NAME Ma: Onaom TREA... CENTRE/ INDEX No SCHOOL...TIRAST. HIGHS CHEE. SIGNATURE: 553/1 BIOLOGY (Theory) PAPER | July/August 2'/shours WP #5 WAKISSHA JOINT MOCK EXAMINATIONS Uganda Certificate of Education BIOLOGY (THEORY) Paper 2 hours 30 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: * This paper consists of three sections; A, B and C. Answer all questions in sections A and B, and any two questions from section C. = Any additional questions answered will not be marked. Answers to section A should be written in the boxes provided, on the right side of each question. Answers to section B should be written in the spaces provided. “Answers to section C should be written in the answer booklet/sheets provided. For Examiner's use only | Section Marks Examiner’s Initials & No. A * 30 OFe No. 31 2d Ore BI No. 32 oe Ore No. 33 10 OFE ie c|No. 34 nS OFE No. 35 8) OFE ject 100 oO feu Rolie il) (© WAKISSHA Joint Mock Examinations? So eeSECTION B (30 MARKS) Answer all questions in this section. Write the letter representing the most correct answer to each question, in the box provided. 1. Small sized plants with under developed yellow leaves is due to deficiency of . A. Zine. B. Calcium. C. Nitrogen. Cc a D.. Potassium. 2. Birds with long pointed beaks have evolved to feed on. A. Nectar. B. Seeds. C. Nuts. iE A ~ D. Fresh. 3. Which of the following shows the correct flow of deoxygenated blood to lungs? A. Posterior venacava—> Aorta —> Pulmonary vein. B. Hepartic vein. —> Posterior venacaya—> Pulmonary artery. Zz - | C. Aorta jor venacava —> Pulmonary artery. | D. Aorta vein — —> pulmonary vein. 4, Succus entericus is secreted by A. Salivary gland. B. Pancreas. BK we CC. Stomach walls. D. Walls of small intestines. a 5 Which of the following cubes would take in the highest quantity of dye, when all are | immersed at the same time? “ tom - 4em om Jem —— — dem Mu B. D. 2em Sem ; i em Sem em’ =~ ‘om ae f uman b| d groups lacks antibodies in its serum? |10. lL. 13, 14. 15. 16. In a plant leaf, gaseous exchanges occurs in the A. Palisade layer. B. Mesophy C. Upper epidermis. D. Lower epidermis. Which one of these is located in the dermis of the skin? A. Sebaceous gland. B. Malphian layer. C. Granular layer D. Comitied layer Organisms in cold areas are characterized by A.” sinall size. - B. hairless body c is the least concentrated in urine than in plasma, plasma | _% in urine A: 03 0.35 B: Chloride 0.4 0.6 Cc: Urea 0.03 2.0 D: Uric Acid 0.004 0.05 Which one of the following does not directly affect the pH of the soil? A. Absorption of bases by plant roots. B. Production of carbon dioxide by plant roots. C. Leaching D. Water logging. Which one of these is an effector? A. Ear. B. c D. Which set of pairs of organisms is endothermic? A. Mammals and amphibians B. Mammals and birds. C. Amphibians and birds. D. Fish and reptiles. 6 The following results were obtained during an experiment to determine the amount of air in soil. Soil = 20cm}, Water = 30cm’, Water and soil after stirring = 45em?, What twas the percentage of air in the soil? A. 10%. B. 20%. C. 25%. D. 30%. Ifa diploid number of chromosomes of a certain species is 20, what would be the number of chromosomes from its skin cell? A. 40. B. 20. coms D. 10. © WAKISSHA Joint Mock Examinations 2 cq a & Turn Over a mos17. In which region of the mammalian vertebral column do the vertebrate have vertebraterial canals? A. Neck. B. Lumber. C. Thoracic. Ali-~ D. Sacrum. 18. At what stage of meiosis does the pairing up of homologous chromosome occur? A. Prophase Il. B. Prophase I. CC. metaphase I. B D. metaphase I. 19. In the colonization of a bare rock, the next most likely groups of plants after the lichens are the; A. Trees. B. Shrubs, , C. Grasses. pb bo D. Mosses. 20. Which one of the following is richest in iron? A. Liver. B. Milk. Cc. Butter. D. Cheese. 21. Which one of these is the functional part of the kidney? tee A. Cortex. : fe B. Pelvis. - 4 C. Medulla. s D. Nephron. 22, Slow rate of repair of the uterine wall after menstruation in mammals is due to deficiency of; A. Luteinizing. B. Progesterone. 7m GA C. Oestrogen. _ D. Follicle stimulating hormone.27 28. 29. 30. 31. Which one of these farming practices cause soil exhaustion? Strip cropping. Crop rotation. Mono culture Ch, Mulching. h one of the following organs exeretes ur Bladder. Lungs. | Liver. cl Tongue, UORPres ON Which one of the following would not contribute to the accuracy of the capture- recapture method of estimating population size? A. Using a stable population. B. Using a small mar C. Allowing time before the recapture bh D. Capturing animals selectively Which one of the following is NOT an adaptation of a leaf for absorption of carbondixide. A. Presence of air space in mesophyll layer. B. Presence of chloroplasts. C._ Its exposure to air. B D. Its thinness. Control of rolling in fish is by A. dorsal and anal fins. B. pectoral and pelvic. . C._ pectoral and anal fins Al“ D. caudal and dorsal fins. ‘A hormone secreted in the body in the event of danger is A. Secretin. B. Thyroxine. C. Adrenaline. Cy D. Insulin. ae s TION B oe Answer all questions in this section. All answers must be written in the spaces provided. A hungry person had a meal after which the concentration of glucose in blood was determined. ‘This was measured hourly as blood passed through the hepartic portal vein (HPV) and iliac vein (IV) in the legs. The results are shown in the table below. Time/ hour 5) ae Os [ota |e es es Cone, of glucose pv | 85 | 85 | 140 | 130 | 110 (mg/100 cm} of blood) | Iv_| 85 | 85_| 125 | 110 | 90 AKISSHA Joint Mock Examinations. 2Oy us telomal .¢ in the hepartic portal vein (0-1 hour fants He set Glucose canceniration.. femsinedt.. sistent Ac(iv) 5—7 hour. ; Guscese. ... Cracenkrcrtien,.. Mo hecause.....te. more “glucose beta Since...digetttion, ura alceccby. Com uw (01% mark) Rongkauad. 2. ©) Explain the differences in the concentrations of @ and iliae vein between 2-4 hours, Higher Glucore. lovet.in HVS because. Cron-metrtoeticed) 9 lucese ; Lowes Partly. a) se in the hepartic portal vein (05 marks) - Ceckenes nen-atiinilatea 32. be observed if such plant cells were placed in (i) 0.2M solution, the (i) 0.4M solution (03 marks) Plant cll. shinxs | plasmolases| coltepses| becomes, 6 | becemes Pacdd {reduces in 4, ic, @ the Stbns dees, «3 (03 marks) e3 cuts, expectenses aig ex) erpertorms Inerecirock because his cell] Hisues teses Cootre te, tte cmeentrated bloods by, Osmests,— ©) Name one area in the human body where the physiological process in 33(b) above applies. Ol mark) e Ths. Kido. | Kilner. aaplrene| Kidney. tubules J Gy. osebosts | whose blood salt concentrate is 1%, 33. a) Describe the changes inG@shape offi) musgles as person looks up from (02 marks) reading a book to see a distant object. LS, 3 } 1 diagram below shows the position of an image Use it to answer the questions that follow. oobi rn Over _ @WAKISSHA Join Mock Examinations 2 » 7\ (01 marks) . exe : brought about, pei Rises When eye bret 18. long | large: cb $0 Ught a (iii) Drawa labelled giagram to show how the defect is corrected. (04 marks) Lgl rags —Dorreck Laloelling, 1s tied. Paraita' ight te correct drawing ¢ rays -Aceept: Greck drawn: Object. atenes “e ‘Lmage fermed. gk Bee on the retina 5 Y poy OO 4 parole Cencave|diveng i A leas ‘3 sectionc IPT: ia ees 7 Answer any two questions from this section. rcare long Answers to these questions must be written in the answer booklets/sheets provided. 34. Both air and water are respiratory media. a) Explain why air is a better respiratory medium than water. (06 marks) b) State how each of the following systems have been modified to increase surface area for gaseous exchange. (i) Tracheal system. © marks) (ii) Mammalian lungs. (02 marks) ©) Explain why a tilapia fish suffocates immediately when it is removed from water. (05 marks) 135.) What is meant by pollution? (02 marks) ] b) Explain the effects of the different air pollutants on human health. (13 marks) Explain how photosynthesis is of value to man. (03 marks) Describe si tions of a leaf of a green plant fer photosynthesis. (06 marks) process of photosynthesis differs fem reDo not in this margin WAKISSHA JOINT MOCK EXAMINATIONS JULY/AUGUST: CANDIDATE’S NAME........... .... INDEX No. SUBJECT:.....0.000 svsseses PAPER ..sssceeeeessssee SIGNATURE... O&A * | Do not in this margin ZH@) soe A o Air is Less dense (tes viscous) than waters So oxyger ens uly movedt sere the respiratory cartes . Ate has higher Oxygen Content than waters Co more! 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