S.

2 BIOLOGY
END OF TERM II EXAM 2010
TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all questions in section A and B and any two questions from section C.
Answers for section A and B should be written in the spaces provided.
Answers for section C should be written on separate sheets of paper.
SECTION A:
1.
2.
3.

Malaria in human is caused by

A.
Bacteria
B.
Protozoa

C.

Fungus

D.

Which one of these insects does not lay eggs in its life cycle?
A.
Tsetse fly
B.
Housefly
C.
Butterfly
D.

virus
Cricket

Below is a life cycle of a tick

This life cycle of for;

A.
One host tick
C.
Three host tick

B.
D.

Two host tick

Family argasidae

4.

Which one of the following kingdoms contains the most primitive organisms?
A.
Monera
B.
Protoctista
C.
Plantae
D.
Fungi

5.

Which one of the following has the largest number of different individuals?
A.
Class
B.
Family
C.
Order
D.
Species
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6.

Which one of the following can be used to distinguish a male cockroach from a
female one?
A.
Styles
B.
Anal cerci C.
Antennae length D. Dark colour

7.

A leaf is described as compound when it has,

A.
Parallel venation
B.
partially divided lamina
C.
palmate venation
D.
completely divided lamina

8.

Which is the most common group of animals on land?

A.
A human beings
B.
invertebrates
C.
Vertebrates
D.
mammals

9.
Which of the following contains a diaphragm between the thorax and
abdomen?
A.
Shark
B.
Dolphin
C.
crocodile
D.
python
10.

If a bacterium reproduces by binary fission for every 30 minutes, how many

individuals will be in the population in 3 hours?
A.
256
B.
128
C.
64
D.
16

11.

Which one of the following does not describe a living organism?

A.
irreversible increase in mass
B.
change in position by another agent
C.
detecting change in environment
D.
release of carbon dioxide

12.

Which of the following is common to both birds and reptiles?

A.
feathers and claws
B.
horny beak and scales
C.
scales and diaphragm
D.
pentadactyl limb and scales

13.

Which of the following is common to all invertebrates?

A.
Exoskeleton
B.
Segmented body
C.
Endo skeleton
D.
Vertebral column absent

14.

Bats are able to catch their prey at night by

A.
Sight
B.
Taste
C.
Smell
D.
Echo location

15.

Spirogyra produces asexually by a process called;

A.
fragmentation
B.
sporulation
C.
conjugation
D.
budding

16.

Which one of the following feature is unique to algae? They

A. are flowerless plants.
B. have cell walls made of cellulose
C. reproduce both asexually and sexually
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D. are aquatic plants

17.

The order for the cockroach is called

A.
Orthoptera B.
Diptera
C.

Dictyoptera

D. Lepidoptera

18.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of ticks in family argarsidae; They

have
A.
a scutum (hard dorsal shield)
B.
a leathery cuticle instead of a scutum.
C.
one nymph stage
D.
a sting on the last abdomen segment.

19.

True worms belong to phylum;

A.
platyhelmithes
C.
Coelenterata

20.
21.

B.
D.

Mollusca
Annelida

Which one of the following is not a class of arthropoda?

A.
Insecta
B.
Arachnida C.
Crustacea D.

Cephalopoda

Which one of the following does not belong to the group?

A.
Spider
B.
Scorpion
C.
Tick
D.

Prawn

22.

To which group do ferns and palms belong?

A.
Epiphytes
B.
Bryophytes
C.
Pteridophytes
D.
Spermatophytes

23.

All seed bearing plants are classified as

A.
Gymnosperms
B.
C.
Spermatophytes
D.

Agiosperms
Pteridophytes

24.

Which one of the following is not a function of all leaves?

A.
Gaseous exchange
B.
Transpiration
C.
Photosynthesis
D.
Protection

25.

Which of the following statements does not describe a stolon as a stem?

A.
It is swollen with food reserves
B.
it has nodes and internodes
C.
it has adventitious roots
D.
it bears an aerial shoot

26.

Which one of the following is described as a stem modification?

A.
conduction of water
B.
exposing flowers for pollination.
C.
supporting the leaves.
D.
carrying out photosynthesis.
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27.

Which one of the following is not a stem?

A.
Irish potato B. Corm (yam)
C. Stolon (grass)

D.

Carrot

28.

A non woody plant with broad leaves and does not grow beyond one foot in
height is described as.
A.
Shrub
B.
Herb
C.
Climber
D.
Tree

29.

Which one of the following features is unique to the honey bee?

A.
segmented appendages.
B.
three thoracic segments.
C.
a sting on the tip of abdomen.
D.
a comb on fore leg and prong on middle leg.

30.

The following belong to the same group except

A.
Ant
B.
Bee
B.
Mite

B.

Housefly

SECTION C:
Attempt any two questions
34.

(a)i). Draw the structure of the bread mould (Mucor) and label any four parts. (4mks)

(ii).
(b).

Describe how the structure of the bread mould is suited for its mode of
life.
(4mks)
Outline the differences between bread mould and spirogyra. (7mks)

35.

(a).
(b).

Give three basic functions of plant roots.

(3mks)
Giving an example and a drawing in each case state the different root
modifications.
(12mks)

36.

(a).
(b).

Describe the life cycle of a butterfly.

Give four economic importances of butterflies.

37.

(a).
(b).
(c).

Give the order to which a honey bee belongs.

(1mk)
Describe the duties of a worker bee.
(12mks)
Give two other examples of insects which stay in communities.
(2mks)

(11mks)
(4mks)

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END OF TERM II EXAM 2011
TIME: 2 HOURS

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY

SECTION
A
B
C
Total

MARKS

SECTION A ANSWER SHEET.

1.

6.

11.

16.

21.

26.

2.

7.

12.

17.

22.

27.

3.

8.

13.

18.

23.

28.

4.

9.

14.

19.

24.

29.

5.

10.

15.

20.

25.

30.

SECTION B:
31.

A senior two student carried out a field study in the garden behind the school
laboratory and recorded her results in the table below. Study the data and
answer the questions that follow:
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Category of
organisms
Tree
Grass
Herbs
Flying insects
Soil invertebrates

Number of
samples
1
15
15
15
3

Number of
species types
3
10
7
5
10

Total number of
organisms
3
80
60
10
50

(a).

Construct a bar graph on a graph paper to represent the numbers of

different species obtained in the study.
(6mks)

(b).

Suggest one method the student might have used to collect data of the
following organisms.
(3mks)
Organism
Trees
Grass and herbs
Flying insects

Method

(c).

Explain the following observations

(i).

the student carried out few samples when obtaining data on trees than
from the herbs.
(2mks)
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(ii).

The number of species type in each category was fewer than the total
number of organisms observed.
(2mks)
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(d).i). Name two types of apparatus the student used to collect the soil
invertebrates.
(2mks)
1. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------2. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------(ii).

Give four examples of the soil invertebrates the students could have
obtained using the apparatus in (d) (i).

(2mks)

1.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(e).

Suggest any three problems the student could have faced in her field
study.

(3mks)

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(a)(i). To which phylum does each of the following organisms belong?

(ii).

1.

(2mks)
Moss-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.

Maize-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

State one reason as to why the above two organisms are classified
together in the same kingdom.

(1mk)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------(b).

Give three structural differences between the moss and maize.

(3mks)
Moss
1.

Maize

2.
3.
Give four differences between a monocot and dicot plant.
Monocot

Dicot
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(4mks)

1.
2.
3.
4.
33.

(a).(i). Give three different functions of fins on a bony fish and give a specific
example of the fin in each case.
(3mks)
Function
1.

Example

2.
3.

(ii). Excluding fins give two other modifications on fish to live in water (2 marks)
1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(b).

Outline the importance of water to fish.

(3mks)

1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(c).

Give any two features found in cartelagenous fish but absent in bony fish.
(2mks)
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