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Diameter of the field of view = 8 x 1000 = 8000 micrometers
Average length of each cell = 8000 ÷ 16 = 500 micrometers
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Date posted: September 16, 2019. Answers (1)
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Study the diagrams set A1, set E1, set M1 and set B carefully and answer the questions below
(a) State the conditions under which each set up was grown.
Set A1
Set E1
Set B
(b) (i) Name the phenomenon exhibited by seedlings in set E1
(ii) Give a reason why plants exhibit the phenomenon named in (b) (i) above
(c) (i) Name the response exhibited by the seedlings in set B.
(ii) Explain how the response named in (c) (i) above occurred
(d) (i) State the type of germination exhibited by seedlings in set A1 and set M1.
Set A1
Set M1
(ii) Give a reason for your answer in (d) (i) above
Set A1
Set M1
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Date posted: September 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Study the kidney diagrams below:(Solved)
Study the kidney diagrams below:
a) i) Name the part labeled A in figure 1
ii) Name the process that takes place in the parts labeled V.
b) State two homeostatic functions of the organ in the diagram above.
c) Explain what will happen to the process of urine formation in absence of ADH.
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- The diagram below represents three types of neurons found in a mammalian body.(Solved)
The diagram below represents three types of neurons found in a mammalian body.
(a) Name the neurons X, Y and Z
(b) Name the chemical substance responsible for the transmission of an impulse across the gap labelled W.
(c) State two functions of the part labelled M.
(d) In which part of the spinal cord is neurone Y located?
(e) Using arrows indicate on the diagrams the direction followed by nerve impulse leading to a response.
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- Below is a diagram of a plant a form three student collected while carrying out an ecological study(Solved)
Below is a diagram of a plant a form three student collected while carrying out an ecological study
a) With reasons identify the division into which the students classified the plant.
b) (i) Name the structure that produces spores in this plant.
(ii) State two differences between the plant division above and that of the division spermatophyta.
c) Give two distinguishing features of class Amphibia
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- Below is a diagram of a structure found in Eukaryotic cells. Study it and answer the questions that follow(Solved)
Below is a diagram of a structure found in Eukaryotic cells. Study it and answer the questions that follow
a) Identify the structure
b) State two functions of the structure
c) i) Name one organelle found in animal cells but absent in plant cells
ii) State one function of the organelle you have named in(c) i) above
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- Some form three students took a germinating maize grain and placed it in a starch paste in a petri dish and put the Petri dish...(Solved)
Some form three students took a germinating maize grain and placed it in a starch paste in a petri dish and put the Petri dish in a water bath maintained at 30oC. After 48 hours the starch paste was irrigated with iodine solution .The area around the maize grain changed to the colour of iodine solution while the rest turned blue –black.
(a) Account for the observation
(b) Why was the Petri dish put in a water bath maintained at 30oC?
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- The diagram below represents a simple endocrine feedback mechanism in a human male.(Solved)
The diagram below represents a simple endocrine feedback mechanism in a human male.
(a) Name the hormone labeled X
(b) State two differences that may be observed between a normal male and one who is incapable of producing hormone labeled Y
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What are the functions of the odontoid process found on the axis bone of the cervical vertebra?
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- Active yeast cells were added to a dilute sugar solution in a container. The mixture was kept in a warm room. After a few hours...(Solved)
Active yeast cells were added to a dilute sugar solution in a container. The mixture was kept in a warm room. After a few hours bubbles of gas were observed escaping from the mixture.
(a) Write an equation to represent the chemical reaction above.
(b) What is the economic importance of this type of chemical reaction in industry?
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In which part of the spinal cord is the cell body of the motor neurone found?.
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State the role of the swim bladder in a fish.
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- Name the division of the Kingdom plantae with the following spore producing bodies.
(i) Sori
(ii) Capsule(Solved)
Name the division of the Kingdom plantae with the following spore producing bodies.
(i) Sori
(ii) Capsule
Date posted: September 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- A small amount of chemical M was put on one side of maize celeoptiles. After some days, it was noted that the celeoptiles curved away...(Solved)
A small amount of chemical M was put on one side of maize celeoptiles. After some days, it was noted that the celeoptiles curved away from the side to which the chemical was applied.
(a) Suggest the possible identity of chemical substance M
(b) Explain how this chemical might have caused the celeoptiles to curve.
Date posted: September 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- In a blood test, a few drops of anti-B serum were added to two samples of blood. It was noted that agglutination occurred.What were the...(Solved)
In a blood test, a few drops of anti-B serum were added to two samples of blood. It was noted that agglutination occurred.What were the possible blood groups of the two blood samples?
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State the stage in cell division in which the exchange of genetic material occurs(Solved)
State the stage in cell division in which the exchange of genetic material occurs
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- State the stage in cell division in which the replication of the genetic material occurs.
(Solved)
State the stage in cell division in which the replication of the genetic material occurs.
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Industrial wastes may contain metabolic pollutants. State how such pollutants may indirectly reach and accumulate in the human body if the wastes were dumped into rivers.
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- Study the photographs U, V, W and X showing fruit specimens that are open to expose the internal parts.(Solved)
Study the photographs U, V, W and X showing fruit specimens that are open to expose the internal parts.
Identify the type of fruit in photograph: W and U
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- The apparatus whose diagram is given below can be used to demonstrate results of a physiological process that occurs in a mammal. To use the...(Solved)
The apparatus whose diagram is given below can be used to demonstrate results of a physiological process that occurs in a mammal. To use the apparatus, the experiment places his mouth at the point marked X and breaths in and out gently.
a. State the observations in the boiling tube when the experimenter
i) Breaths in:
Boiling tube, A
Boiling tube, B
b) Breaths out:
Boiling tube, A
Boiling tube, B
c. What conclusions can you draw from the results of this experiment
d. What is the purpose of the boiling tube A?
Date posted: September 16, 2019. Answers (1)