KISII SCHOOL BIO FOR LIFE FORM 4 TERM II 2019 SERIES 10

A student carried out an experiment by placing anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride paper on both sides of a mesophyte
leaf as shown in the following illustration.

(a) State the aim of the experiment (1 mark)

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(b) Why should the cobalt (II) chloride paper be handled with forceps only (1mark)

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(c) Why is the paper covered with a glass slide (1 mark)

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(d) (i) What colour change is expected on the cobalt (II) chloride paper after some time (1mark)

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(ii) Compare the length of time taken for the expected results to be realized from both surfaces of the leaf

(2 marks)

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(iii) State one structural factor that could have brought about the difference in d (ii) above (1 mark)

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(e)(i) What apparatus can one use to measure the rate of transpiration of a plant ( 1 mark)

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(ii) State two precautions followed when setting up the apparatus named in e (i) above ( 2 marks)

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