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BIOLOGY
THEORY
PAPER 1
MAY 2019
2 ½ HOURS
KCB MOCK EXAMINATIONS, 2019
UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
BIOLOGY
PAPER 1
2 HOURS 30 MINUTES
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Answer ALL questions in Section A and B, plus TWO questions in Section C.
• Answers to Section A must be written in the space provided at the end of the Section.
Answers to Section B must be written in the space provided.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY.
SECTION MARKS EXAMINER’S SIGNATURE
A:
B: NO. 31
NO. 32
NO. 33
C: NO.
NO.
TOTAL
SECTION A
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1. The best method to prevent gully erosion on a cultivated hill is
A. mulching B. strip cropping
B. tree belts D. contour ploughing
2. The leaves of mimosa pudica fold when touched. This is an example of a
A. negative phototropism C. nastic response
B. positive thigmotropism D. tactic response
3. The following belong to the same group of organisms except:
A. penicillium C. trypanosome
B. entamoeba D. plasmodium
4. Which one of the following is true of commensalism?
A. Both organisms benefit
B. one organism benefits and other is harmed
C. one organism benefits and other is unharmed
D. one organism suffer some harm
5. Which of the following are products of anaerobic respiration in plants?
A. Ethanol, carbondioxide, energy C. Lactic acid, carbondioxide
B. Carbondioxide, water, energy D. Ethanol, carbondioxide, water
6. Enzymes differ from other catalysts because enzymes
A. are required in small amounts C. speed up reactions
B. are proteins in nature D. respond to temperature changes
7. Universal recipients are said to be with blood group AB because:
A. They have antigens
B. They have both antibodies a and b
C. They ate no antibodies
D. They have both antigens and antibodies
8. Which of the following increases in muscle cells when they are lacking enough oxygen?
A. Bicarbonate ions C. Ethanol
B. Lactic acid D. Urea
9. The concentration of a plant hormone which stimulates shoot growth:
A. also stimulates root growth C. causes branching or roots
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B. inhibits root growth D. makes the root turn downwards
10. Which one of the following pairs of bones is found in human fore limbs?
A. Tibia and fibula C. Ulna and radius
B. Tibia and humerus D. Radius fibula
11. Which one of the following is density dependant factor controlling animal populations?
A. Temperature C. Rainfall
B. Predators D. Bush burning
12. Figure 1 shows the transverse section through a nature orange fruit.
Which one of the following is the appropriate placentation shown by the fruit?
A. Basal C. Marginal
B. Free central D. Axile
13. Which one of the following is the main difference between chilopods and diplopods?
A. Body colour C. Number of thoracic segments.
B. Body length and shape D. Number of legs per segment
14. An animal that hunts other animals for food is called:
A. Primary consumer C. Predator
B. Decomposer D. Prey
15. Which term is used to describe the lock and key fit that takes place between a molecule
of an enzyme and its substrate?
A. Optimum C. Specific
B. Hypothesis D. Synthetic
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16. Which one of the following organisms does not experience intermittent growth?
A. Fish C. Rabbit
B. Toad D. Grasshopper
17. Why is it important to boil a leaf in ethanol while carrying out the test for it?
A. To dissolve waxy cuticle
B. To remove chlorophyll
C. To make cells permeable to iodine
D. To stop chemical reaction in the cells
18. The source of the energy which flows through the food chain is:
A. Glucose C. Sunlight
B. Respiration D. Oxygen
19. Which one of the following is not a vector?
A. Tsetse fly C. Dragon fly
B. Tick D. House fly
20. Which one of the following set consist of substances that are stored in the:
A. Glucose, glycogen and vitamin D C. Urea, glycogen and iron
B. Iron, glycogen and amino acid D. Iron glycogen and vitamin D
21. Which of the following pairs of corrective mechanisms would occur in re…………an increase
in body temperature?
A. Dilation of blood capillaries in the skin and contraction of hair erector muscles
B. Constriction of blood capillaries in the skin and contraction of erector muscles
C. Dilation of blood capillaries in the skin and relaxation of hair erector muscles
D. Constriction of blood capillaries in the skin and contraction of hair erector muscles
22. Which of the following is the function adaptation of a molar tooth?
A. sharp pointed C. ridged surface
B. flat smooth top D. many roots
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23. Figure 2 below shows a set up of an experiment to investigate the action of enzyme
catalase on hydrogen peroxide.
Fig. 2.
Which one of the following observations would likely be made in the above experiment?
A. Bubbles of colourless gas are given off from test tube Y
B. Bubbles of colourless gas are given off from test tube X
C. Effervescence seen in test tube Y
D. No effervescence seen in test tube X
24. Which part of the kidney nephron does re – absorption of glucose occur?
A. cerebrum C. hypthalamus
B. medulla oblongata D. cerebellum
25. In which part of the kidney nephron does re – absorption of glucose occur?
A. Distal convulated tubule C. Descending loop of Henle
B. Proximal convulated tubule D. Ascending loop of Henle
26. The main reason for including legumes in a crop rotation is to:
A. improve the level of nitrogen in the soil
B. maintain useful bacteria in the soil
C. prevent soil erosion
D. improve farming methods
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The figure 3 shows a vertebra bone. Use it to answer questions 27 and 28.
Fig. 3.
27. Name the type of vertebra shown in the figure.
A. Atlas C. Lumbar
B. Thoracic D. Axis
28. In which part of the body is the vertebra above found?
A. Neck C. Abdominal
B. Check D. Tail
29. Production of many pollen grains is an adaptation for:
A. cross pollination C. wind pollination
B. insect pollination D. self pollination
30. In the colonization of a bare rock, the next most likely group of plants after the lichens are
the:
A. grass C. shrubs
B. mosses D. trees
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ANSWER SHEET FOR SECTION A
1 11 21
2 12 22
3 13 23
4 14 24
5 15 25
6 16 26
7 17 27
8 18 28
9 19 29
10 20 30
SECTION B
31. Six identical potato cylinders measuring 2.0cm in length were each placed in different
concentration of sugar solution. After two hours, the potato cylinders were removed
from the solutions and re-measured. The table below shows the results.
Concentration of sugar Length of potato cylinder Difference in length of potato
solutions 𝑜𝑙−1 after 2 hours (cm) cylinders after 2 hours (cm)
0.1 2.40
0.2 2.25
0.3 2.15
0.4 2.05
0.5 1.98
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0.6 1.02
(a) Complete the table by filling in the difference in length of each potato cylinder
after 2 hours (i.e length after 2 hours subtract initial length). (03mks)
(b) In the space provided, plot a graph of the difference in length after 2 hours against
concentration of sugar solutions. (05mks)
(c) (i) What was effect of the concentration of sugar solution on the length of
the potato cylinders? (04mks)
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(ii) Explain why concentration of sugar solutions affected the length of the
potato cylinders as stated in c(i). (03mks)
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(d) (i) From your graph, determine the concentration sugar that would give no
difference in length of a potato cylinder. (02mks)
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(ii) Explain what happens in a potato cylinder when no change in length
occurs. (02mks)
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(e) Suggest one other observation other than change in size, that would be made
on the potato cylinders. (01mk)
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32. (a) Distinguish between predator and prey. (03mks)
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(b) Figure 4 below shows predator/prey relationship. Study the figure and answer the
questions that follow.
Population
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Time
(i) Describe the relationship between the predator and prey. (03mks)
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(ii)Explain the relationship of the predator and prey describe in b(i) above.
(04mks)
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(iii) Name two other external factors that may affect the population of the prey
in the habitat. (02mks)
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33. (a) Distinguish between endocrine and exocrine glands. (02mks)
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(b) Below is a diagram showing the location of some endocrine gland.
(i) Name glands labelled A to D. (02mks)
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B:……………………………………………………………
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D:……………………………………………………………
(ii) Name the hormone produced by each gland. (02mks)
A:……………………………………………………………
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C:……………………………………………………………
D:……………………………………………………………
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(c) Give the effects of the hormones secreted by gland labelled D. (2mks)
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SECTION C
Answer two questions only from this section.
34. (a) Describe inhalation and exhalation in a bony fish. (11mks)
(b) How is the respiratory surface in fish adapted to its functions? (04mks)
35. (a) Describe the structure of the different types of bird’s feathers, stating the
function of each type. (08mks)
(b) What factors contribute to bird’s ability to fly? (07mks)
36. (a) What is excretion? (02mks)
(b) With the aid of a labelled diagram, describe the functioning of the kidney
in excretion. (13mks)
37. Describe an experiment to show that oxygen is produced during photosynthesis. (15mks)
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