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BIOLOGY- TERMINAL EXAMINATION

FORM ONE

TIME: 2HRS                                                                                                        

NAME:_________________________________________                 CLASS:___________

INSTRUCTIONS

-          Answer all questions

SECTION A (20 MARKS)

1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the space provided.

i)                    Which are the two main branch of biology

1. Cytology and ethnology
2. Botany and zoology
3. Menology and orthology
4. Limnology and hydrobiology

ii)                  Which of the following sets include a characteristic, which is not exclusive to living organisms?

1. Feeding, irritability and growth
2. Reproduction, death and definite shape
3. Excretion, locomotion and feeding
4. Growth movement and respiration

iii)                Which of the following is most important basic difference between plants and animals?

1. Growth
2. Movement
3. Nutrition
4. Irritability

iv)                The following are branches of biology. Which one is not?

1. Microbiology
2. Ecology
3. Science
4. Taxonomy

v)                  Characteristic of living things are:

1. Breathing, growth, locomotion, irritability and cell wall
2. Cell membrane, breathing, growth, feeding
3. Nucleus, irritability, reproduction and growth
4. Reproduction, breathing, growth excretion and irritability

vi)                Which of the following will be a sequence to follow in scientific procedure after experiment?

1. Observation and data recording
2. Hypothesis formation
3. Conclusion
4. Problem identification

vii)              In biology, an experiment is used to test a;

1. Law
2. Theory
3. Hypothesis
4. Problem

viii)            Interpretation means:

1. To make sense of information
2. Investigation
3. Evaluation
4. Guessing

ix)                What do you understand by the term hypothesis?

1. An intelligent guess
2. An opinion
3. A school of thought
4. An idea

x)                  If you look at cell in frog, muscles, you will observe that these cells contain nuclei but lack cell wall. The statement that frog muscles contain nuclei but no cell wall is termed as:

1. A hypothesis
2. A conclusion
3. An assumption
4. None of the above

2. Write True for statements that are correct and False for statements that are not correct

i)                    Electric shock, fires, colds and burns can endanger our lives_______________

ii)                  Drivers and passengers are more concerned with road signs but not students____________

iii)                Improper use of useful substances things such as vehicles, electricity and water bodies can endanger our lives_____________

iv)                Biting and stinging animals can cause harm to our bodies, yet they are very useful to man______________

v)                  All fires are flames as all flames are fires______________

3. Fill in the spaces provided:

i)                    Scientific investigations being with___________________

ii)                  We make observation using________________

iii)                In biology, we can measure the height of plant by using________________or_______________

iv)                A scientist can be able to accept or reject a hypothesis by doing________________

v)                  An experiment that is set to make comparison with the test experiment is called______________

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

4. a) What do you understand by the term experimentation?

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b) Give the meaning of:

i)                    Hypothesis___________________________________________________________

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ii)                  Theory__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

iii)                Fact ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. a) What is laboratory?

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b) Which are factors to consider when constructing a biology laboratory?

i)                    ________________________________________________________________

ii)                  ________________________________________________________________

iii)                ________________________________________________________________

iv)                ________________________________________________________________

v)                  ________________________________________________________________

c) Name five chemicals used in biology

i)                    _______________________________________

ii)                  _______________________________________

iii)                _______________________________________

iv)                _______________________________________

v)                  _______________________________________

6. a) How do you determine the magnification of an object viewed under a light microscope?

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b) State the function of the following parts

i)                    Base ______________________________________________________

ii)                  Mirror_____________________________________________________

iii)                Diaphragm___________________________________________________

iv)                Condenser____________________________________________________

v)                  Stage________________________________________________________

7. a)Define:

i)                    First Aid________________________________________________________________

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ii)                  First Aid Kit_____________________________________________________________

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           b) Name five importance of First Aid Kit

i)                    ___________________________________________________________

ii)                  ___________________________________________________________

iii)                ___________________________________________________________

iv)                ___________________________________________________________

v)                  ___________________________________________________________

c) Briefly outline ten components of the first Aid Kit

i)                    ___________________________________________________________

ii)                  ___________________________________________________________

iii)                ___________________________________________________________

iv)                ___________________________________________________________

v)                  ___________________________________________________________

8. a) How can tell that someone is suffering from shock?

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b) Name at least causes of fainting

i)                    _____________________________________________________________

ii)                  _____________________________________________________________

iii)                _____________________________________________________________

iv)                _____________________________________________________________

v)                  _____________________________________________________________

9. a)With specific examples, highlight five reasons why we should study biology:

i)                    ______________________________________________________________________

ii)                  ______________________________________________________________________

iii)                ______________________________________________________________________

iv)                ______________________________________________________________________

v)                  ______________________________________________________________________

b) What four characteristics of living things are easily observable in both plant and animals?

i)                    __________________________________________________________________

ii)                  __________________________________________________________________

iii)                __________________________________________________________________

iv)                __________________________________________________________________

SECTION C (20 MARKS)

10. With examples explain six steps that scientist carrying out an investigation has to go through.

a)      _______________________________________________________________________

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b)      _______________________________________________________________________

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c)      _______________________________________________________________________

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d)      _______________________________________________________________________

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e)      _______________________________________________________________________

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f)       _______________________________________________________________________

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