MSOLWA ST. GASPARE BERTONI SECONDARY SCHOOL.

CONTINUOUS ASSESMENT TEST ONE.

BIOLOGY FORM ONE 2023
TIME: 2HRS 24 FEB 2023
Instructions;
1. This paper contains of section A and B with total of 10 question.
2. Answer all questions in this paper
3. Section A carries 15 marks section B carries 70 marks and section C carries 15 marks.
4. All writing should be in blue or black ink except for drawings which must be drown by
pencil
SECTION A
Answer all question in this section
1. Question (i) –(x) are multiple choice item write down the correct answer in each case.
(i) The basic importance of all laboratory rules is to
A. Avoid dirt in the laboratory
B. Avoid micro-organs in the laboratory
C. Reduce or stop accident in the laboratory
D. Avoid improper use chemicals in the laboratory
(ii) Which of the following is not a precaution to consider when handling a light
microscope?
A. Use two hands when carrying a light microscope
B. Use hot water to clean the microscope
C. Do not touch the mirror or lens
D. After use, clean the microscope and store in a safe place.
(iii) A car uses petrol and gives out a smoke in living things these are equivalent to
A. Movement and respiration
B. Locomotion and nutrition
C. Nutrition and excretion
D. Eating and running

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 (iv) What do you understand by the term hypothesis?
A. An intelligent give
B. An opinion
C. A school of thought
D. An idea
(v) The term First Aid is best defined as
A. Giving the medicine to a patient
B. Service rendered by a doctor to a sick person in hospital
C. Service rendered to accident victim or a sick person before taken to hospital
D. A first visit to a sick person
(vi) On the microscope the STAGE is a part which
A. Direct light to the object under observation
B. Hold object to be observed in place
C. Moves the fine adjustment knob so as to obtain a clear image of the object
D. Magnifies the object under observation
(vii) Which of the following reason for studying biology
A. Biology deals with non-living objects in air environment
B. Biology helps us to appreciate and improve nature
C. Biology enables us to pollute the environment
D. Biology research contributes to the development of low yielding breeds of
crops
(viii) The following are branches of biology except
A. Microbiology
B. Ecology
C. Science
D. Taxonomy
(ix) If you do not have gloves, you can also use …………… to protect your hands
A. Socks
B. Plastic bag
C. Tins
D. A piece of cloth
(x) When giving First Aid to a snake bite victim you should not
A. Cut the wound
B. Calm them down
C. Remove jewellery from the bitten part
D. Lowered the bitten area

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 NUMBERS i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x
LETTERS

2. Match the items in LIST A with the correct response from LIST B by writing the letter
of the correct answer beside the roman number.
LIST A LIST B
(i) Antiseptic (A) Reduction of muscle pain
(ii) Scissors (B) Covering hands to avoid
infecting wounds
(iii) liniment (C) Measuring body temperature
(iv) Disposable sterile gloves (D) Cleaning hands, wounds, and
first aid equipment
(v) Soap (E) Soothing sore muscles
(F) Covering small wounds
(G) Washing wounds to kill germs
(H) Keeping dressing in place and
immobilising injured limbs
(I) Cutting dressing material
(J) Soothing chapped skin

NUMBERS i. ii. iii. iv. v.

LETTERS

SECTION B
3. (a) What is variables? (2 marks)
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(b) Distinguish between dependent and controlled variables (3)
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4. (a) Name five sense organs and their functions (5)

Sense organ Functions

(b) Give one weakness of using sense organs to make observation (2 marks)
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5.(a) In chronological order identify any six scientific methods in study of biology (6 marks)

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(b) identify the step of the scientific method in each of the following situations; (5 marks)
i. John is not feeling well, he goes to see a medical doctor at a nearby hospital.
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ii. The doctor asks John several questions about how he feels.
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iii. The doctor orders John’s body temperature, blood, and urine samples for observation in
the Laboratory
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iv. The laboratory technician diagnoses malaria parasite in John’s blood. …
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 v. The doctor confirms that John has malaria and prescribes medicine for him.
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6. (a) where can you see the following safety signs in real life situation? (5 marks (
(i) Slippery floor…………………………………………………………………………
(ii) Flammable ………………………………………………………………………
(iii) High voltage ………………………………………………………………..
(iv) Strong radiation ………………………………………………………………
(v) Biohazard …………………………………………………………………………….
(b) Show the sign used to represent the following on the containers in the laboratory to prevent
an accident during scientific experiment

(i) Corrosive

(ii) Oxidant

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(iii) Flammable

7. ( a) Differentiate the following

(i) Unicellular and multicellular organisms
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(ii) Cytology and taxonomy
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(b) Excretion is the process of removing metabolic by product from the body of an organism.

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 Give three examples of excretory products eliminated by the living things.
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8. Outline five reasons why its important to study biology
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9. According to the laboratory rules what should you do in the following situation?
a) While boiling water, you realize that you need to get a book from the classroom
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b) There is unused acid left in the test tube after you finish your
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c) You need to perform an experiment but there is nobody in the laboratory

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d) You need to use water and there is a bottle containing a clear liquid on the bench but
you are not sure of its contents
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e) Your classmate is bitten by a mouse during a learning activity.
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f) You have finished Biology experiments for the day
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g) Your classmate suggest that you carry the apparatus out of the laboratory so that you
can repeat the experiment during your free time.
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h) One of you classmates has brought some peanuts in the laboratory.
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i) You need to smell the gas provided or produced during an experiment.
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j) You need to switch off electricity

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SECTION C. (15 marks)

Answer all questions in this section
10 a) Draw a large and well labeled diagram of light microscope used in biological experiments

b) Give the functions of the following parts of light microscope

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 i) Objective lenses
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ii) Stage
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iii) Eye piece
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iv) Mirror
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v) Revolving nosepiece
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