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BI
OLOGY
Paper1
APRIL,
2019

UgandaAdv
ancedCerti
fi
cateofEducat
ion
ENDOFTERM IEXAMI NATI
ONS
S.5BIOLOGY
–APRIL,2019
Paper1
2hours30mi nut
es

I
NSTRUCTI
ONSTOCANDI
DATES
Answeral
lquest
ionsi
nbot
hsect
ionsAandB.
SECTI
ONA:
Answer
stot
hissect
ionmustbewr
it
teni
ntheanswersheetpr
ovi
dedatt
heendoft
hissect
ion.
SECTI
ONB:
Answer
stot
hissect
ionshoul
dbewr
it
teni
nthespacespr
ovi
dedandnotany
wher
eel
se.
Noaddi
ti
onalsheet
sofpapershoul
dbei
nser
tedi
nthi
sbookl
et.

ForExami
ner
’sUseOnl
y

SECTION MARKS
Sect
ionA: 1–40
Sect
ionB: 41
42
43
44
45
46
TOTAL

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 SECTI
ONA(
40mar
ks)

1.Ift
hewat erpotenti
alofacel l
issl
ight
lyl
owert
hatthewat
erpot
ent
ial
oft
hesur
roundi
ng
sol
ution.Thesol uti
onissai dtobe
A:Isotonictothecellsap
B:Hy pert
onictot hecellsap
C:Hy potonictothecellsap
D:oft hesameconcent rationasthatoft
hecel
lsap

2.Whichoft
hef ol
l
owi ngprocessesneedprot
eincar
ri
ersi
nmov
ementofmat
eri
als?
A:Acti
vet
ransportandfacil
it
ateddif
fusi
on
B:
Act i
vet
ransportandOsmosi s
C:Osmosi
sandpassi vediff
usion
D:Acti
vet
ransportonly

3.Whichoneoft hefol
l
owi
ngpr
ocessesi
scommonl
yref
err
edt
oas‘
cel
ldr
inki
ng’
?
A:
pi nocy
tosis
B:phagocy tosis
C:
Exocy tosis
D:Endocy tosis

4.I
nwaterr el
ationsinwhichst
ateoft
hecel
li
ssol
utepot
ent
ial
equal
topr
essur
epot
ent
ial
in
magnit
ude.
A:Ful
lturgour
B:I
nci
pientplasmol y
sis
C:Ful
lplasmol ysi
s
D:Parti
al t
urgour

5.Whichoft hef ol
lowingstructuresisfoundinbot
hxylem andphl
oem t
issues?
A:sievedtracheids
B:par enchymacel ls
C:compani oncel l
s
D: Hollowv essels
6.Whichoft hef ol
lowinghav easol efuncti
onofof
fer
ingsupportt
otheplant?
A:Sclerenchymaandv essel el
ement s
B:
Vessel el
ement sandt racheids
C:Sclerenchymaandcol l
enchy ma
D:Parenchy maandcol lenchy ma

7.Thebacteri
awhi chconvert
sni
tr
atest
oni
tr
it
esdur
ingt
heni
tr
ogency
clear
eanexampl
eof
A:nit
rogenf i
xi
ngbacteri
a
B:ni
tri
fyi
ngbact er
ia
C:Decomposi ngbacteri
a
D:Denitr
if
yingbacteri
a

8.Gooddr ai
nageandpl oughi
ngofsoi
lreducest
hepr
ocessof
A:ni
tri
fi
cat i
on
B:decomposi tion
C:denit
rif
ication
D:Nit
rogenf ixati
on

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9.Thecel
lstr
uctur
elackingelabor
atei
nter
nal
str
uct
urei
sthe
A.Mi t
ochondri
on
B.Lysosome
C.Centri
ole
D.Endoplasmicret
iculum

10.Whi
chofthefol
l
owi
ngcl
assesi
sthemostsuccessf
uli
nat
err
est
ri
al?
A.Dipl
opoda
B.Arachni
da
C.I
nsecta
D.Chil
opoda

11.Whichoft hefol
l
owingl
imit
edt
heuseofal
i
ghtmi
croscope?
A:i
tsmagni fy
ingpower
B:
itssize
C:i
tsresolvi
ngpower
D:i
nabili
tytoreveal
nat
ural
col
our
s

12.Whichoneoft
hefol
lowi
ngmagnifi
cat
ionswoul
denabl
eyout
oseet
hel
argestsur
facear
ea
ofaspeci
menunderamicr
oscope?
A:X40
B:X100
C:X400
D:X1000

13.Thecellwal
lofni
tr
osomonasi
smadeupof
A:capsul
e B:
peptidogl
ycan
C:cel
lul
ose D:l
igni
n

14.Autophagyr ef
ersto
A:breakdownofcel l
ularcomponents
B:breakdownoft hewhol ecel
l
C:selfbreakdownofly sosome
D:remov alofunwantedst r
uct
ureswit
hint
hecel
l
.

15.Whichoneoft
hef ol
lowi
ngi
sthecor
rectarr
angementofmi
crot
ubul
esi
nacr
osssect
ionat
thebaseofaf
lagell
um
A:9+2 B:9+0
C:9+4 D:9+1

16.Thecellorganel
l
enotboundedbyamembranei
s
A:ri
bosome B:
golgiapparat
us
C:endoplasmicret
icul
um D: mit
ochondr
ion

17.Whati
stheact
uallengt
hofapl
antcel
lthatappear
s6mm l
ongwhenv
iewedt
hrougha
magni
fi
cat
ionofX600?
A:
0.1m B:1.6m
C:
10m D:100m

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18.Thetail
soft
hephosphol
i
pidsl
i
eint
hecentr
eofthecel
lmembr
aneduet
othei
rbei
ng
A:l
ight B:hydr
ophi
li
c
C:polar D:hydr
ophobi
c

19.Whichoneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngcel
lor
ganel
l
esi
sassoci
atedwi
tht
hef
inal
stageofmostcel
l
secr
eti
ons?

A:
smoot hendopl
asmi
cret
icul
um B:r
oughendopl
asmi
cret
icul
um
C:
Ribosome D:
Gol
giappar
atus

20.Whichoneoft hefol
l
owi
ngstruct
urespl
aysani
mpor
tantr
olei
nthef
ormat
ionofpr
imar
y
cel
lwalls?
A:Golgibody
B:Lysosome
C:Roughendoplasmicr
eti
cul
um
D:Ribosomes

21.Themaindist
inguishingchar
act
erofaneukar
yoti
ccell
is
A:membranedor ganell
es B:
lackofnucl
earmembrane
C:pr
esenceofnucl eus D:pr
esenceofDNAdoublestr
ands.

22.Whichoft hefoll
owingorganel
l
eswoul
dmostlikel
ybeabundanti
nthetail
ofatadpol
eata
ti
meofi tsreabsorpt
ionduri
ngmetamor
phosi
s?
A:centr
ioles B:l
ysosomes
C:Golgiapparatus D:
Endopl
asmicreti
cul
um

23.Theflagell
um andskel
etalmuscl
ear
est
ruct
ural
l
ysi
mil
ari
nthatt
heybot
hhav
e
A:microtubul
es
B:acti
nandmy osi
ntubules
C:apat t
ernof9+2mi crot
ubul
es
D: l
i
ghtanddar kbands

24.Thefol
l
owingmaybeusedt odiffer
ent
iat
ebet
weenabact
eri
um andaf
ungal
cel
l
.
A.Hasafl
agellum hasnofl
agellum
B.Hasacellwallhasnocell
wal l
C.Hasnoacel lwall
hasacellwal l
D.Hasnoflagell
um hasf
lagell
um

25.Sol
uti
onwhi chcausescel
l
simmer
sedi
nitt
opl
asmol
ysei
sdescr
ibedas.
A.i
sotoni
c
B.Super-
isotoni
c
C.hypot
onic.
D.Hypert
onic.

26.Fourpair
sofl egsar
edi
sti
ngui
shi
ngf
eat
ureofar
thr
opodcl
asscal
l
ed
A.Insect a
B.Cr ustacea.
C.Ar achnidan
D.Ony cophor a

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27.Aphosphol
i
pidsconsi stsof……..
A.phosphate,fatandoi l
.
B.phosphoricacid,glycer
olandfat
tyaci
ds.
C.Phosphoricacid, f
atsandoil
.
D.Phosphate,glycerolandfat
tyaci
ds.

28.Whichoft
hef oll
owingisaphysiol
ogi
cal
adapt
ati
onoft
err
est
ri
alpl
ant
stomi
nimi
zewat
er
l
oss?
A.Leafor i
entat
ion
B.Foldingofplantl
eav
es
C.Periodi
csheddingofleaves
D.Changeofst omatalr
hythm.

29.Whi
choft
heseisacompoundpl
antt
issue?
A.Parenchy
ma
B.Xyl
em
C.Epi
dermis
D.Coll
enchyma

30.Duri
ngwat erstressphotosy
nthesi
sreducesi
npl
ant
smai
nlyduet
otheshor
tageof
;
A.car bondi oxi
de
B.mi neralsalts
C.wat er
D.sunl i
ght
31.Prokar
yot
iccel l
sdi v
ideby;
A.mi tosis
B.mei osis
C.buddi ng
D.binaryf i
ssion

32.Bact
eriacell
wallscont
ain;
A.Cel
lulose
B.Li
gnin
C.Pepti
doglycan
D.Chit
in

33.Thefollowingarecomponent
soft
hecel
lsur
facemembr
aneexcept
;
A.Proteins
B.Carbohydrates
C.Phosphol i
pids
D.Waxes

34.Thepar toft
hecell
wherer
ibosomesar
emanuf
act
uredi
s;
A.Nucleus
B.Endoplasmicr
eti
cul
um

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 C.Gol
giapparat
us
D.Nucl
eolus

35.Cel
lswhichdonothavenucl
eidiebecausetheydonothav
e;
A:Cent
ri
oiesandcannotdi
vi
de
B:Mit
ochondri
aandcannotrel
easeenergy
C:mRNAandcannott r
anscr
ibeDNA
D:Ri
bosomesandcannotsynthesi
sprotei
ns

36.Somev i
rusesbindt othecel lsurfacemembranebefor
eenteri
ngthehostcel
l
.Thesequence
ofevent
swoul dinvolv
ebi ndingt o:
A:Acholester
olmol ecule,fol
lowedbyendocy tosi
s
B:Aglycoprot
einrecept or,f
ollowedbyexocytosis
C:Toapr ot
einreceptor, f
oll
owedbyendocy tosis
D:Thehy dr
ophil
icportionofaphosphol ipi
d,fol
lowedbyexocyt
osis

37.Whichofthef ol
l
owi ngist rueaboutthef luidmosaicmodel oft
heplasmamembrane?
A:Thelessunsaturatedthef att
yaci dtail
soft hephosphol
ipid,
themorefl
uidt
hemembrane
B:
Themor eunsaturatedt hefattyacidtailsofthephophol
ipid,
themorefl
uidt
hemembrane
C:Thehigherthetemper ature,thelessfluidthemembr ane
D:thel
owert hetemper ature,t
hemor efluidthemembr ane

38.Thediagr
am showspar
toft
hest
ruct
ureoft
hecel
lmembr
ane.Whi
choft
hesepar
tscar
ri
es
outacti
vetr
anspor
t?

A B C
D

38.Whi
choneofthedoesnotcont ri
butetotheselect
iveper
meabil
i
tyofabiol
ogi
cal
membr
ane?
A.Specif
ici
tyofthecarri
erprotei
nsinthemembr ane.
B.Select
ivi
tyofthechannelprotei
nsinthemembr ane.
C.Hydrogenbondf ormati
onbet weenwaterandphosphat
egroups.
D.Hydrophobicbarri
erofthephospholi
pidsbil
ayer
.

39.Whichoft
hefol
lowi
ngist
rueaboutcholest
erol
?
A:makesthemembranel
essfl
uidatlowertemperatures
B:
makest hemembranemorefl
uidatlowertemperatures
C:makesthemembranel
essfl
uidatallt
emperatures
D:makesthemembranemorefl
uidatallt
emperatures

40.Whichoneoft hefoll
owingstructur
escanbeseenwi
thal
i
ghtmi
croscope?
A:mitochondri
a
B:
r i
bosomes
C:roughendoplasmicreti
culum
D:smoot hendoplasmicret
iculum

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 SECTI
ONB(60mar ks)
Answeral
lquest
ionsi
nthi
ssect
ion.Answer
stot
hissecti
onmustbewr
it
teni
nspacespr
ovi
ded.

41.Thegr
aphbelowshowstherat
eofmov
ementofsol
utemol
ecul
esacr
ossapl
asma
membranebysi
mpledi
ff
usionandf
aci
l
itat
eddi
ff
usi
on.

a)Whichtypeofupt
akei
sshownbyl
i
neY.Expl
ainy
ouranswer
. (
03
marks)
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……

b)St
atefourf
act
orswhi
chmayl
i
mitt
herat
eofsi
mpledi
ff
usi
on. (04
marks)
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c) Expl
ainhowtheconcent
rat
ionofionssuchassodi
um andchl
ori
dear
ekeptathi
gh
l
evel
soutsi
decell
sbutlowlevel
swi t
hin.
(03marks)
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42.a)Whataretheadvant
agesofanelect
ronmi
croscopeoveral
ightmicroscope?
(02marks)
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…
b)Dist
ingui
shbetweenresol
vi
ngpowerandmagnifi
cat
ionofami cr
oscope. (
03
marks)

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c)Anopt i
cal mi
croscopehasamedi
um powerobject
ivel
enswhosediamet
eri
s4mm.i fa
student
usedt hislenstostudycel
l
sofati
ssueandfoundthatt
hefi
eldofv
iewhad80cel
l
s.
Deter minet he
av eragedi ameterofeachcel
l
. (
03
mar ks)
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d.Thest
udent
’sdr
awi
ngofonecel
li
sasshownbel
ow.

Cal
culat
ethemagni
fi
cat
ionoft
hedr
awi
ng. (
02
marks)
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43.(
a)Descri
bebr
ief
lyt
hest
ruct
ureofar
ibosome.
(
03marks)
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(b)Bel
owisadrawi
ngoft
hepr
oposedmodel
oft
hecel
lmembr
ane,
studyi
tandanswert
he
questi
onst
hatf
oll
ow.

(i
)Namethel
abel
edst
ruct
ures.
(5mar
ks)
A.………………………………………………………………………………………
B.……………………………………………………………………………………
C.………………………………………………………………………………………
D.………………………………………………………………………………………
E.………………………………………………………………………………………

(i
i)Whatist
hei
mpor
tanceofthest
ruct
urel
abel
edG?
(1mark)
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(i
ii
)St
atether
oleofchol
est
erol
asast
ruct
urei
nthecel
lmembr
ane.
(1mark)
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44.(
a)(
i)Whati
smeantbyt
het
erm wat
erpot
ent
ial
? (
1
mar
k)
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(i
i
)Apl antcel
lwit
hawaterpotential
of-
700Kpaisi
mmersedinasucr
osesolut
ionwhosewat
er
potenti
ali
s-350KPa.I
nwhichdirecti
onwi
ll
waterfl
ow?Expl
ainy
ouranswer
. (
2
mar ks)

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(
b)Di
agr
am bel
owshows2adj
acentpl
antcel
l
sAandB.

(i
)Cal
cul
atet
hewat
erpot
ent
ial
ofCel
lB (1mark)
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(i
i
)Drawanar rowont
hedi
agr
am t
oshowt
hedi
rect
ionoff
lowofwat
er,
expl
ainhowy
ouar
ri
ve
atyourdi
rect
ion. (1
mark)

(c)Br
ief
lydescr
ibehowwat
ermov
esacr
osst
hepl
asmamembr
anebydi
ff
usi
on. (2
marks)
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d)Give3r
olesofosmosi
sinl
i
vingor
gani
sms. (
03
mar
ks)
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45.a)Stat
ethegener
alchar
act
eri
sti
csoff
ungi
member
s. (
04
mar
ks)
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b) Stat
esi
xdi
ffer
encesbet
weenal
gaeandf
ungi
. (
06
marks)
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46.a)Whati
smeantbyt
heter
m endocy
tosi
s? (03
mar
ks)
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b) Howisendocy
tosi
sofi
mpor
tancei
nli
vi
ngor
gani
sms? (
03
mar
ks)
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c) Whyist
ranspor
tacr
osst
hecel
lsur
facemembr
aneofi
mpor
tancet
oli
vi
ngor
ganisms?
(04marks)
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