Red Blood Cells in Transportation of Oxygen
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1.The diagram below illustrate the role played by red blood in the transportation of carbon (IV)
Oxide.
Substance F + carbon (IV) oxide
Enzyme G
Weak carbonic acid
Hydrogen ions hydrogen carbonates ions
(a) Other than carbon(IV) oxide transportation in the red blood cells, name the other form of carbon(IV) oxide transportation in humans . (1 mark)
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(b)(i) Name substance F (1 mark)
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(ii) Name the enzyme marked G and state its role in the reaction. (2 marks)
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(c) Explain why transportation of carbon (IV) oxide in red blood cells is advantageous (2marks)
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(d) Explain the role of calcium in blood clotting (2 marks)
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2.An experiment was carried out to investigate the rate of reaction shown below.
Sucrose Fructose + glucose.
For the products fructose and glucose to be formed, it was found that substance K was to be added and the temperature maintained at 37oC. When another substance L was added, the reaction slowed down and eventually stopped.
(a) Suggest the identity of substance K and L (2 marks)
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(b) Other than temperature, state three ways by which the rate of reaction would be increased
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(c) Explain how substance L slowed down the reaction (3 marks)
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- The diagram below shows an instrument used in the laboratory.
(a) Name the apparatus shown above
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(b) Label the parts Q , K and R (3 marks)
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(c) What are the functions of parts P, N and S. (3 marks)
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(d) What is the formula of calculating linear magnification (1 mark)
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- The diagram below shows a life cycle of a cockroach
- a) Name the hormone that would be at high concentration during the first and second week and their functions.
- First week (1mk)
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Function
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(ii) Second week (1mk)
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Function
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- b) Name the structure that produces hormone in a (ii) above (1mk)
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- c) Name the process represented by the life cycle above. (1mk)
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- d) State two importance for the process named in (c) above. (2mks)
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5.Below is a diagram of nitrogen cycle. Study it and answer the questions that follows.
- Name the processes represented by: A and D ( 2marks)
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- Name the compound represented by B (1mk)
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(c) Name the group of organisms represented by C (1mk)
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(d) (i) Identify the class of the plants to which the above cycle takes place (1mk)
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(ii) Name the part of the plant where process A takes place (1mk)
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(e) How would use of excessive pesticides affect process A (2mks)
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SECTION B. (40 MARKS)
Answer question 6 (compulsory) and either question 7 or 8 in the spaces provided after question 8
- Two persons X and Y drunk volumes of concentrated solution of glucose. The amount of glucose in their blood was determined at intervals. The results are shown in the table below.
Time(minutes) |
Glucose level in blood(mg//100cm3) |
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0 |
87 |
84 |
15 |
112 |
123 |
30 |
139 |
170 |
45 |
116 |
188 |
60 |
100 |
208 |
90 |
95 |
202 |
120 |
92 |
144 |
150 |
88 |
123 |
(a) On the grid provided, plot graphs of glucose level in blood persons X and Y against time on the same axis. (7 marks)
(b) What was the concentration of glucose in the blood of X and Y at the 20th minute? (2 marks)
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(c) Suggest why the glucose level in person X stopped rising after 30 minutes while it continued rising in person Y? (3 marks)
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(d) Account for the decrease in glucose level in person X after 30 minutes and person Y after 60 minutes (3 marks)
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(e) Name the compound that stores energy released during oxidation of glucose (1 mark)
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- f) Explain what happens to excess amino acids (4 marks)
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- Describe how the human kidney functions (20 marks)
- Explain how abiotic factors affect plants (20 marks)
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