MAY PEN HIGH SCHOOL

End of Year Exam

Form 5: General Biology
Name: __________________________ Teacher: _________________

Instruction: This paper consists of four sections A, B, C and D. Section

A: Contains 30 Multiple Choice, Section B: Experimental Questions,
Section C: Short Answer and Section D: Essay. Answer all questions in
all sections.
Section Marks Total
A 30
B 37
C 31
D 12
110 110
 Section A: Multiple choice items
1. Which of the following term refers to any form of close relationship between two
species?

a. Commensalism
b. Symbiosis
c. Predation
d. Mutualism

2. A relationship in which one species benefits from the relationship but the other is
unaffected is called

a. Parasitism
b. Mutualism
c. Commensalism
d. Predation

3. A relationship in which both partners benefits is called

a. Mutualism
b. Commensalism
c. Predation
d. Parasitism

4. A relationship in which one organism benefit and the other is harmed is called

a. Commensalism
b. Predation
c. Parasitism
d. Mutualism

5. Which of the following is a parasitic plant that parasites other plant?

a. Water lily
b. Fern
c. Yellow dodder
d. Epiphytes
6. Which of the following is a plant that does not take anything from the trees and do not
harm trees, they just use them as a place to grow?

a. Yellow dodder
b. Fern
c. Epiphytes
d. Water lily

7. Nitrogen fixing bacteria living inside the root nodules of legumes. This is an example of

a. Commensalism
b. Decomposition
c. Mutualism
d. Parasitism

8. Which one of the following is not an abiotic factor?

a. Oxygen concentration of river water

b. Mineral content of the soil
c. Salinity of the soil in a wetland ecosystem
d. The numbers of bacteria in a soil sample

9. Herbivores are

a. primary consumers
b. producers
c. secondary consumers
d. tertiary consumers

10. Some students collected a soil sample in a tin can with a volume of 400cm3. They added
the soil to 300cm3 of water in a beaker and stirred to remove all the air from the soil.
They found that the volume of water and the solid soil particles was 500cm3. The
percentage by volume of air in the soil sample was:

a. 25%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 71%
11. A student used a quadrant to find the density of a plant species. The results for six 1 m2
quadrats were 18, 7, 12, 5, 2, 4. The mean density per m2 of the species was:

a. 12
b. 14
c. 8
d. 6

12. Which of the following is not a biodegradable waste?

a. Urine
b. Faeces
c. Discarded food
d. Plastic

13. Which of the following not a non biodegradable waste?

a. Glass
b. Metal
c. Batteries
d. Discarded food

14. Which of the following is a mixture of biodegradable and non biodegradable waste?

a. Landfills
b. Plastic
c. Household garbage
d. Glass

15. The largest components of non biodegradable waste is

a. Landfills
b. Plastic
c. Household garbage
d. Glass

16. Which of the following is a disease spread from waste dumps that is transmitted by the
houseflies?
a. Malaria
b. Amoebic dysentery
c. Typhoid
d. Leptospirosis

17. A group of students in your biology class caught and marked 33 ground beetles on the
first day. Two days later they caught 16 beetles of which 7 were marked. Use the formula
to calculate the total number of beetles.

a. 65
b. 84
c. 75
d. 92

18. Which of the following is a nine hectare purpose engineered facility with clay lining,
piping and two ponds that prevent toxic substances leaching from the site and
contaminating ground water?

a. Garbage bins
b. Sanitary Landfill
c. shredder
d. communal bins

19. Which two of the following results in an increase in population growth?

1. Birth rate
2. Death rate
3. Emigration
4. Immigration

a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 and 4

20. Which two of the following results in a decrease in population growth?

1. Birth rate
2. Death rate
3. Emigration
4. Immigration

a. 1 and 4
b. 2 and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 and 4

21. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a. Fossil fuel
b. Mineral
c. Timber
d. Lead

22. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

a. Biomass
b. Hydropower
c. Fossil fuel
d. Solar energy

23. Anything released into the environment as a result of human activity that has the potential
to cause harm is a________________.

a. Pest
b. Symbiont
c. Pollutant
d. Fertilizer

24. Which of the following process results in the enriching of water with plant nutrients
mainly nitrate ions and phosphate ions?

a. Symbiosis
b. Pollution
 c. Eutrophication
d. Waste management

25. Farmer Joe bought two goats. Within two weeks, he noticed that one of the goat was
getting bigger than the other, Farmer Joe had made a/ an

a. Observation
b. Recording
c. Hypothesis
d. Statement

26. Peggy mixed a glass of sugar and water to drink with her lunch. The sugar and water
formed a:
a. Mixture
b. Solution
c. Solute
d. Liquid

Use statement below for questions 27 -29

The diagram below shown an iodine test done for a particular food substance in a green leaf

27. The substance being tested for was:

a. Protein

b. Fats
 c. reducing test

d. starch

28. One section of leaf A is green because it contains:

a. nutrients
b. chlorophyll
c. water
d. ethanol

29. What colour change would be seen in leaf B?

a. red-orange

b. red-blue

c. blue-black

d. purple

30. In an experiment which skill is given as 0RR?

a. Observing, reading and writing

b. Observation, recording and reporting

c. Observing,writing and analysing

d. Observation,read and listen

Total: 30marks

Section B: Experimenting

1. List three parts that makes up the structure of the leaf seen in experiment number 1 done

in class
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2. In experiment number 2 a starch test was done and the following activities were involved.

Give reason for the each of the following activity carried out in the experiment.

i. The boiling of the leaf in hot water

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ii. Putting the leaf in alcohol:

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iv. What colour change would have indicated that starch was present in the leaf?

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3. Define the term continuous variation and give two examples

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4.You are to process data on height variation amongst students in the class.

The data in the table was collected for 30 students, all of the same gender and age. Table 1

Students Height (cm)

1 101
2 116
3 109
4 105
5 105
6 103
7 112
8 110
9 107
10 108
11 110
12 106
13 111
14 114
15 109
16 108
17 108
18 113
19 107
20 107
21 109
22 109
23 107
24 111
25 111
26 110
27 109
28 111
29 112
30 113

4A.Process the data above using the table below to categorise the values 16marks

Table 2

Height(cm) Tally Number of students

101-102
103-104
105-106
107-108
109-110
111-112
113-114
115-116
Total

4B. Use the data in table 2 to plot a graph with the number of students on the Yaxis and their

height (cm) on the X axis include title and scale 10marks

Section C: Short Answer Questions

1. Explain the following terms and give two examples of each

a. Mutualism
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b. Commensalism

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c. Parasitism

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2. Explain the difference between biodegradable wastes and non biodegradable wastes and

give two examples of each

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4marks

3. Give two reason why plastic waste causes special problems in the sea

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4. Almost 300,000 tonnes of waste is illegally dumped causing severe environmental

problems. What are three problems with poor waste disposal

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5. Explain two solutions to waste management

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6. Raw material fall into two main categories of resources. Explain the two main types of

resources and give an example of each

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4marks

7. Explain two environmental problem cause by deforestation

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2marks

Section D: Essay Question

As an aspiring public health worker explain in paragraphs to the public the term pollutants.

 Explain the pollution that results from agriculture

  Pollution from industry

 Improper garbage disposal

 Pollution and the marine environment

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END OF TEST

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