Mastering KCSE Biology with Comprehensive Topical Questions and Answers
A group of students set up an experiment to investigate a certain physiological process. The set up
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Ions | Concentration in pond water | Concentration in cell |
Sodium | 50 | 30 |
Potassium | 2 | |
Calcium | 15 | 1 |
Chloride | 180 | 200 |
(i) Sodium ions
(ii) Potassium ions
(b) For each processes named in (a) (i) and (ii) above, state one condition necessary for the process to take place.
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The diagram below shows chemical reactions I, and II which are controlled by enzymes respectively.
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Motor vehicles move, use energy and produce carbon dioxide and water. Similar characteristics occur in living organisms yet motor vehicles are not classified as living. List the other characteristics of living things that do NOT occur in motor vehicles.
- They reproduce
- They grow
- They respond to stimuli
K.C.S.E Biology Q & A - MODEL 2019PP2QN06
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(b) Account for the rate of product formation for enzyme H between:
(i) pH 1.0 and 3.0
(ii) pH 3.0 and 7.0.
(c) From the graph, determine: .
(i) the pH value at which the rate of product formation of the two enzymes was the same
(ii) the value of the rate of product formation for enzymes H and J at the pH value stated in (c)(i) above
(iii) the optimum pH value for enzyme J
(d) State one variable that may lead to the change in the optimum rate of product-formation of the two enzymes.
(e) Suggest with a reason, the likely part of the human alimentary canal where enzyme H would be found.
pH 5 is the optimum pH value for activity of enzyme H; between pH 1 and 2 enzyme H/enzyme molecules are activated; Between pH 2 and 3 enzyme H (enzyme molecules) are denatured/destroyed; (. Enzyme is inactivated/ less active for denatured
(ii) Rate of product formation (sharply) decreases with increase in pH; Enzyme H is (not formed by increase in pH hence is denatured); No product forms above pH 4.0 to 7.0; because all enzymes (enzyme molecules) are denatured;
(c) (i) 4.0
(ii) 15.0 mg/hr
(iii) 7.0
(d) -Temperature
-Substrate concentration;
-Enzyme concentration;
-Cofactors
-Co-enzymes
-(Enzyme) inhibitors
(e) Stomach;
Acidic medium/Low pH
State one importance of irritability to living organisms.
Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodiuin ovale are transmitted by a mosquito. State with a reason whether the two organisms can interbreed.
They cannot interbreed; because they do not belong to the same species.
Make a diagram of a simple, bibbed leaf with a serrated margin.
K.C.S.E Biology Q & A - MODEL 2019PP1QN19
(b) Besides the digestive role, explain one other function of the part labelled H.
Name the type of tooth in carnivores mainly used for piercing and killing of preys.
- canine acc. canines
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(a) sportsmen release little, concentrated urine at the end of a strenuous exercise
(b) a rabbit has a higher oxygen demand than a camel
(b) a rabbit has a higher surface area to volume ratio/ smaller in size hence has a bigger surface area exposed to heat loss to the environment/ lose heat faster/ its more active than the camel; hence need more oxygen to(aerobically) respire (to synthesize the needed energy to support its activity /lifestyle;
K.C.S.E Biology Q & A - MODEL 2019PP1QN09
(b) Explain the relationship between photosynthesis and aerobic respiration within the leaf.
(b) photosynthesis (within the leaf in the presence of light energy) yield simple carbohydrates /glucose /sugars which form the main substrate during aerobic respiration (producing energy (ATP)
During the process of respiration carbon iv oxide produced is intern used as a raw material in photosynthesis;
During photosynthesis water is broken down yielding oxygen which is needed/ used in (cellular) (aerobic respiration);
Distinguish between chemical and mechanical digestion.
- chemical digestion entails the action on / broken down of ingested food materials (in the alimentary canal) by the action of digestive enzymes (and converted into form that can be easily absorbed or assimilated in to the body system)while mechanical digestion refers to physical break down of(large) food molecules (into smaller form or pieces )which can subsequently be acted upon by digestive enzymes
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(b) Account for the observation made at the end of the experiment.
(c) State the likely identity of G.
(b) solution E is hypertonic/ had more solute molecules compared to solution F; solution F hypotonic to solution E; by osmosis water molecules move through the semi- permeable membrane G (from solution F to E); hence decreases in volume of F/ increased solution E;
(c) semi permeable membrane /visking tubing /slice of potato /pawpaw (any other permeable plant tissue) pig bladder/cellophane paper/dialysis membranes.
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(b) State two ways in which the cell is structurally adapted to its function.
(b) longer axon to transmit impulses/delivers action potential along way; has numerous dendrites for receiving/delivering /transmitting impulse; myelin sheath for faster transmission of impulse/insulation of axon; Schwan cell for secretion of myelin sheath; node of ranvier to enhance speed of transmission of impulse; cell body has nucleus for controlling nerve impulse transmission.
Explain why the bat is classified as a mammal yet it flies.
- has mammary gland; body covered with fur/hair; gives birth/does not lay eggs; has external ears/pinnae; has seven cervical vertebrae; has sweat glands; heterodonts/four types of teeth
Besides venation, state two other external characteristics of leaves that can be used to classify plants.
(b) has mammary gland; body covered with fur/hair; gives birth/does not lay eggs; has external ears/pinnae; has seven cervical vertebrae; has sweat glands; heterodonts/four types of teeth
K.C.S.E Biology Q & A - MODEL 2019PP1QN01
(a) Dressing heavily
(b) Bursting of the sporangium in the Rhizopus sp
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