BIOLOGY Form 3 Holiday Assignment Questions

Name………………………………………………………………… ADM NO…………………
SIGN ……….…… Date……….…
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BIOLOGY
FORM 3
1
2 Hours
2
MID TERM – MAY 2022 EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
 Write your name and admission Number in the spaces provided above.
 Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above.
 Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
 All workings must be clearly shown where necessary.
1. (a) In binomial nomenclature, which name is supposed to begin with. (2mks)

(i) Small letter
(ii) Capital letter
(b) State any other guideline that should be followed when scientific names are typed or printed.
(1mk)
2. Define the following terms as used in the study of living organisms

(i)Ornithology (1mark)
(ii) Ecology (1mark)
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(iii)Cytology (1mark
3. State three adaptations of the alveolus to its functions. (3mks)
4. a) Explain the term cell specialization. (1mk)
b.) State how the following cells are specialized to perform their function.
i). Red blood cell (1mks)
ii. Root hair cell (1mk)
5. Below is a diagram of a structure found in Eukaryotic cells? Study it and answer the questions that
follow
a) Identify the structure (1 mark)
b) State two properties of the structure (2 marks)
c) On the diagram, label protein layer and phospholipid layer (2 marks)
6. List down any two importance of translocated food substances in plants. (2mks)
7. State two differences between open and closed circulatory system. 2mks)
8. State TWO reasons why it is important for plants to lose water vapour to the atmosphere. (2mks)
9. (a) What is blood transfusion? (2mks)
(b) From among the following blood vessels, place each in its correct description.
Artery, capillary, vein, (3mks)
Carry blood at Carry blood at lowest Has thick muscular

highest pressure pressure wall
10. (a) Write down two adaptations of the root hairs to perform their function. (2mks)
11. a) Explain why the leaf of a sisal plant has a thick and shiny cuticle (2mks)
(b)Which blood vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the liver.? (1mk)
12. Name the gaseous exchange site in :

(i) Man (1 mk)
(ii) Fish (1 mk)
13. a) The diagram below represents a set-up that students used in an investigation.
Air
Boiling
Tube
L
Flask K Flask M
Flask N
Potassium Lime water Cockroaches Lime Water

hyroxide
a) Name the physiological process that was being investigated. (1 mark)
b) i) What observation would be made in boiling tube L and N. (2 mark)

L-
N-
ii) Give reason for the observation made in flask N. (2mark)
14. How do the following factors affect active transport?

a) Glucose concentration. (2mks)
b) Change in pH. (2mks)
15. State three differences between glycolysis and krebs cycle. (3mks)
Glycolysis: Kreb’s cycle:
16. The apparatus below was used to investigate anaerobic respiration:-
Oil film
Lime water
Yeast + 10%
Glucose solution
(a) How would you remove dissolved oxygen from the glucose before the experiment
Commencing? (1mk)
(b) State what happens to the lime water as the experiment proceeds to the end (1mk)
(c) Describe the reactions in the experiment (3mks)
17. State 2 ways through which plants eliminate their waste products. (2mks)
18. State the functions of the following parts of the human skin. (2mks)
i) Nerve endings,
ii) Cornified layer.
19. Name two components of blood that are not present in the glomerular filtrate. (2mks)
20. (a) Distinguish between digestion and absorption as used in animal nutrition. (2mks)
(b) Amylase is an enzyme involved in the digestion of starch. Name two parts of digestive system
where it digests food. (2mks)
(c) How is the palisade layer of the leaf adapted for photosynthesis? (2mks)
21. The diagram below illustrates an internal section of a mammalian kidney.
a) State three differences in composition of fluids passing through vessels P and Q. 3marks)
P Q
b) State two similarities between vessel P and vessel Q in terms of composition of

fluids passing through them. (2marks)
c) State the substances that would be in high concentration in fluids that pass through
vessel R in individuals:- (2marks)
i) Suffering from diabetes mellitus.
ii) Suffering from diuresis.
d) Name the organ where R empties its content to. ( 1mark)
22. The diagram below shows an organelle that is found in most cells. Study it and answer the questions
that follow.
a. i. Name the organelle. (1 mark)
ii. State the function of the organelle in a (i) above. (1 mark)
b. i. Give the full name of the major chemical compound that is formed in the
organelle. (1 mk)
ii. Identify the gas that is required in order to form the compound you have stated
in b (i)above. (1 mark)
c. Give the name of the structure labeled H and state its function. (2 marks)
Identity
Function
d. i. In which cells between spermatozoa or ova would you expect to find a high number of the
organelles named in a (i) above? (1 mark)
ii. Give a reason for your answer in d (i) above. (1 mark)
24. Describe the:

a) Process of inhalation in mammals. (8marks)
b) Mechanism of opening and closing of the stomata using the photosynthetic theory. (12marks)

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Name………………………………………………………………… ADM NO…………………

SIGN ……….…… Date……….…

MID TERM – MAY 2022 EXAMINATION

 Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above.

 Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.

 All workings must be clearly shown where necessary.

1. (a) In binomial nomenclature, which name is supposed to begin with. (2mks)

(ii) Capital letter

2. Define the following terms as used in the study of living organisms

(ii) Ecology (1mark)

3. State three adaptations of the alveolus to its functions. (3mks)

4. a) Explain the term cell specialization. (1mk)

ii. Root hair cell (1mk)

a) Identify the structure (1 mark)

b) State two properties of the structure (2 marks)

c) On the diagram, label protein layer and phospholipid layer (2 marks)

9. (a) What is blood transfusion? (2mks)

Artery, capillary, vein, (3mks)

Carry blood at Carry blood at lowest Has thick muscular

12. Name the gaseous exchange site in :

(ii) Fish (1 mk)

Potassium Lime water Cockroaches Lime Water

a) Name the physiological process that was being investigated. (1 mark)

b) i) What observation would be made in boiling tube L and N. (2 mark)

ii) Give reason for the observation made in flask N. (2mark)

14. How do the following factors affect active transport?

b) Change in pH. (2mks)

Glycolysis: Kreb’s cycle:

16. The apparatus below was used to investigate anaerobic respiration:-

(c) Describe the reactions in the experiment (3mks)

ii) Cornified layer.

b) State two similarities between vessel P and vessel Q in terms of composition of

ii) Suffering from diuresis.

d) Name the organ where R empties its content to. ( 1mark)

a. i. Name the organelle. (1 mark)

ii. State the function of the organelle in a (i) above. (1 mark)

ii. Give a reason for your answer in d (i) above. (1 mark)

24. Describe the:

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