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i) Accelerates/speeds up the rate of heart beat.
ii) Decelerates/slows down the rate of beat.
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A solution of sugar cane was boiled with a small amount of dilute hydrochloric acid and allowed to cool. Sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added drop by drop until the fizzing stopped. A few drops of benedicts solution were added to the mixture and boiled. An orange precipitate formed at the end of the experiment.
a) What was the role of the following in the experiment;
i) Dilute hydrochloric acid.
ii) Sodium hydrogen carbonate.
b) What conclusion can be drawn from the above experiment?
c) Where was the food substance identified in the experiment produced?
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e) State two properties of the substance identified in (b) above.
Date posted: November 13, 2019. Answers (1)
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b) Explain the evidence in (a) above.
Date posted: November 13, 2019. Answers (1)
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(c) Name the material that makes the cell wall of the organism.
Date posted: November 13, 2019. Answers (1)
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c) What is the function of the part labeled B
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The figure below shows change in dry mass of germinating bean seeds with time.
Account for the;
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(ii) Rapid increase in dry mass between C and D.
Date posted: November 12, 2019. Answers (1)
- The diagram below represents a cell organelle as seen under electron microscope.(Solved)
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(i) Identify the organelle.
(ii) State the function of the organelle named in (i) above in the cell.
(iii) State one visible adaptation that makes it suitable to perform its function.
(iv) Name one cell that has a large number of the organelle named in (i) above.
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(a) Name the parts labeled G, and H.
(b) Name the process that takes place in the glomerulus.
(c) Name the substances that are reabsorbed into the blood at the part labeled J.
(d) A patient was found to pass out large volumes of dilute urine.
(i) State the disease from which the patient was suffering from.
(ii) What is the cause of the disease stated in (d) (i) above?
(e) Name substance K.
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(i) State the type of germination shown in the diagram.
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(iii) What is the function of the endosperm labeled F?
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The diagram below represents a human digestive system.
(a) Name the muscles found in the part labeled A.
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(c) Explain two adaptations of the part labeled D to its function.
Date posted: November 7, 2019. Answers (1)
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a)Identify the process marked I and II
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