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BIOLOGY
PRACTICAL
Paper 2
July/August 2022
2 hrs

UGANDA TEACHERS’ EXAMINATIONS SCHEME

Uganda Certificate of Education
JOINT MOCK EXAMINATIONS
BIOLOGY
(PRACTICAL)
Paper 2
2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
his paper consists of three questions.
Answer all questions
Drawings and answers should be made and written in the spaces provided.
Use a sharp HB pencil for your drawings.
Coloured pencils or crayons should not be used.
No additional sheets of writing paper are to be inserted in this booklet.
Work on additional sheets will not be marked.

For Examiner’s use only

Question Marks Examiner’s initials
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2
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Total

© 2022 Uganda Teachers’ Examinations Scheme

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1. You are provided with solution P, which contains a food substance and solution Q.
(a) Carryout the tests in Table 1 to identify the food substance in solution P.
Record your results in the same table. (09 marks)
Table 1
Tests Observation Deductions
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(i) To 1cm of P in a
test tube, add 2
drops of iodine
solution.

(ii) To 1cm3 of DCPIP

solution in a test
tube, add 3 drops of
solution P.

(iii) To 1cm3 of solution

P in a test tube, add
1cm3 of Benedict’s
solution and boil.

(b) To 2cm3 of solution P in a clean test tube add 2cm3 of solution Q and
incubate the mixture in a water bath maintained at a temperature between
350C and 400C. Leave the mixture in the bath for 20 minutes. (meanwhile
continue with other work)
After 20 minutes remove the incubated mixture from the water bath and
divide it into two portions in separate test tubes labelled 1 and 2.
Carry out the tests in table 2 and record your results in the table.
(06 marks)

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 Table 2
Tests Observation Deductions
To the solution in test
tube 1, add 3 drops of
iodine solution.
To the solution in test
tube 2, add 2cm3of
Benedict’s solution and
boil.

(c) (i) Identify the food substance in solution P. (01 mark)

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(ii) From the result in table 1 and table 2 explain the results in test tube 2.
(04 marks)
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2. You are provided with specimen D, E and F, which are all plant structures.
(a) State the observable features common to all the specimens. (03 marks)
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(b) With evidence from the specimens, state the major function of the
structures to the plants. (02 marks)
(i) Function:
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 (ii) Evidence:
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(c) Specimen D is modified to carry out a special function. Giving a structural

evidence identify the special function.
(i) Special function: (01 mark)
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(ii) Structural evidence. (02 marks)

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(iii) State how specimen D is adapted to the special function.(02 marks)

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(d) (i) Make a labelled drawing of specimen D. (04 marks)

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 (ii) State three structural differences between specimen D and E.
(03 marks)

Table 3
Specimen D Specimen E
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(ii) ……………………………. …………………………….
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(iii)……………………………. …………………………….
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(e) Briefly describe the lamina of specimen F. (03 marks)

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3. You are provided with specimen A, B, and C which were all got from the same
mammal.
(a) Identify the part of the mammal from which each specimen was got and
give reason for your answer in each case. (06 marks)
(i) A
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(ii) Reason
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(iii) B
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 (iv) Reason
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(v) C
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(vi) Reason
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(b) (i) Explain how the structure of specimen B suits it to its function.
(04 marks)
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(ii) In the space below, make a well labelled drawing of specimen B.

(05 marks)

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(c) (i) State three structural differences between specimen A and specimen B.
(03 marks)
Specimen D Specimen E
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(ii) State four features that are common to specimens A, B and C.

(02 marks)
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