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Featured Questions
Here are the featured questions from the “KCSE Mock-Biology Paper 2 QA Model”:
Section A Questions:
- Question 1:
- The diagrams below represent two plant cells A and B placed in two different solutions. Study the diagrams and answer questions that follow:
- (a) Identify the nature of the solution into which each cell was placed. (2 marks)
- A: _________________________________________________
- B: _________________________________________________
- (b) Name the physiological process responsible for the observed results. (1 mark)
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- (c) Give the correct biological term used to describe cell A. (1 mark)
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- (d) Describe what would happen if a red blood cell was placed in the solution in which cell B was placed. (2 marks)
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- (e) Explain why freshwater amoeba do not burst when placed in distilled water. (2 marks)
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- (a) Identify the nature of the solution into which each cell was placed. (2 marks)
- The diagrams below represent two plant cells A and B placed in two different solutions. Study the diagrams and answer questions that follow:
- Question 2:
- (a) What is meant by the term linked genes? (1 mark)
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- (b) Haemophilia is a genetic condition transmitted through a recessive gene linked to the X chromosome. The normal gene may be represented by XH.
- (i) What is the genotype of a haemophilic female? (1 mark)
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- (ii) A woman who is a carrier for the haemophilia gene marries a normal man. Work out the phenotypic ratio for their offspring. (4 marks)
- (iii) Haemophilia is more common in males than in females. Explain this phenomenon. (2 marks)
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- (i) What is the genotype of a haemophilic female? (1 mark)
- (a) What is meant by the term linked genes? (1 mark)
- Question 3:
- Study the diagram below and answer questions that follow:
- (a) Identify the parts labeled E, F, and H. (3 marks)
- E: _________________________________________________
- F: _________________________________________________
- H: _________________________________________________
- (b) State the importance of the process represented by G in the bodies of living organisms. (2 marks)
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- (c) Compare the composition of blood in vessel E and H. (3 marks)
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- (a) Identify the parts labeled E, F, and H. (3 marks)
- Study the diagram below and answer questions that follow:
- Question 4:
- Use the figure below to answer questions that follow:
- (a) Identify the division to which the specimen belongs. (1 mark)
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- (b) Name the parts labeled M, N, and P. (3 marks)
- M: _________________________________________________
- N: _________________________________________________
- P: _________________________________________________
- (c) Name the spore-producing structures that constitute the part labeled S. (1 mark)
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- (d) Identify three features that distinguish the specimen above from higher plants. (3 marks)
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- (a) Identify the division to which the specimen belongs. (1 mark)
- Use the figure below to answer questions that follow:
- Question 5:
- (a) Name the plant organs in which meiosis takes place. (2 marks)
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- (b) Identify the figure below. (1 mark)
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- (c) Using the diagram, explain the meaning of double fertilization in flowering plants. (1 mark)
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- (d) What happens to the structure above after fertilization? (1 mark)
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- (e) State three adaptations of fruits to animal dispersal. (3 marks)
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- (a) Name the plant organs in which meiosis takes place. (2 marks)
Section B Questions:
- Question 6:
- A study was carried out to investigate the distribution of certain mammals in a game reserve with three distinct habitats. The results were as presented in the graph below.
- (a) Suggest a suitable method that could have been used to obtain the data from the three habitats. (1 mark)
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- (b) Suggest three reasons why all mammalian species were found in the wooded grassland. (3 marks)
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- (c) From the data, suggest the feeding habits of:
- (i) Wildebeest. (3 marks)
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- (ii) Lesser kudu. (3 marks)
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- (i) Wildebeest. (3 marks)
- (d) The vegetation in this game reserve was destroyed by fire. Two weeks after the onset of rains, most of the animals were found in the grassland. Explain. (4 marks)
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- (e) Name three environmental factors that are necessary for the growth of vegetation other than rain. (3 marks)
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- (f) For each of the factors, briefly explain its importance. (3 marks)
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- (a) Suggest a suitable method that could have been used to obtain the data from the three habitats. (1 mark)
- A study was carried out to investigate the distribution of certain mammals in a game reserve with three distinct habitats. The results were as presented in the graph below.
- Question 7:
- (a) Describe how water molecules are absorbed from the soil and move to the leaves in a tree. (10 marks)
- (b) Describe the mechanism of inhalation in human beings. (10 marks)
- Question 8:
- (a) Describe adaptations of the reproductive system of a male mammal to its function. (10 marks)
- (b) Explain how the following vertebrae are adapted to their function. (10 marks)
- (i) Cervical vertebra.
- (ii) Thoracic vertebra.
This list captures all featured questions found in the “KCSE Mock-Biology Paper 2 QA Model.”
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