BLESSED

VICTOR’S .S.S
E.O.T ONE COMPETENCE BASED ASSESSMENT EXAMINATIONS
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Student’s Name: …………………………………………………………… S. 2
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BIOLOGY
Paper 1
2024
1 hoursAPRL 2024

INSTRUCTIONS.

• This paper consists of ONE section

• Attempt all ITEMS from section A • All answershould be written in paces provided

ITEM 1
In an experiment to determine the properties of different types of soil
samples; the sets of apparatus were arranged. 250 cm3 of water was
poured into each funnel containing a soil sample; The following
observations were made at the end of the experiment and the amount
of water that collects in the each measuring cylinder is noted. Study
them and answer the questions that follow.

(a) State the aim of the experiment. ( 01 mark)

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(b) With reasons; state the type of the soil sample used in,
(i) Experiment 1 ( 03 marks)
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( ii)Experiment 2. ( 03 marks)
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(iii)Experiment 3. ( 03 marks)
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(iv)Identify the methods that can be used to improve on soil sample II…
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ITEM 2
PHIONA a student at blessed victors stays with in the school
premises,she is a gardener as well,she decided to plant some cabbage on
the nursery bed but then discovered the selected piece of land was too

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dry.she is supposed to carry out an experiment /investigation on the soil
to ivestigate the cause of soil dryness ,given the following materials
AHoe
1 Beaker
Heat source
Heating pan
Weighing balance
Stirrer
TASK
(i) Which experiment/investigation can be carried out by phiona.
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(ii) Help phiona Design the above experiment
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