cells than people living regularly at sea level.
34. (a) Differentiate between the following.

(i) Open circulation and closed circulation
(ii) Tissue fluid and hymph fluid
(b) Give the differences between arteries and veins
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KIKAAYA COLLEGE SCHOOL

END OF TERM I EXAMS BIOLOGY 2008

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions in both section A and B and two

1. Lack of vitamin C in the diet causes the following symptoms

4. All the following are plant food storage organs except;

5. Which of the following is specialized for the transport of water

6. Which of the following is connected with food digestion in the mouth

7. Which of the following is suitable for storage

9. Which of the following is not correct?

11. Which of the following applies to the stomach

12. Which one of the following is correct

13. The organism called a house fly is briefly classified below.

14. Which of the following is a protein is found in blood.

15. Which of the following vitamins is important in blood clotting

16. Select a monosaccharide from the following\

17. The blood group of a universal recipient is

19. The following is specialized for transport of synthesized materials in plant

20. Which of the following blood vessels contains oxygenated blood.

21. Which of the following enzymes occur in gastric juices?

24. Catalase id an enzyme that acts on

25. Which of the following are directly involved in body defence

28. Whicg of the following is a flowering plant.

30. In the process of blood clotting thrombin acts as an enzyme to bring

(ii) Universal recipient……………………………………………

Key: O- shows clear blood

Mixed with Mixed with Mixed with Blood

(d) A person of blood group A needs blood transfusion. He is taken to a

(f) What is the importance of blood clotting?

(g) Name one inherited disease that affects blood clotting.

31. The diagram in figure 3 is of a mammalian heart.

(a) Name the parts labeled A-H.

(b) State four differences between blood vessel A and B

(c) Give reasons why

SECTION C (Answer any two)

34. (a) Differentiate between the following.

(ii) Tissue fluid and hymph fluid

(b) Give the differences between arteries and veins

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