SUNSHINE SECONDARY SCHOOL MOCK 2015

BIOLOGY PAPER 2

SECTION A

Answer all questions in this section

1. The diagram below indicates an organism that grows under shaded places with
damp conditions. Study it and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Name the division to which the specimen belongs. (1 mark)

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(b) Name and state the functions of the parts labelled Q, R and S. (6 marks)

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(c) Name the two body forms of the organism in its alternation of generation.
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2. In cattle the gene for red colour is represented by letter R and that of white colour
as W. A Red bull and a white cow were crossed and all the offspring were Roan.

(a) Give a reason for the appearance of roan cattle in F1 generation. (1 mark)
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(b) Using a punnet square work out the F2 generation.
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(c) State the genotypic and phenotypic ratio of the F2 offspring above.
(2 marks)
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(d) Name the molecule that carries genetic information in eukaryotic cells.
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3. Study the diagram of the organism shown below then answer the questions that
follow.

(a) State the phylum to which the organism belongs. (1mark)

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(b) With reasons state the class to which the organism belongs.
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(c) Name two human diseases of which the organism is a vector. (2 marks)

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(d) What type of metamorphis does the organism show? (1 mark)

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4. The epidermis of a leaf is adapted to have the specialized cells known as the guard
cell such as shown below.

Guard cell
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Epidermal cell
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(a) (i) Name the structure labelled X on the diagram. (1 mark)

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(ii) State three adaptations of the guard cell to its function of opening and
closing of stomata in plants. (3 marks)

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(b) The mammalian lung is known to have adapted the mammal to terrestrial
habitat by having a pleural membrane.

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 (i) State two functions of a pleural membrane that gives the mammal
advantage over other organisms. (2 marks)

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(ii) Name two diseases of the respiratory system. (2 marks)
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5. The human ear has the following structures; (i) Auditory meatus
(ii) ear drum (iii) eustachian tube (iv) ear ossicles and (v) cochlea.

(a) Name two functions of the mammalian ear. (2 marks)

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(b) For each of the structures above, state its function. (5 marks)

(i) Auditory meatus

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(ii) Eardrum

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(iii) Eustachian tube

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(iv) Ear ossicles
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(v) Cochlea

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(c) Name a defect caused by damage of the cochlea. (1mark)
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 SECTION B:

Answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided.

6. A physiologist working to determine the amount of glucose levels in the iliac artery and
hepatic vein per hour after a heavy carbohydrate meal in mg/100ml of blood collected
and recorded the following data in a 24 hour period. Study the data and use it to
answer the questions that follow.

Amount of Iliac 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 12 20 24 20 24 22 28 20
glucose in artery
mg/100ml
Hepatic 20 22 24 24 24 24 18 12 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
vein
Time of 00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.00
day

(a) On the same axes plot a line graph to show amount of glucose in mg/100ml
of blood against time of the day in a 24hour day up to 4.00 p.m. (8 marks)

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 b) At what time of day was the amount of glucose the same in the iliac artery
and iliac vein? (1 mark)

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(c) Account for the rise in glucose levels in the iliac artery peaks at: (3 marks)

(i) 11.00 hrs a.m.

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(ii) 14:00 hrs p.m.

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(d) Which organ and hormone is responsible for raising the sugar levels in
Hepatic vein between 00.00 hrs – 2.00 hrs a.m. (2 marks)

Organ ................................................................................................................................
Hormone ................................................................................................................................
(e) Name the hormone responsible for the fall of glucose and the complex
polysaccharide that forms between 14:00 hrs p.m. and 6.00 hrs p.m.
(2 marks)
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(f) Name a disease that would have resulted if the hormone in (e) above failed to
be produced. (2 marks)

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7. (a) Explain the role of the following factors in germination

(i) Oxygen (2marks)

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(ii) Water (3 marks)

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(iii) Gibberellic acid (1 mark)

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(b) (i) Describe the various modes of adaptation for the flat worm of the
blood Schistosoma mansonii (8 marks)

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(ii) State the effects of Schistosoma mansonii on its primary host, the
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8. (a) Describe how the digestion of a protein is achieved in the following portions
of the alimentary canal.

(i) Stomach (4 marks)

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(ii) Duodenum (4 marks)

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(b) (i) Describe the process of absorption at the root hair to the xylem of the
root. (8 marks)

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(ii) Describe how temperature and light intensity affect the rate of
transpiration. (4 marks)

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