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- Protect inner delicate organs;
- Site for muscle attachment;
- Bring about locomotion;
- Give body shape;
- Provide support to the body;
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- An experiment was carried out to find out the concentrations of ions in the cell sap of an aquatic plant and that of the water...(Solved)
An experiment was carried out to find out the concentrations of ions in the cell sap of an aquatic plant and that of the water in the pond in which they grew.
a) i) Name the process by which the aquatic plant absorbs ions from the pond water.
ii) Outline four roles of the process you have named in (a) (i) above in a mammalian body.
b) How can the rate of uptake of ions by aquatic plants be increased.
c) Name the part of the cell that allows passage of ions in and out of the cell.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- The diagram below represents growing seedling which were subjected to unilateral light at the beginning of an experiment.
a) i) State the result of P and...(Solved)
The diagram below represents growing seedling which were subjected to unilateral light at the beginning of an experiment.
a) i) State the result of P and R.
ii) Account for your answer in (a) (i) above.
b) (i) If the apical bud of seedling P was removed, what results would be expected after 5 days.
ii) Explain your observation in (b) (i) above.
c) What is the significance of the practice in b (i) above in agriculture?
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- Study the diagram below and use it to answer the questions below.
a) i) What name is given to this diagram.
ii) Name the organism with the...(Solved)
Study the diagram below and use it to answer the questions below.
a) i) What name is given to this diagram.
ii) Name the organism with the largest biomass.
iii) Name the organism with the largest number of prey .
b) State the feeding levels of organelles labelled A, B, C and D.
c) State three adaptations of the grasshopper that would help protect it against the lizard.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- When pure breeding red flowered plants were crossed with pure breeding white flowered plant, the offspring were all pink
flowered.
a) Using letter R to represent the...(Solved)
When pure breeding red flowered plants were crossed with pure breeding white flowered plant, the offspring were all pink
flowered.
a) Using letter R to represent the gene for red coloured flower plants and W for the gene for the white flowered plants.
Workout the genotypic ratio of F2 generation.
b) State the phenotypic ratio of F2 generation.
c) i) What is the name given to a condition when two alleles in heterozygon state contribute equally to the phenotype of an
organizations.
ii) Give an example of a trait in human beings where the above condition in c(i) above express itself.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- A student setup the following apparatus to investigate a physiological process in animals. The set-ups were then left for one
hour.
a) What was the aim of...(Solved)
A student setup the following apparatus to investigate a physiological process in animals. The set-ups were then left for one
hour.
a) What was the aim of the experiment?
b) i) What observation was made in:
Tube A
Tube B
ii) Account for the change that occurs in Tube A.
c) State the role of Tube B in the above experiment.
d) Explain what would be observed if a green leaf was introduced in Tube A in place of the cockroach then set-up exposed to
light for one hour.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- How is a sugarcane flower adapted to wind pollination?(Solved)
How is a sugarcane flower adapted to wind pollination?
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- What is polysepalous flower.(Solved)
What is polysepalous flower.
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- Describe the physiological process that help in regulation of the body temperature in man on a hot day.(Solved)
Describe the physiological process that help in regulation of the body temperature in man on a hot day.
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- Differentiate between photosynthesis and respiration.(Solved)
Differentiate between photosynthesis and respiration.
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- Identify the following apparatus and state it functions.(Solved)
Identify the following apparatus and state it functions.
i) Name
ii) Function
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- Name the type of muscle found in the gut.(Solved)
Name the type of muscle found in the gut.
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- a)Identify with a reason the type of neuron below.
b) Name parts labelled E and G(Solved)
a)Identify with a reason the type of neuron below.
b) Name parts labelled E and G
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- What do you understand by the term synapse?(Solved)
What do you understand by the term synapse?
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- Give a difference between blind spot and the Fovea centralis.(Solved)
Give a difference between blind spot and the Fovea centralis.
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- State the role of the iris in the human eye.(Solved)
State the role of the iris in the human eye.
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- An experiment was set up as shown below.
a) Suggest the observations made after 20 minutes.
b) Explain the observations.(Solved)
An experiment was set up as shown below.
a) Suggest the observations made after 20 minutes.
b) Explain the observations.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- Below is a diagram of an organelle.
a) State the function of the organelle drawn above.
b) Name the parts of the organelle where:
i) Oxygen gas...(Solved)
Below is a diagram of an organelle.
a) State the function of the organelle drawn above.
b) Name the parts of the organelle where:
i) Oxygen gas is produced as a by-product
ii) Carbon (IV) oxide is utilized.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- The diagram below represents a section through a human tooth.
a) Name the type of tooth shown.
b) Give a reason for your answer in (a) above....(Solved)
The diagram below represents a section through a human tooth.
a) Name the type of tooth shown.
b) Give a reason for your answer in (a) above.
c) List and state the functions of two structures found in the part labelled K.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- State the function of pneumatophores.(Solved)
State the function of pneumatophores.
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
- Name the tissue in the stem and leaves of hydrophytes that allows them to store air for gaseous exchange.(Solved)
Name the tissue in the stem and leaves of hydrophytes that allows them to store air for gaseous exchange..
Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)