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231-2 Biology Paper 2 Question Paper

This document is an examination paper for Form Four Biology, consisting of two sections with various questions related to plant and animal biology. Students are instructed to answer all questions in Section A and select one from Section B, with a total of 80 marks available. The paper includes diagrams, questions on genetics, plant transport, and energy requirements, among other topics.

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NAME…………………………………………ADM NO.

…………CLASS………DATE………

231/2
BIOLOGY
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 HOURS
TERM TWO 2025

MECS CLUSTER JOINT EXAMINATION

End of Term Two Exam
Form Four

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
 Write your name and admin number in the spaces provided above
 This paper consists of TWO sections A and B.
 Answer ALL questions in section A in the spaces provided
 In section B answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided
after question 8
 This paper consists of 12 printed pages
 Students should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed and that no
questions are missing

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY

Section Question Maximum score Candidate score
A 1 8
2 8
3 8
4 8
5 8
6 20
B 7 20
8 20
TOTAL 80

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SECTION A 40 MARKS

1. The diagram below shows a living organism. Study and answer the questions that follow.

a) Identify the organism. (1 mark)

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b) Name the parts marked R. (1 mark)

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c) State the function of part P. (1 mark)

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d) Give the kingdom to which the organism belongs. (1 mark)

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e) State the role played by the organism in the ecosystem. (1 mark)

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f) State three external features that differentiate between dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous
plants. (3 marks)
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2. In a certain plant species, which is normally green, a recessive gene for color (n) causes the plant
to be white when present in the homozygous state. Such plants die young at an early age. In the
heterozygous state the plants are pale green but grow to maturity.

a) Suggest a reason for the early death of the plants with homozygous recessive genes. (2 marks)
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b) If a normal green plant was crossed with the pale green plant, what will be the genotype of F1
generation? (4 marks)
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c) Explain how the results of a test cross can be used to determine unknown genotypes.
(2 marks)
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3. The diagram below shows cells in flowering plants involved in transport.

a) Name the tissue in which the cells are found. (1 mark)

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b) Identify and explain two observable features of these cells that adapt them to their role in
transport. (2 marks)
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c) Name 3 forces involved in transport of water and mineral salts through the plant. (3 marks)
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d) Explain how sunken stomata lower the rate of transpiration. (2 marks)
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4. The diagrams below show set ups of two seedlings that were placed horizontally on a klinonstat
device. In set up A the klinostat rotates while in set up B the klinostat does not rotate. Study the
diagrams and answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the response being investigated (1 mark)

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b) State the observations made on the seedlings in set up A and B. (2 marks)

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c) Account for the observation made on set up B at the end of the experiment (4 marks)
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d) Identify the control set-up in this experiment. (1 mark)

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5. The diagram below represents a bone in the mammalian skeleton. Study it and answer the
questions that follow.

a) (i) Name the bone. (1 mark)

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(ii) Give a reason for your answer in (a) (i) above. (1 mark)
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b) Identify the parts labeled W, X and Z. (3 marks)

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c) State the function of part Y and M. (2 marks)

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d) Name the type of muscle found in the blood vessel. (1 marks)

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SECTION B (40 MARKS)
Answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after
question 8.

6. The table below shows energy requirement by persons of different sizes at rest
Body mass in kilograms 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85
Energy requirement in kJ per kg of 400 300 250 225 210 205 200 195
body mass per day

a) Plot a graph of amount of energy used per day against body mass of the individual.
(6 marks)

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b) From the graph determine the difference in energy requirement between persons weighing 20 kg
and 30kg. (1 mark)
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c) Explain why individuals with smaller sizes require more energy per kg of body mass than
individuals with larger sizes. (3 marks)
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d) It was observed that when reptiles were used instead of human beings, energy requirement per kg
of body mass was lower than that of the human being of the same weight. Explain. (4 marks)
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e) Name the part of the brain responsible for temperature regulation. (1 mark)
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f) Give the class of food that provides energy to mammals during starvation. (1 mark)
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g) Name two processes by which the human body loses heat. (2marks)
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h) Other than body mass, state two other factors that affect energy requirement in human beings.
(2 marks)
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7. (a) Explain the mechanisms of carbon (IV) oxide transport in the mammalian blood. (12 marks)
(b) Describe how the mammalian alveoli are adapted to their function. (8 marks)
8. (a) Describe adaptations of fruits and seeds to various methods of dispersal. (14 marks)
(b)State the conditions necessary for photosynthesis and for each describe its role in
photosynthesis. (6 marks)
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