Get premium membership and access questions with answers, video lessons as well as revision papers.
- Describe one method that can be used to measure the average growth rate of a single leaf.(Solved)
Describe one method that can be used to measure the average growth rate of a single leaf.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Shown below is a section through the mammalian nephron.
a) Name the structures labelled:
A
N
b) Name all structures in a nephron which are normally present in...(Solved)
Shown below is a section through the mammalian nephron.
a) Name the structures labelled:
A
N
b) Name all structures in a nephron which are normally present in the cortex region of kidney.
c) Which region in the nephron deals with conservation of body water.
d) Name one hormone that has an effect on part labelled X.
e) How is part labelled N adapted to its function.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- The flow chart below represents a feeding relationship in an ecosystem.
a) Name two organisms which are both secondary and tertiary consumers.
b) State two short...(Solved)
The flow chart below represents a feeding relationship in an ecosystem.
a) Name two organisms which are both secondary and tertiary consumers.
b) State two short term effects of immigration of insects in the ecosystem.
c) Name the organism which has the least Biomass in the food web. Explain.
d) State the role of the following in an ecosystem:
i. Saprophytes
ii. Leguminous plants.
e) Name one method that would be used to estimate the fish population in the ecosystem.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- The diagram below represents a flower.
a) Name the parts labelled X and Y
X
Y
b) Describe the ovary position.
c) i) Suggest an agent of pollination...(Solved)
The diagram below represents a flower.
a) Name the parts labelled X and Y
X
Y
b) Describe the ovary position.
c) i) Suggest an agent of pollination of the flower above.
ii. Give a reason for your answer above.
d) In the flower above its sepals cell was found to have 20 chromosomes. What would be the number of chromosomes
found in the endosperm cell of the flower embryo sac after fertilization?.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- The diagram below shows a family tree. Squares represent males and circles representfemales. Normal individuals are indicated by unshaded squares and circles. Individuals who show...(Solved)
The diagram below shows a family tree. Squares represent males and circles representfemales. Normal individuals are indicated by unshaded squares and circles. Individuals who show genetically controlled defects are indicated by shaded squares and circles.
a) What is the name given to this type of a family tree?
b) In which of the grandparents is the genetically controlled defects likely to have developed and by what process.
c) Assume the genetically controlled defect was haemophilia,show the genotype of the following:
i. Grandparents
ii. The two couples
iii. The children of the couple that shoed the defect.
iv. What are the symptoms of the defect.
v. What is the remedy?
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- What is meant by double fertilization in flowering plants.(Solved)
What is meant by double fertilization in flowering plants.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Name two kinds of nuclei found in a mature pollen grain.(Solved)
Name two kinds of nuclei found in a mature pollen grain.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Why is excretion of nitrogenous wastes more of a problem to animals than plants.(Solved)
Why is excretion of nitrogenous wastes more of a problem to animals than plants.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- State the reason behind the addition of iodine solution, to an onion epidermis on a slide while being observed on alight
microscope.(Solved)
State the reason behind the addition of iodine solution, to an onion epidermis on a slide while being observed on alight
microscope.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Name the hormone responsible for:
a) Conversion of glycogen to glucouse
b) Regulation of the amount of water in the blood(Solved)
Name the hormone responsible for:
a) Conversion of glycogen to glucouse
b) Regulation of the amount of water in the blood
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Give the genotype of a male who could be born haemophiliac.(Solved)
Give the genotype of a male who could be born haemophiliac.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Give two possible ways of establishing the genotype of an organism whose genotype is unknown.(Solved)
Give two possible ways of establishing the genotype of an organism whose genotype is unknown.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Name the type of response shown by:
a) Leaves of mimosa pudica when they fold after being touched.
b) Euglena when it swims towards the source...(Solved)
Name the type of response shown by:
a) Leaves of mimosa pudica when they fold after being touched.
b) Euglena when it swims towards the source of light.
c) Maggots moving from the lit side of a boiling tube to the side painted black.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Study the diagram shown below of the anterior view of a lumbar vertebra of a mammal.
a) Name the parts labelled A and B
b) State...(Solved)
Study the diagram shown below of the anterior view of a lumbar vertebra of a mammal.
a) Name the parts labelled A and B
b) State the function of part C
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- An organism has the following characteristics:
_ Four pairs of wings
_ Cephalothorax and abdomen
_ Absence of antennae
_ Presence of a pair of chelicerae
Name the phylum and...(Solved)
An organism has the following characteristics:
_ Four pairs of wings
_ Cephalothorax and abdomen
_ Absence of antennae
_ Presence of a pair of chelicerae
Name the phylum and class that the organism belongs to?
Phylum
Class
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- State the kingdom to which chladydomonas belong.(Solved)
State the kingdom to which chladydomonas belong.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Identify two adaptations of vertebrae neurone that affects the speed of impulse transmission.(Solved)
Identify two adaptations of vertebrae neurone that affects the speed of impulse transmission.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Two potted plants A and B were placed in the dark for two days. Each was then placed in an air tight bell jar as...(Solved)
Two potted plants A and B were placed in the dark for two days. Each was then placed in an air tight bell jar as follows then transferred to light for four hours. Each plant was then tested for starch.
a) why were the plants put in the dark place for two days.
b) what was the result of the starch test in plant B.Expain your answer.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Name the polysaccharides found in the following structures.
a) Exoskeleton
b) Xylem vessels(Solved)
Name the polysaccharides found in the following structures.
a) Exoskeleton
b) Xylem vessels
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)
- Name two enzymes and one ion metal that are needed in the blood clotting process.(Solved)
Name two enzymes and one ion metal that are needed in the blood clotting process.
Date posted: May 27, 2019. Answers (1)