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BIOLOGY
PRACTICAL
PAPER 2
July/Aug. 2010
2 hours

Uganda Certificate of Education

JOINT MOCK EXAMINATIONS – 2010
BIOLOGY PRACTICAL
Paper 2
2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

Attempt all the questions in this paper.

Drawings should be made in the spaces provided.
Use sharp pencils for drawings.
Coloured pencils should not be used.
No additional sheets of writing paper are to be inserted in the booklet.
Work on additional sheets will not be marked.

Question Marks
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1. You are provided with solution A. Use it to carry out the following investigations

(a) Test solution A as indicated in the table below and record your observations.

TEST OBSERVATIONS DEDUCTIONS

(i) To 2cm2 of A in a test

tube add 3 drops of
iodine solution

(ii) To 1cm3 of A in a
test tube add 1cm3 of
Benedicts solution and
boil.

(iii) To 1cm3 of A in a
test tube add lcm3 of
sodium hydroxide
solution and shake well.
Add copper II sulphate
solution drop wise and
shake

(b) Rinse your mouth with clean water then collect 2cm 3 of saliva by spitting in a
clean test tube. Add 2cm3 of saliva to 2cm3 of solution A in the test tube.
Leave the mixture to stand in a water bath at 35 – 40 oC for 10 minutes.

(i) Add 1cm3 of Benedicts solution to 1cm3 of the mixture above and boil.
Make your observation and conclusion.

Observation:
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Conclusion:
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(ii) To 1cm3 of the mixture in a test tube add 1cm3 of sodium hydroxide
and shake well. Add 2 drops of copper II sulphate solution and shake
then make your observation and conclusion.

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 Observation:
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Conclusion:
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(iii) To 1cm3 of the mixture in a test tube add 1cm3 of iodine solution and
shake.
Make your observation and conclusion.
Observation:
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Conclusion:
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(iv) Why was the mixture kept at 35 – 40oC and left to sand for 10
minutes?
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(v) Explain the result obtained in experiment (b) (i)

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vi) What was the role of saliva to this experiment?

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(vii) What physiological process is the experiment demonstrating?

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2. You are provided with specimen F and G which were obtained from a bird.

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(a) (i) State the name of each specimen

F..........................................................................................................................
G.........................................................................................................................

(ii) From which part of the body was each specimen obtained?

F..........................................................................................................................
G.........................................................................................................................

(b) State the name of the bones with which each specimen articulates at each of
the ends
(i) F..........................................................................................................................
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(ii) G.......................................................................................................................
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(c) (i) Using observation features, suggest the type of joint formed at each end
of each specimen.

F
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G
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(d) (i) State three functions of the specimen.

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(ii) How are the structures suited for the function mentioned in (d) (i)
above?

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(e) Give three observable differences between F and G.

G F

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Draw and label F. State your magnification.

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3. You are provided with specimens L, M, N, O.

(a) (i) Suggest a classification/ identification for all of them

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

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(iii) Identify each of them:

L...............................................................................................................................
M..............................................................................................................................
N..............................................................................................................................
O..............................................................................................................................

(b) Fill in the information in the table about the specimens, describing made of
Dispersal.

Specimen Mode of dispersal Significant features

evidence

(c) Open L gently and cut a transverse section of M. Obtain 2 seeds of M. Study
them carefully by feeling them between your fingers and pressing them.
(i) State your observations

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(ii) What is the significant of your observation?

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(iii) Draw and label one half of L.

(iv) Construct a dichotomous key for the specimens using

- Number of seeds
- Arrangement of seeds
- Any other significant external features.

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