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Controlling protozoa parasite:
- Improving sanitation to prevent infection by parasites.
- Insecticides to kill vector like mosquitoes or tsetse fly.
- Sleeping under Nets
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- State one structural and one functional difference between motor and sensory neurones.
- Structural difference –
- Functional difference –(Solved)
State one structural and one functional difference between motor and sensory neurones.
- Structural difference –
- Functional difference –
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- State one function of each of the following parts of a mammalian ear.
a) Pinna
b) Tympanic membrane
c) Vestibule(Solved)
State one function of each of the following parts of a mammalian ear.
a) Pinna
b) Tympanic membrane
c) Vestibule
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- State the changes that occur in a nerve axon to produce an action potential.(Solved)
State the changes that occur in a nerve axon to produce an action potential.
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- Distinguish between identical twins and fraternal twins.(Solved)
Distinguish between identical twins and fraternal twins.
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- State function of the following in seed germination. (i) Water (ii) Enzymes (iii) Oxygen(Solved)
State function of the following in seed. Germination.
i) Water
ii) Enzymes
iii) Oxygen
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- List the changes that takes place during inhalation in the breathing cycle of mammal in the following.
(a) Ribcage and thoracic cavity.
(b) Diaphragm
(c) External intercostal...(Solved)
List the changes that takes place during inhalation in the breathing cycle of mammal in the following.
(a) Ribcage and thoracic cavity.
(b) Diaphragm
(c) External intercostal muscles.
(d) Internal intercostal muscles.
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- Name the fins that prevent the following movements of fish during swimming.
(i) Yawing
(ii) Pitching
(iii) Rolling(Solved)
Name the fins that prevent the following movements of fish during swimming.
(i) Yawing
(ii) Pitching
(iii) Rolling
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- Write the types of gene mutation represented by the following analogues.
(i) Intended message BRING THERMOS ON OUTING
Actual message BRING MOTHERS ON OUTING
Type ......................................................
(ii) Intended message...(Solved)
Write the types of gene mutation represented by the following analogues.
(i) Intended message BRING THERMOS ON OUTING
Actual message BRING MOTHERS ON OUTING
Type ......................................................
(ii) Intended message PLEASE SAY WHERE YOU ARE
Actual message PLEASE STAY WHERE YOU ARE
Type ......................................................
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name structure labelled Y.
(b) (i) State the agent of dispersal for the structure above.
(ii) Give a reason for your answer in b(i) above.
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- Name the type of response shown by:
(a) Leaves of Mimosa pudica when they fold after being touched.
(b) Sperms when they swim towards ovum.
(c) Euglena...(Solved)
Name the type of response shown by:
(a) Leaves of Mimosa pudica when they fold after being touched.
(b) Sperms when they swim towards ovum.
(c) Euglena when they swim towards the source of light.
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- What happens when respiration exceeds photosynthesis in the guard cells of terrestrial plants?(Solved)
What happens when respiration exceeds photosynthesis in the guard cells of terrestrial plants?
Date posted: March 22, 2019. Answers (1)
- State the importance of the structure given below in a seed.
(a) Endosperm.
(b) Testa.(Solved)
State the importance of the structure given below in a seed.
(a) Endosperm.
(b) Testa.
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Two populations of the same species of birds were separated over a long period of time by an ocean. Both populations initially fed on insects...(Solved)
Two populations of the same species of birds were separated over a long period of time by an ocean. Both populations initially fed on insects only but later it was observed that one population fed entirely on fruits and seeds although insects were available. Name;
(a) The type of isolation.
(b) The type of evolutionary change.
(c) What are vestigial structures?
(d) Name one vestigial structure in man.
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Eight potato cylinder of the same size were used to investigate a certain physiological process. Four of the potato cylinders were placed in solution S....(Solved)
Eight potato cylinder of the same size were used to investigate a certain physiological process. Four of the potato cylinders were placed in solution S. The other four potato cylinders were placed in solution T. After 2 hours, the potato cylinders from solution S were found to longer and stiff, while those from solution T were found to be shorter and flexible. Explain the
results in solution S and T.
(b) Distinguish between active transport and diffusion.
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Why is the pancreas considered a dual gland?(Solved)
Why is the pancreas considered a dual gland?
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- List two enzymes that are secreted in their precursor forms.(Solved)
List two enzymes that are secreted in their precursor forms.
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- The diagram below represents a type of bone in the mammalian skeleton.(Solved)
The diagram below represents a type of bone in the mammalian skeleton.
(a) Identify the bone illustrated in the diagram.
(b) Give a reason for your answer in (a) above.
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Three tubes each containing 1ml saliva and 1ml water were incubated in water baths at different temperatures as shown in the diagram below for 30...(Solved)
Three tubes each containing 1ml saliva and 1ml water were incubated in water baths at different temperatures as shown in the diagram below for 30 minutes. Another one tube containing 1ml starch solution was incubated for the same length of time in each water bath. The contents of the two tubes in each water bath was then mixed and incubated for further 30 minutes.The content of each tube was then tested for starch using iodine solution.
a) What was the aim of the experiment?
(b) Why was it necessary to incubate the tubes for 30 minutes before mixing their contents?
(c) State the colour changes you would expect to observe after adding iodine solution.
(d) Account for the expected observations.
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Sickle cell anaemia is a hereditary disease due to a recessive gene which changes normal haemoglobin (Hb – A) to abnormal
haemoglobin (Hb – S). The...(Solved)
Sickle cell anaemia is a hereditary disease due to a recessive gene which changes normal haemoglobin (Hb – A) to abnormal
haemoglobin (Hb – S). The red blood cells of people with sickle cell anaemia are sickle shaped.
(a) What are the possible phenotypes of the offsprings of a man who is heterozygous and a woman who is also heterozygous?
Show your working.
(b) Sickle cell trait is more prevalent in tropical countries than in temperate countries. Give an explanation for this observation.
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Below is a diagram of a sperm cell.(Solved)
Below is a diagram of a sperm cell.
a) Identify parts labeled X and Y.
(b) Explain how parts W and Z adapt the cell to its function.
(c) Using letter P identify or label on the diagram the part of the cell rich in DNA.
(d) State the function of part X.
Date posted: March 21, 2019. Answers (1)