KISII SCHOOL BIO FOR LIFE FORM IV TERM II SERIES 4

1. A student noticed that starch solution reacts with Iodine solution to form a Blue-black
precipitate. He then proceeded to the set up the experiment with starch solution in one visking
tube and Iodine solution in another. He immersed both visking tubes in a beaker of distilled
water taking care that the two visking tubes did not touch as shown in the diagram below.

After 12 hours, the student made the following observations

A: Starch solution had turned Blue-black
B: The visking tube with Iodine solution remained yellow brown
C: Water in the beaker had turned pale yellow
(a) Explain why the water in the beaker turned pale yellow (2 marks)
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(b) Explain the results obtained in the visking tube that contained the starch solution (3 marks)
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(c) State three roles affecting the process demonstrated above ( 3 marks)
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(d) State two roles of this process in
(i) plants ( 2 marks)
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(ii) Animals ( 2 marks)
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