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P530/3
BIOLOGY
(PRACTICAL)
Paper 3
Nov /Dec. 2019
3 hours
END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS 2019
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
S.5 BIOLOGY
PRACTICAL
Paper 3
3 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO SEMI-CANDIDATES:
 Answer all questions

 Answers must be written in the spaces provided. Additional sheets of paper must
not be inserted.
For Examiner’s Use only
Question Marks
Total
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1. You are provided with specimen T. Examine it carefully and answer the questions that
follow.
a) (i) List three observable features of specimen T.

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(ii) Using the characteristic features you have named in a) above, suggest the phylum, class
and order to which the specimen T belongs.
Phylum
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Class
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Order
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(iii) In which kind of habitat would you find specimen T.

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(iv) Suggest the role it plays in that habitat
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(v) Suggest two observable adaptations, which suit the specimen's role in the habitat.
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b) Pin the specimen with the ventral side uppermost. Dissect and remove the skin, taking
note of how it is attached to the underlying body wall.
(i) Carefully examine the skin and describe its attachment on the body wall.
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ii) Observe the main blood circulation on the skin. Describe the pattern of blood vessel
distribution on the inner surface of the skin.
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(c) Open up the buccal cavity using forceps and examine the prominent structure on the
lower jaw, describe how it’s attached on it.
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(ii) How is the structure of the above related to its functions?
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(d) Dissect the specimen further to display the superficial muscles on the left hind thigh.
(07marks)
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2. You are provided with suspension X and carbohydrate solutions P and Q .You are
required to determine the nature of solutions P and Q and investigate the action of
suspension X on them. (27 marks)
(a) Carry out the following tests and record your observations and deductions in Table 1
below.
Table 1
TESTS OBSERVATIONS DEDUCTIONS
Take 1cm3 of P and 1cm3 of
Benedict’s solution and boil.
Take 1cm3 of Q and add 1cm3

of Benedict’s solution and
boil.
(b) Take 4cm3 of suspension X in a test tube and place it in a water bath of boiling water for
10 minutes. Remove the test tube from the water bath and allow it to cool. Label it boiled X.
label six test tubes 1 to 6. In each test tube, add contents as shown in the Table II and leave
to incubate at the respective temperatures for 25 minutes.
Table II
Test tube Contents Temperature of
incubation
1 3 3
Put 2 cm of P and 1cm of unboiled X Room temperature
2 Put 2cm3 of Q and 1cm3 of unboiled X Room temperature
3 Put 2cm3of P and 1cm3 of unboiled X 40℃
4 Put 2cm3 of Q and 1cm3 of unboiled X 40℃
5 Put 2cm3 of P and 1cm3 of boiled X 40℃
6 Put 2cm3 of Q and 1cm3 of boiled X 40℃
(c) (i) After incubation, carry out the Benedict’s test on the content of each of the six test
tubes using 1cm3 of the test solution and 1cm3 of Benedict’s solution in each case. Record
your observations and conclusions in Table III
Table III
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TEST OBSERVATIONS CONCLUSIONS

TUBE
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(ii) Explain your observations in the test tubes:

1, 3 and 5
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2, 4 and 6
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(d) (i) What conclusions can you draw about the identity of the carbohydrates P and Q?
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(ii) Suggest a further test you would carry out to confirm the identity of P and Q.
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3. You are provided with specimen L, M and N. Cut open the specimens into two halves as
follows:- Specimens L and M longitudinally with complete seed(s) in one half, while
specimen N transversely.
(a)Describe
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(i)The arrangement of seeds in specimen M and N. (04
2
marks)
Specimen M
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Specimen N
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(ii)The structure of the parts listed in the Table below:- (11 marks)
Part Specimen L Specimen M
Seed
Pericarp
Funicle
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(b)Draw and label a half of transverse section of specimen N. (06
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marks)
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END
UNKNOWNS
1. T-Toad/frog
2. P-1% Starch solution
Q-1% Sucrose solution
X-2% Yeast solution
3. L-Raw mango fruit
M-Bean pod
N-Ripe tomato fruit
Hint: Semi –candidates must have access to;
 Food test reagents
 Heat source
 Thermometer
 Distilled water
 Stop clock and test tubes on top of other basic requirements.
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Name: …………………………………………………………………………………… Target mark: ………………

Nov /Dec. 2019

END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS 2019

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

 Answer all questions

For Examiner’s Use only

a) (i) List three observable features of specimen T.

(iii) In which kind of habitat would you find specimen T.

Take 1cm3 of Q and add 1cm3

2 Put 2cm3 of Q and 1cm3 of unboiled X Room temperature

3 Put 2cm3of P and 1cm3 of unboiled X 40℃

4 Put 2cm3 of Q and 1cm3 of unboiled X 40℃

5 Put 2cm3 of P and 1cm3 of boiled X 40℃

6 Put 2cm3 of Q and 1cm3 of boiled X 40℃

TEST OBSERVATIONS CONCLUSIONS

(ii) Explain your observations in the test tubes:

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