Pollen grains are light, small and powdery to be easily blown by the wind;
Large anthers loosely attached to a flexible filaments to ensure that pollen grains are released when blown by wind;
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i) To what group of fruits does the...(Solved)
The diagram below represents a mature fruit from a dicotyledonous plant. Observe it and answer questions that follow.
i) To what group of fruits does the specimen belong? .
ii) Suggest the possible agent of dispersed of the fruit.
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a) State the process labelled.
A
D
b) Name the compound represented by B.
c) Name the group of organisms labelled...(Solved)
The diagram below represents the nitrogen cycle.
a) State the process labelled.
A
D
b) Name the compound represented by B.
c) Name the group of organisms labelled C.
d) i) Name the group of plants which promote process A.
ii) State the part of the plant where process A takes place.
e) How would excess pesticides in the soil interfere with process A.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
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a) Identify the structures labelled A, B, C and D.
b) With a...(Solved)
The diagram below shows a certain cell. Use it to answer questions that follow.
a) Identify the structures labelled A, B, C and D.
b) With a reason identify the kingdom from which the cell was obtained.
Kingdom.
Reason.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
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i) Plants.
ii) Animals(Solved)
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i) Plants.
ii) Animals
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a) Identify the plant part.
b) Give a reason for your answer in (i) above.
c) Name...(Solved)
The diagram below show a part of a plant.
a) Identify the plant part.
b) Give a reason for your answer in (i) above.
c) Name the parts marked A and B.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
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a) With an arrow, indicate on the diagram the direction of the impulse through the neurone.
b) State the...(Solved)
The diagram below represents a motor neurone.
a) With an arrow, indicate on the diagram the direction of the impulse through the neurone.
b) State the function of parts labelled P and Q.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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i) Identify bone C and E
ii) Name the bone that articulates at point Q and the type of...(Solved)
Photograph P below is from a mammalian skeleton
i) Identify bone C and E
ii) Name the bone that articulates at point Q and the type of joint formed
Bone
Joint
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
- Below is a photograph obtained from the pelvic region of a human being and showing some bones of the vertebral column. Examine it carefully and...(Solved)
Below is a photograph obtained from the pelvic region of a human being and showing some bones of the vertebral column. Examine it carefully and answer the questions that follow.
a) Identify the bones labeled 1,2 and 3
b) (i) Name the type of joint formed at the proximal end of bone as 3 as it articulates with the adjacent bone (1mk)
(ii) Give an observable feature on bone 3 for your answer in (b) (i) above
c) (i) Identify the part labeled P
(ii)Give two functions of the part identified in (c) (i) above
d) Using observable features only, state how bone 1 is adapted to its functions
e) (i) Identify the part labeled Q
(ii) Give the function of the part labeled Q
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
- Study the photographs A and B that shows part of plants in natural habitat.
a) Name the type of the plant response shown in:
i) A
ii) B
b)...(Solved)
Study the photographs A and B that shows part of plants in natural habitat.
a) Name the type of the plant response shown in:
i) A
ii) B
b) Explain the mechanisms of the response in
A
B
c) State the biological significance of the response to plants in
A
B
d) Suggest the nature of the habitat that plants with the type of response A grows.
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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organ marked 1 is the...(Solved)
Examine the photograph which shows parts of the urogenital system of a female rat and answer the questions that follow. The
organ marked 1 is the stomach.
a) i) Name the organ marked 2 .
ii) State two functions of the organ.
iii) What is the functional unit of the organ named in (a) (i) above?
b) i) Identify and name each of the organs marked 3 and 4.
ii) State two functions of the part marked 4.
c) i) Identify and name the organ marked 5.
ii) Explain two functions of the organ named c(i) above.
d) The organ marked 6 is the large intestine. State two functions of the large intestine.
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
- Examine the photograph of a fish shown below.
a) Name the fins responsible for the following during swimming.
i) Balance, break and change direction.
ii) Prevent fish...(Solved)
Examine the photograph of a fish shown below.
a) Name the fins responsible for the following during swimming.
i) Balance, break and change direction.
ii) Prevent fish from rolling and yawing
b) Explain the process of gill ventilation between part labelled S to part labelled T.
c) State one adaptation each for the structures labelled K and L.
d) Name the parts labelled U and W.
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
- The photographs below shows a pair of mammalian organs with their blood supply. One of the organs has been sectioned
longitudinally. Examine them.
a) Identify the pair...(Solved)
The photographs below shows a pair of mammalian organs with their blood supply. One of the organs has been sectioned
longitudinally. Examine them.
a) Identify the pair of organs.
b) i) Name the blood vessels labelled M, P and Q
ii) Which of the blood vessels P and Q carries blood with a higher concentration of urea ? Give a
reason for your answer.
Blood vessel
Reason
c) Name the structures labelled R and state its function.
Name .
Function .
d) i) Name the parts labelled S and T
ii) Name two parts of the nephron found in the part labelled S.
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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b) Explain why lactic acid was not produced in the reaction illustrated in the...(Solved)
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b) Explain why lactic acid was not produced in the reaction illustrated in the equation above.
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
- An experiment was set up as shown in the diagram below.
The set up was left was 30 minutes.
a) State the expected results from the starch...(Solved)
An experiment was set up as shown in the diagram below.
The set up was left was 30 minutes.
a) State the expected results from the starch solution.
b) Explain your answer in (a) above
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)