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STUDENT’S NAME:

BIOLOGY SENIOR ONE

Paper 1 2022
You must answer on the question paper 2HOURS

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 Write in dark blue or black pen.
 You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
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 Answer all questions.
 Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.
 At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
 The number of marks is given in brackets () at the end of each question
or part question

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SECTION A
1. The diagram shows stages in the life cycle of the same plant

a) State the number of each of the following parts of the flower shown in the
diagram.
petals .................................... filaments .................................... (02marks)
(b) On the diagram of the flower label the ovary (the structure containing
ovules). (02marks)
(c) For this plant, state
(i) its method of pollination and give a reason for your answer
Method of pollination ……………………………………………………………….

Reason…………………………………………………………………………………

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(02marks)

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(ii) Its method of seed dispersal and give a reason for your answer.

Method of seed dispersal …………………………………………………………..

Reason
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(02marks)
2. The diagram shows a seed immediately after it is planted.

(a) Name two factors that must be present for the seed to germinate.
(02marks)
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(b) The bar chart shows the total mass, the mass of starch and the mass of
sugar in the seed immediately after it is planted (stage 1), and at three
further stages in the development of the seedling

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(i) State two substances, other than starch and sugar, that contribute to the
total mass of the seed at stage 1. (01mark)
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(ii) State the stage at which the seedling starts to photosynthesize, and give
your reasons. (03mark)
Stage …………………………………………………………………………………
Reasons................................................................................................................
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(c) Explain the difference in the amount of starch and sugar between stage 2
and stage 3. (04marks)
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3. Write a single word to mean the following groups of words (05marks)

(a) Traps sunlight energy for photosynthesis.
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(b) Controls activities in the cell
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(c) Part of the microscope with the same function as the pupil in the eye.

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(d) Group of tissues.
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(e) Tissue that transports water and mineral salts.

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(b) Outline any three rules of nomenclature (03marks)
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4. Study the diagram and answer questions that follow. (08marks)

(a) Classify the organism according to

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(i) Kingdom………………………………………………………………..

(ii) Phylum…………………………………………………………………..

(iii) Class………………………………………………………………………
(b) Name the parts labelled A-G
A……………………………………………………………………………………

B……………………………………………………………………………………

C……………………………………………………………………………………

D……………………………………………………………………………………

E……………………………………………………………………………………

F……………………………………………………………………………………

G……………………………………………………………………………………
(c) (i)Name the habitat in which the organism lives
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(ii) Using external observable features only, give three ways in which the
organism is adapted to live successfully in its habitat.
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5. Fig A. below shows cells from a plant tissue which have been mounted
on a slide with distilled water and viewed using a microscope.

Fig A

Fig.B below shows cells taken from the same plant tissue when mounted
on a slide with concentrated salt solution.

Fig B

(a) Explain the appearance of the cells in Fig. B. (04marks)

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(b) (i) Identify structures P and Q in Fig. B.

P ……………………………………………………………………………………

Q ……………………………………………………………………………...……

(ii) State the contents of location R in Fig. B.

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6. (a) What do you understand by the term vertebrates? (02marks)

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(b) Outline three classes of vertebrates and give an example in each case.
(06marks)
Class Example

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7. The diagram shows the location of several features close to a river that runs
from mountains into the ocean.

(a) Describe and explain the possible harmful effects of human activity on
the environment at each of the following locations:
(i) the agricultural land, (03marks)

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(ii) the power station. (03marks)

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………………………………………………………………………………………….

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(b) Suggest ways in which people in the town could make changes to their
activities in order to reduce the harmful impact that they have on the
environment. (02mark)

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8. (a) Describe and explain how each of the following affects the rate of
photosynthesis:
(i) light intensity (03marks)

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(ii) temperature. (03marks)

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(b) Explain how animals are dependent on the process of photosynthesis.

(02marks)
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SECTION B
9. (a) Outline the characteristics of organisms in class insecta
(b) Give five economic importance of organisms in class insecta.
(c) List five examples of organisms in class insecta
(d) Apart from class insecta, list any two other classes of phylum
Arthropoda. (15marks)

10. The table below shows characteristics of plants P, Q, R, S and T.

Use it to answer questions that follow.
Specimen Leaf Lamina Petiole Venation
margin
P Entire Smooth Stalk Network
Q Serrated Hairy Stalk Network
R Entire Smooth Sheath Parallel
S Entire Smooth Sheath Parallel
T Wavy Hairy Stalk network

(i) How many couplets that will be present in the dichotomous key of
the above specimens(show working)
(ii) Construct a dichotomous key for the above specimens.
(c) Name the branch of Biology that deals with
(i) Structure and functioning of cells
(ii) Plants
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(iii) Inheritance of characteristics from parents

(iv) Insects
(v) Classifying organisms (15marks)

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