(a) Reducing sugar test;
(b) When the mixture of urine and Benedict solution is heated the color of the mixture turns from blue to green - to yellow – to orange/brown/red; indicating the presence of reducing sugar
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A goat weighing 20kg requires 216KJ while a mouse weighing 54gms requires 2830KJ per day. Explain.
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A goat weighing 20kg requires 216KJ while a mouse weighing 54gms requires 2830KJ per day. Explain.
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September 13, 2019
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Mr. Juma has sued Serenity Hospital on grounds that their child was wrongly identified such that they got the wrong one.The child is blood group...
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Mr. Juma has sued Serenity Hospital on grounds that their child was wrongly identified such that they got the wrong one.The child is blood group O. Mr. Juma is blood group AB while Mrs. Juma is heterozygous blood group A.
(a) Work out the possible blood group of their offsprings.
(b) Is Mr. Juma justified in his claims?
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September 13, 2019
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The diagram below show single circulation of a fish.
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The diagram below show single circulation of a fish.

(a) Write down the names of the parts labelled T,U and V.
(b) Explain the main disadvantage of this type of circulation.
(c) How is this type of circulation different from that found in man?
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September 13, 2019
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A student collected a plant with the following features:
-Vascular bundles in the stem were scattered with no cambium.
-Fibrous root system.
Name the sub-division and the class...
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A student collected a plant with the following features:
-Vascular bundles in the stem were scattered with no cambium.
-Fibrous root system.
Name the sub-division and the class to which the above plant belonged.
Sub-division
Class
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September 13, 2019
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Name one waste product that is transported in the blood but not removed by the kidneys.
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Name one waste product that is transported in the blood but not removed by the kidneys.
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September 13, 2019
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Potato cylinders were weighed and kept in distilled water overnight. They were then reweighed.
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Potato cylinders were weighed and kept in distilled water overnight. They were then reweighed.

(a) Calculate the average mass of the potato cylinders at the end of the experiments.(Show your working).
(b) Explain why the mass of the cylinders had increased.
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September 13, 2019
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What is the importance of fixation in preparation of temporary slide?
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What is the importance of fixation in preparation of temporary slide?
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September 13, 2019
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Explain why athletes practicing at high altitude zones have a higher number red blood cells than those at sea level.
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Explain why athletes practicing at high altitude zones have a higher number red blood cells than those at sea level.
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September 13, 2019
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Explain why emulsification is not a chemical digestion.
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Explain why emulsification is not a chemical digestion.
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September 13, 2019
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The diagram below shows a transverse section of a spinal cord.
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The diagram below shows a transverse section of a spinal cord.

Name the parts labelled A – D.
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September 13, 2019
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Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow:
(a) Identify the above apparatus.
(b) State the function of the above apparatus.
(c) Name an apparatus...
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Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow:

(a) Identify the above apparatus.
(b) State the function of the above apparatus.
(c) Name an apparatus that can be used for catching insects on barks of trees or rock surfaces.
(d) Name the branch of Biology that deals with the study of birds.
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September 13, 2019
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The diagram below indicates an organism that grows under shaded places with damp conditions. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
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The diagram below indicates an organism that grows under shaded places with damp conditions. Study it and answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the division to which the specimen belongs.
b) Name the parts labeled Q, R and S.
c) State the functions of the parts labeled Q and S
d) Name the two body forms of the organism in its alteration of generations.
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September 13, 2019
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The figure below shows blood of a person that was obtained after a test.
a) What condition is the person suffering from?
b) Why would such...
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The figure below shows blood of a person that was obtained after a test.

a) What condition is the person suffering from?
b) Why would such a person survive better in malaria prone areas than a normal person?
c) What is the disadvantage of acquiring such a condition?
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September 13, 2019
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Name two kingdoms whose members reproduce by means of spores.
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Name two kingdoms whose members reproduce by means of spores.
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September 13, 2019
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The graph below represents growth of bacteria when cultured in a suitable media.
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The graph below represents growth of bacteria when cultured in a suitable media.

a) Name phases labeled A and C.
b) Account for the growth of the organism in phase (a)
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September 13, 2019
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The diagram below shows a structure in flowering plants.State the function of each of the following parts labeled A and B after double fertilization.
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The diagram below shows a structure in flowering plants.State the function of each of the following parts labeled A and B after double fertilization.

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September 13, 2019
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The wings of a bird and those of a housefly adapt the two organisms to a boreal habitat.
i) Give the evolutionary process that may have...
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The wings of a bird and those of a housefly adapt the two organisms to a boreal habitat.
i) Give the evolutionary process that may have given rise to these structures.
ii) What name is given to such structures?
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September 13, 2019
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State the fluids that provide cushion in the following organs
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State the fluids that provide cushion in the following organs
(a) Lungs
(b) Heart
(c) Knee
(d) Eye ball
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September 11, 2019
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The diagram below illustrates a physiological process that occurs in the alimentary canal of man.
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The diagram below illustrates a physiological process that occurs in the alimentary canal of man.

a) Name the process Q above
b) Explain the biological importance of the above process.
c) Name the substance that helps the process named (a) above.
Date posted:
September 11, 2019
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Using well labeled diagrams,describe the process of germination in a bean plant up to when the first stage foliage leaves become functional.
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Using well labeled diagrams,describe the process of germination in a bean plant up to when the first stage foliage leaves become functional.
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August 28, 2019
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