BIOLOGY PAPER 3 - Marking Scheme - 2017 MURANG'A MOCK EXAMINATION

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    1.  

      Solution

      Food substance

      Procedure

           Observation

      Conclusion

      Solution X

      Reducing sugars

      (1/2)

      Add equal amount of Benedict’s solution
      to a test tube containing solution X and heat to boil.(1/2)

      The blue colour of iodine solution is retained;

      Reducing sugars absent;

      Solution Y

      Reducing sugars (1/2)

      Add equal amount of Benedict’s solution
      to a test tube containing solution Y and heat to boil.(1/2)

      Colour turns to orange;

      Reducing sugars present;

    2.  

      Solution

      Food substance

      procedure

      observation

      conclusion

      Solution Y

      Reducing sugars

      Add equal amount of Benedict’s
      solution to a test tube containing solution X and heat to boil.

      The blue colour of iodine solution is retained;

      Reducing sugars present;

      Solution X

      Reducing sugars

      Add equal amount of Benedict’s
      solution to a test tube containing solution Y and heat to boil

      Colour turns to orange

      Reducing sugars present;

    3. diffusion;
    4. The reducing sugars in solution Y; diffused; from the beaker where it was highly concentrated into the visking tubing where it was less concentrated;
    5.  
      • Absorption of mineral salts from the soil;
      • Absorption of digested foods and glucose from the ileum into the blood stream;
      • Gaseous exchange;
      • removal of nitrogenous wastes in some fresh unicellular organisns;
      • Transport of manufactured food from leaves to other parts of the plants;

 

 

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    1. Set 1 – normal conditions

      Set E1 – in the dark

      Set B – unidirectional light   3mks
    2.  
      1. Etiolation; 1mk
      2. To reach light for photosynthesis;    1mk
    3.  
      1. Positive phototropism;        1mk
      2. Auxins migrate to the darker side causing faster        growth/elongation on this side; resulting in curvature of the shoot towards the source of light;          2mks
    4.  
      1. Set A1 – Epigeal;  1mk
        Set M1 – hypogeal;  1mk
      2. Set A1 – cotyledons brought above the ground;   1mk
        Set M1 – cotyledons remain below the earth’s surface/ underground; 1mk
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    1. Arthropoda;
    2. X- Arachnida;
      Y- Insecta;
      Z- Crustacea;
    3.  
      • Useful in plant pollination;
      • Produce edible food eg. Honey and royal jelly;
    4.  
      • Transmits disease causing organisms/disease vector;
      • Sucks blood hence can cause anemia;           (any three)
      • Bites on animals destroy the quality of hides and skins;
      • Wounds created become avenues for secondary bacterial infection;
    5.  
      • Flight;……………………….presence of wings;
      • Walking;…………………….presence of legs;

 

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