ZERAKI ACHIEVERS’ EXAMINATION (2023)

TERM 3 - 2023
BIOLOGY – PAPER THREE (231/3)
FORM THREE (3)
Time - 2 Hours
Name …………………………………………….……… Admission Number …………….

Candidate’s Signature ………………….…...………... Class ……………………………

Instructions to candidates:

a) Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided.

b) Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above
c) Answer all the questions in this paper.
d) You are required to spend the first 15 minutes of the 1¾ hours allowed for this paper
reading the whole paper carefully.
e) This paper consists of 7 Printed pages.
f) Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the papers are printed as
indicated and no questions are missing.
For Examiner’s Use Only
QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE

1 17

2 13

3 10

TOTAL 40

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1. You are provided with Specimen Q
a) Name the part that develops into specimen Q (1mark)
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b) Cut specimen Q longitudinally to obtain two separate halves. Draw a surface
of the cut specimen and label a seed and pericarp. (4marks)

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c) From the cut sections of specimen Q gently squeeze some juice into clean
beaker labelled substance R

Using the reagents provided, test for the food substance in substance R
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Food Procedure Observation Conclusion
substance

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 2. Below is a representation of the circulatory system in Fish.

a) With reference to the diagram, classify fish into the following taxa.
i. Kingdom (1mark)
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ii. Phylum (1mark)
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Reason (2marks)
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iii. Class (1mark)
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Reason (2marks)
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b) Name the parts labelled M,N,O and P (4marks)

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c) (i) State the type of circulation present in fish shown above (1mark)
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer (1mark)
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3. The photograph below is that of a plant seedling. Examine it.

(a) Using observable features, Name the class to which the specimen belongs.

Class (1mark)
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Reason. (3marks)
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(b) State the function of the parts labelled A,B,C and D (4marks)
PART FUNCTION

(c) Name the type of germination and give reason of the above diagram. (2marks)
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