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HAVARD PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL

END OF TERM THREE TERMINAL TEST
BIOLOGY

1. Figure 1 is a diagram of a feather. Use it to answer the questions that follow

a) Identify the type of feather (1mark)

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b) State the parts labelled A and B (2 marks)
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c) Give one way in which a bird’s wing is adapted for flying (1 mark)
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2. Figure below shows a developing human foetus inside the womb

a. Name the part marked B and C (2 marks)

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b. Stare two roles played by part marked A during the development of the foetus. (2 marks)
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c. Vasectomy is a surgical operation which the sperm duct is cut on both sides of the body and
the cut ends are tied and sealed. Explain how this will result in efficient contraception. (2 marks)
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d. State any two problems associated with the human reproductive system. (2 marks)
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3. The following schematic diagram represents the main stages in the blood clotting process

a. Name the substances (1 mark each)

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b. Name the metallic ion necessary for the conversion of prothrombin to substance B. (1 mark)
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c. State two reasons why blood clots formed on the surface of the wound is useful to the body.(2)
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d. State two structural differences between the arteries and (2 marks)
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4. The diagram below represents the human ear. Use to answer the questions that follow.

a. Name the part labelled A (1 mark)

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b. Explain how each of the following structure adapted to their functions? (1 mark each)
(i) Pinna
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(ii) Ear ossicles
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c. What is the function of the structure E (1 mark)
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d. (i) State one defect of the ear (1 mark)
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(ii)Explain how the defect in 4d (i) can be corrected (1 mark)
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5. The form four students at Havard Private Secondary School,used a sweep net to capture
grasshoppers in the field. In the first sample, they captured 40 grasshoppers. They marked the
grasshoppers with blue paint and release them. Secondly, they captured 30 grasshoppers
whereby 10 were marked. Use capture-recapture method to find the population of the
grasshoppers in that field. (5 marks)

b. Define the term “photolysis” (2 marks)

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c. The diagram below shows part of the human digestive system. Use it to answer the questions
that follow.

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i. Name the parts marked R and S (2 marks)
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ii. Explain any two adaptations of part S to its function. (2 marks each)
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iii. State one digestive function of part R (1 mark)
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vi. Name the blood vessel that transports digested food from S to R (1 mark)
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6. The diagram below shows a setup of an experiment to investigate properties of enzymes. Use it
to answer the questions that follow

a.What property of enzymes is being investigated in the experiment? (1 mark)

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b. If after 10 minutes the contents of both test tubes were tested for starch, what colour would be
seen in the two test tubes?
Test tube X (1 mark)
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Test Tube Y (1 mark)
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c.The diagram below is representing blood as seen under a microscope. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.

Use the letters to give the parts of blood responsible for the following:
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(i) Transport of oxygen (1 mark)
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(ii) Making antibodies (1 mark)
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(iii) Blood clotting (1 mark)
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d. Explain two ways in which the structures that transport oxygen are adapted for their function.
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e.How do C and D differ in the way they function? (2 marks)
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6.The figure below shows a diagram of the human brain.Use it to answer the questions that follow .

a.State the function of the part marked P (1 mark)

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b.Why part P is highly folded (2 marks)
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c.State two differences in structure between Z and U (2 marks)
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d. Explain why injury to part Z may cause death. (2 marks)
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e. State any two effects of chemicals on the nervous system. (2 marks)

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7. Below is a diagram of a vector. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

a.Name the disease transmitted by the vector (1 mark)

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b.How does the vector transmit the disease (2 marks)
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c.Below is the diagram showing five different animals. Use the diagram to construct a
dichotomous key that can be used to identify the animals. (8 marks)

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SECTION C ESSAYS (20 MARKS)

8. Describe an experiment to show that a germinating bean seed contains starch digesting
enzyme. In your essay include, procedures, observation, results and conclusion. (10 marks)
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9. Fish faces drag in its attempt to locomote. Describe five adaptations of a fish to locomotion.
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