Biology Paper 1 Marking Scheme
KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 15
Biology Paper 1
Liver cirrhosis;
Hepatitis;
Jaundice;
Gall stones;
2 marks
(a). Seechi disc;
(b). Wind sock;
2 marks
Number of body parts;
Number of appendages;
Presence and number of antennae;
Presence and number of wings;
3 marks
(a). Pooter;
(b). For sucking crawling insects and small animals form barks of trees and rock surfaces;
2 marks
(i). K –Hypocotyl;
L- Coleoplile;
(ii). Epigeal germination
3 marks
(a). Keeps the air passage/trachea open;
(b). Traps dust and other solid particles;
(c). Dissolves gases before diffusion takes place;
3 marks
(a). Y- Condensation;
(b). X-Dipeptide (molecule);
2 marks
(a). Dominant gene expresses itself in both homozygous and heterozygous state while recessive gene expresses itself only in homozygous state;
(b). Continuous variation –there are intermediates between two extremes e.g. height Weight while discontinuous variation has distinct and clear cut groups of individuals with no intermediate forms e.g ABO blood groups;
2 marks
(a). To drive off air /oxygen;
(b) Very high temperatures would denature the enzymes in the yeast;
(c). Lime water forms a white precipitate;
(d). Use boiled yeast. Use glucose without yeast/yeast without glucose.
4 marks
2 marks
Haemagglutination- caused when an antigen comes into contact with the corresponding antibody causing chimping of red blood cells;
Blood clotting – cause by exposure of blood due to injury of blood vessel. This causes series of reactions leading to formation of a fibrin network (clot) to prevent excessive bleeding;
2 marks
(a). -Prepare uterine wall for implantation.
-Initiates development of secondary sexual characteristics.
-Causes healing of uterine wall.
(b). Causes thickening of uterine wall after ovulation.
(c). -Causes ovulation
-Causes development of Graafian follicle into corpus luteum
-Causes secretion of progesterone by the ovary.
3 marks
(a). -Xylem vessels.
-Sclerenchyma tissue.
(b). Through accumulation of water in cells by osmosis causing turgidity.
3 marks
-Regulates the amount of light passing through the condenser (to illuminate the specimen); (1 mark)
-Holds the objective lenses in place;
-Enables change form one objective lens to another; (1 mark)
1 marks
(a). -A community consist of members of different species of plants and animals in a habitat at a given time’
-A population is all members of a single/same species in a habitat at a given time;
(b)i). Capture – recapture method;
ii). Belt transect/line transect/quadrat
4 marks
(a). It is actively re-absorbed back to bloodstream; within the proximal convohited tubule;
(b). -Antidiuretic hormone; Rej; ADH
-Aldosterone;
4 marks
Pneumatophores;
1 marks
Carbon (iv) oxide
Water
Light energy
Chlorophyl
3 marks
(a). Canine; (1 mark)
(b). Long/sharp/pointed for piercing prey;
-tearing flesh;
3 marks
(a) M -Centromere
N -Chiasmata
(b). Late prophase;
3 marks
(a).i) Organisms better adapted to exploit environment better than the rest survive to maturity and reproduce; (1 mark)
ii) Situation where an organism with beneficial variation in a population survives in a competition for resources while those without beneficial variation die or migrate. (1 mark)
(b). Cell biology/fossil records/ comparative anatomy/geographical distribution/comparative embryology;
4 marks
(a). The visking tubing was filled with solution/became bigger. Level of water in the beaker decreased;
(b). Sucrose solution in visking tubing created a high osmotic gradient; which caused water molecules to move from distilled water to visking tubing; by osmosis; OWTTE
4 marks
(a). Desert/ arid/semi-arid; rej. Xerophytes
(b). -Leaves modified into thorns to reduce transpiration;
-Thick succulent stem to conserve water/storage of water;
-Thick waxy article to prevent excessive transpiration; any 2
3 marks
(a) Protoctista;
(b). Pseudopodia; (Rej. Pseudopodium)
(c). Osmoregulation/get rid of excess water/remove excess water;
3 marks
-Proper disposal of waste;
-Drinking clean boiled water;
-Treatment of sewage;
Vegetables and fruits should be cleaned with treated water;
2 marks
(a). Genetic manipulation to produce defined characteristics /identity desirable gene/alter/
Select and transfer to another organism to produce desired characteristics;
(b)i). Down’s syndrome/mongolism/klinefelters’ syndrome/turner’s syndrome;
3 marks
(a). Inner membrane highly folded/presence of cristae to increase surface area for respiration;
-Cristae have respiratory enzymes on their surface to facilitate respiration;
-Fluid filled matrix provides a medium for chemical reactions involved in respiration; max
(b). Adenosine Triphosphate; Rej. ATP
3 marks
2 marks
Blue black colour indicated presence of starch, since lemon juice made the PH acidic which was unfavourable for ptyalin/salivary amylase enzyme to act on starch;
2 marks