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Section A
(20 marks)
Answer all questions in this section

A farmer conducted an experiment to study the growth of a hen in 4 weeks. The mass of
the hen is measured every week. The results of the experiment are shown in table 1.
Time / Week

Mass of hen/ kg

0.1

0.5

1.5

2.2

2.4
Table 1

(a)

Based on table 1, the mass of the hen increases the most from week
week

(b)

to
[1 marks]

Using the data in table 1, plot a graph of the mass of the hen against time on the
graph provided.
[2 marks]
Mass/ kg

Time/
week

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Figure 1 shows the endocrine system of a man.

Figure 1
(a)

Name the gland marked L.

[1 marks]

(b)

State the hormone secreted by L

[1 marks]
(c)

What condition would result from over secretion of hormones from L

[1 marks]
(d)

If the man suffers from diabetes mellitus, which gland in his body is
malfunctioning

[1 marks]
(e)

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Name the hormones secreted by the gland named in (d) and explain its function

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[2 marks]

(f)

Which endocrine gland is found in a female but not in a male?

[1 marks]

Figure 2 shows the inheritance of ear type in humans.

Figure 2

(a)

State the types of gametes produced by both parents.

[2 marks]

(b)

Give the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of the F1 generation.

[2 marks]

(c)

State the law, which governs the inheritance shown in figure 2.

[1 marks]

Colour blindness is a disorder in which caused by the mutant gene. The gene for colour
blindness is recessive (a) while the gene for normal gene is dominant (A). A person who is
heterozygous (Aa) is said to be a carrier of the defective gene.
(a)

What is the genotype of colour blindness?

[1 marks]
(b)

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If two carriers get married, what is the probability that their child will be an
colour blindness? Draw a schematic diagram to show how you arrive at the answer.

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[4 marks]
Section B
[30 marks]
Answer all questions in this section

Figure 5 shows the structure of a cell from the nervous system.

x

y
Figure 5
(a)

What type of neurone is represented by figure 5

[1 marks]
(b)

Name the parts labeled x and y.

[2 marks]
(c)

Mark with an arrow the flow of impulse on figure 5

[1 marks]

(d)

In a reflex arc, which type of neurone are the impulses from the cell shown in
figure 5 transmitted to?
[1 marks]

A cyclist was knocked down by a car and become unconscious. When he woke up in the
hospital, he found that he could not move his legs and feel any sensation. The doctor told
him that he was paralysed from the waist downward

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Suggest two reasons why the cyclist was paralysed.

[2 marks]

(b)

What had probably caused the loss of sensation in his legs?

[1 marks]
(c)

Name the parts that make up the peripheral nervous system.

[2 marks]

Albinism is a disorder in which the body fails to produce melanin. The gene for albinism is
recessive (a) while the gene for normal melanin production is dominant (A). A person who
is heterozygous (Aa) is said to be a carrier of the defective gene.
(a)

What is the genotype of an albino?

[1 marks]
(b)

If two carriers get married, what is the probablibity that their child will be an
albino? Draw a schematic diagram to show how you arrive at the answer.

[4 marks]
(d)

If a carrier marries an albino, what would be the expected phenotype ratio of their
offspring?
[1 marks]

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Cloning, tissue culture and genetic engineering are various genetic researches carried out

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by scientists to help the human population.

(a)

What is the advantage of cloning and tissue culture?

[1 marks]

(b)

Name an example of an animal that can be produced b y cloning.

[1 marks]

(c)

From which part of a parental plant can tissue culture be carried out

[1 marks]
(d)

How is the offspring produced by tissue culture disadvantaged?

[1 marks]

(e)

Name one contribution each of genetic engineering to humans in the fields of

medicine and agriculture.
[1 marks]

(f)

Which microorganism is widely used in genetic engineering?

[1 marks]

Figure a and b show the formation of twins.

5(a)

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What type twins are produced in figures 5(a) and 5(b)

[2 marks]

(b)

State the factors that can affect the growth of twins produced in Figure a
[2 marks]

(c)

Name two characteristics that are different in twins produced in Figure 5(a) and
5(b)

[2 marks]
(d)

How many female gametes are involved in the formation of twins in Figure b?

[2 marks]

Section C
(20 marks)
Answer Question 10 and either Question 11 or Question 12

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The sugar level in the human body is controlled by hormones

(a)

Explain the above statement by naming the glands and hormones involved and
their functions in maintain the blood sugar
[6 marks]

(b)

State two functional similarities and two functional differences between nervous
coordination and hormonal coordination.
[4 marks]

(a)

What is a gene and how are they linked to chromosomes?

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(b)

State the importance of meiosis.

[4 marks]

(c)

Name four differences between meiosis I and meiosis II.

[4 marks]

(a)

What is mutation? Name the types of mutation and for each type give an example
of the disease it causes.
[4 marks]

(b)

Mary noticed that her classmates show differences in height and some are able to
roll their tongues while others cannot. What type of variations is shown by Marys
classmate?
State the differences between these types of variations

[6 marks]

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