- Maintain shape of the body
- Protect delicate organs of the body e.g. heart, brain
- Place/ area of attachment for other organs of the body
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How does vascular bundles contribute to support in plants?
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How does vascular bundles contribute to support in plants?
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State the role of lignin in the wall of the xylem vessel.
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State the role of lignin in the wall of the xylem vessel.
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State three types of skeleton found in Kingdom animalia.
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State three types of skeleton found in Kingdom animalia.
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The diagram below represents a mammalian bone.
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The diagram below represents a mammalian bone.
(a) Identify the bone shown above.
(b) State the function of the parts labelled R and S.
(c) State the region of the body in which the bone is found.
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The diagram below represents a bone in the mammalian skeleton.
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The diagram below represents a bone in the mammalian skeleton.
a) Identify the bone with a reason.
b) State the function of the part labeled D.
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A person had an accident and had problems with his vision, hearing and memory.Identify the part of the brain that was affected
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A person had an accident and had problems with his vision, hearing and memory.
Identify the part of the brain that was affected
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State two functions of vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid).
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State two functions of vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid).
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a)State two functions of a mammalian ear.
(b) How is the cochlea suited to its function.
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a)State two functions of a mammalian ear.
(b) How is the cochlea suited to its function.
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The diagram below represents a simple reflex arc.
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The diagram below represents a simple reflex arc.
(a) Name the parts labeled A and B
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An experiment was carried out to investigate a growth response in maize seedling as shown in the diagram below.
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An experiment was carried out to investigate a growth response in maize seedling as shown in the diagram below.
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(b) Explain the response exhibited by the shoot.
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(a) State two differences between taxes and tropisms.
(b) Give two survival values of tactic movements to organisms.
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(a) State two differences between taxes and tropisms.
(b) Give two survival values of tactic movements to organisms.
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Study the drawing below and use it to answer the questions that follow.
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Study the drawing below and use it to answer the questions that follow.
a) Name the part labeled X.
b) Describe the changes that occur in the structure X in dim light.
c) What is meant by the term accommodation with reference to the eye?
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State three limitations of fossils records as an evidence of organic evolution.
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State three limitations of fossils records as an evidence of organic evolution.
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Name the region of the gut where digestion of cellulose takes place.
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Name the region of the gut where digestion of cellulose takes place.
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The table below is a representation of a chromatide with genes along its length. It undergoes mutation to appear as shown below.
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The table below is a representation of a chromatide with genes along its length. It undergoes mutation to appear as shown below.
a) Name the type of chromosomal mutation represented.
b) Name one mutagenic agent.
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Wekesa and Wanjiku who are siblings are both normal as their parents but have a hemophilic
brother. Give the Genotype of their parents.
i)What are linked...
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Wekesa and Wanjiku who are siblings are both normal as their parents but have a hemophilic
brother. Give the Genotype of their parents.
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The figure below represents the distribution of height of pupils in a school.
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The figure below represents the distribution of height of pupils in a school.
(a) Name the type of variation represented by the curve
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Distinguish between complete and incomplete dominance.
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Distinguish between complete and incomplete dominance.
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In an experiment the radicle of a seedling was marked equidistant using Indian ink as shown in the diagram below.
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In an experiment the radicle of a seedling was marked equidistant using Indian ink as shown in the diagram below.
(a) What was the aim of the experiment?
(b) On the diagram below mark on the radicle to show the appearance of the marks after 3days
(c ) State three characteristics of cells found just behind the root cap of a radicle
(d) Give two factors inside a seed that causes seed dormancy
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Give the form in which each of the following substances are transported in mammalian blood:(i) Carbon (IV) oxide(ii) Oxygen
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Give the form in which each of the following substances are transported in mammalian blood:(i) Carbon (IV) oxide(ii) Oxygen
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