Kirinyaga Central Mock 2013 Biology Paper 2

Past Paper Info

  • Source: KIRINYAGA CENTRAL MOCK 2013
  • Education Level: Secondary School
  • Subject: Biology
  • Paper: Paper 2
  • Score: 80 Marks
  • Assessment: Full Paper
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Q1.

Examine the diagram below and use it to answer the questions that follow.

the-cell-73889 Diagram

(a) Name the parts labeled.

(a)

(i) B [1 Mark]

(a)

(i) C [1 Mark]

(iii) [1 Mark]

(b)

What is substance which makes up part labeled A?
[1 Mark]

(c)

Name the process by which mineral salts move into structure B.
[1 Mark]

(d)

Explain what happens when a red blood cell is put in distilled water.
[1 Mark]

Q2.

The figure below is a pedigree showing the inheritance of colour-blindness, a disease transmitted through a recessive gene located on the X-chromosome.

genetics-41259 Diagram

(a) Using the symbol N for normal gene and n for colourblind gene, write down the genotypes of parents 1 and 2. [2 Marks]

(b)

Work out the possible genotypes of the children 3, 4 and 5.
[4 Marks]

Q3.

The diagrams below illustrate some chromosome mutations.

genetics-55906 Diagram

(a) Identify the mutations.

(a)

(i) A [1 Mark]

(ii) B [1 Mark]

(iii) C [1 Mark]

Q4.

The diagram below shows structures of the bat wing and human arm.

support-and-movement-in-plants-and-animals-34246 Diagram

(a) These structures are thought to have same ancestral origin. State one structural similarity and one adaptational difference between the two.

(a)

(i) Structural similarity. [1 Mark]

(ii) Adaptational difference. [2 Marks]

(b)

Give two other examples of structures in nature that show the type of evolution as in (a) above.
[2 Marks]

(c)

Distinguish between the terms chemical evolution and organic evolution.
[2 Marks]

(d)

What is the study of fossils called?
[1 Mark]

Q5.

The diagram below represents some hormones, their sources and functions in a mammal.

reproduction-in-plants-and-animals-97156 Diagram

(a) Identify the gland described as master gland. [1 Mark]

(ii) III [1 Mark]

(iii) V [1 Mark]

(iii) VI [1 Mark]

(c)

Describe the consequences of deficiency of hormone II in man.
[2 Marks]

(d)

Other than stimulate development of uterine wall, suggest two other functions of hormone VI.
[2 Marks]

Q6.

Ascaris lumbricoides is an endoparasite.

(a) Name the genus to which it belongs. [1 Mark]

(b)

State the habitat of the organism.
[1 Mark]

(c)

State three ways in which the organism is adapted to living in its habitat.
[3 Marks]

(d)

Mention three ways of preventing spread of the parasite.
[3 Marks]

Q7.

The table below shows how the quantities of sweat and urine vary with external temperature.

excretion-and-homeostasis-41723 Diagram

(a) On the same graph, plot the quantities of urine and sweat produced against the external temperature. [7 Marks]

(b)

What happens to the amount of sweat produced as the temperature rises? Explain the observation.
[3 Marks]

(c)

At what temperature are the amounts of sweat and urine produced equal?
[1 Mark]

(d)

Explain the observation made on the amount of urine produced as the temperature increases.
[3 Marks]

(e)

How is the skin adapted for temperature regulation?
[6 Marks]

Q8.
Describe the structural adaptations of the mammalian heart to its function. flag [20 Marks]
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