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Date posted: September 16, 2019. Answers (1)
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The diagram below illustrates photographs of plants undergoing a certain process. Study them carefully and answer the questions that follow.
a) i) Name the process illustrated on the photograph.
ii) State two differences in the way the process occurs as illustrated in X and in Y.
b) i) State two roles of part C in the process illustrated above.
ii) State two external factors that are necessary for the process above to take place.
c) Name the parts labelled B and give its function
Name:
Function
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The diagram below shows a mammalian eye.
a) Name the parts labeled R, S and T.
b) Give two adaptations of part labeled U.
c) Describe the changes that occur to part V when one moves from a bright room to a dark room.
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The figures below represent mammalian tissue as seen under a light microscope.
(a) Identify the tissue
(b) Name the cells represented by R,S and T
(c) State the function of structure S and R.
(d) Explain two adaptations of structure T to its function.
(e) Name the hereditary condition a person with structure T is suffering from.
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Study the diagrams below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Identify the process being investigated.
(b) With a reason identify the set-up in which germination will occur.
(c) State two roles played by water during germination.
(d) Name three factors inside the seed that causes seed dormancy.
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The diagram below shows two potted plants on a laboratory bench near a window.
a) State one observable difference between the plants I and II.
b) State the importance of the process that is seen in plant I.
c) Explain the process that resulted to appearance of the leaves as in plant I above.
d) Suppose a cell from a leaf of each of the plants I and II is mounted and observed under a microscope. Draw a diagram of a cell from each of the plants leaves.
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- During an ecological study of a lake, a group of students recorded the following observations.(Solved)
During an ecological study of a lake, a group of students recorded the following observations.
(i) Planktonic crustaceans feed on planktonic algae;
(ii) Small fish feed on planktonic crustaceans, worms and insect larvae;
(iii) Worms feed on insect larvae;
(iv) A bird species feeds on small fish, planktonic crustaceans, worms and large fish;
(v) Insect larvae feed on planktonic algae;
(vi) Large fish feed on small fish.
(a) From this record of observations, construct a food web.
(b) From the food web, isolate and write down a food chain that ends with:-
(i) Bird species as a secondary consumer.
(ii) Large fish as a tertiary consumer.
(c) The biomass of the producers in the lake was found to be greater than that of primary consumers. Explain this observation.
(d) Using the food web, identify three pairs of organisms that compete for food in the lake and for each case, name the food being competed for.
(e) (i) State three ways by which human beings may interfere with this lake ecosystem.
(i) Explain how each of the ways stated in (e) (i) above may affect life in the lake.
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A person walked bare feet in a swampy area. After a few weeks he started experiencing abdominal pains and diarrhoea. His urine and stool contained blood.
(a) Name the disease the person was likely to be suffering from and the causative agent of the disease
(i) Disease
(ii) Causative agent
(b.) Apart from avoiding walking bare feet in swampy area. State two other ways of controlling the disease.
Date posted: September 13, 2019. Answers (1)
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- You are provided with photographs of animals. Study the photographs and the dichotomous key below to enable you identify the taxonomic group to which each...(Solved)
You are provided with photographs of animals. Study the photographs and the dichotomous key below to enable you identify the taxonomic group to which each animal belongs.
KEY
1. a) Jointed legs present ………………………………………………………………go to 2
b) Jointed legs absent………………………………………………………………..go to 7
2. a) Three pairs of legs ………………………………………………………………..go to 3
b) More than 3 pairs of legs………………………………………………………….go to 5
3. a) Wings present …………………………………………………………………….go to 4
b) Wings absent………………………………………………………………………Anoplura
4. a) One pair of wings…………………………………………………………………Diptera
b) Two pairs of wings……………………………………………………………Hymenoptera
5. a) Four pairs of legs ………………………………………………………………… Arachnida
b) More than ten pairs of legs ………………………………………………………. go to 6
6. a) One pair of legs in each body segment…………………………………………… Chilopoda
b) Two pairs of legs in each body segment ………………………………………… Diplopoda
7. a) Body partially enclosed in a shell………………………………………………… Mollusca
b) Body surface has spiny projection…………………………………………….Echinodermata
a) Using the key, identify the following organisms to their taxonomic groups. In each case, give the sequence of steps which you followed in identifying them.
b) i) Using observable features only, state the class to which the animal labeled A and B on the photographs above belong.State two observable features on B, that enabled you to arrive at that answer in (b) (i) above.
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- Study the reaction below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Study the reaction below and answer the questions that follow.
a) What biological processes are represented by A and B?
b) Identify the product Y.
c) State the bond represented by X.
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- A student divided a small air tight box into two chambers with wire mesh. In one chamber he kept a number of rats and in...(Solved)
A student divided a small air tight box into two chambers with wire mesh. In one chamber he kept a number of rats and in the other a number of potted plants. What was likely to happen if the box was placed in the dark for two hours? Explain your answer.
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(i) Change in chromosomal structure
(ii) Change in chromosomal number(Solved)
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(i) Change in chromosomal structure
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- The following are short messages (sms) on cell phone communication between Mrs. Mkenzie and her husband. They can be used as analogies of gene mutation.(Solved)
The following are short messages (sms) on cell phone communication between Mrs. Mkenzie and her husband. They can be used as analogies of gene mutation.
For each of these messages identify the type of gene mutation illustrated
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