Biology Past Questions and Answers

In the diagram, the young proglottid is represented by

(a) (i) List three characteristics of living organisms.
(ii) Explain briefly the characteristics listed in (a)(i) above.
(b) In a tabular form, state four differences between plants and animals.
(c)(i) Name one organism that exhibits both plant and animal features.
(ii) State four animal features and two plant features possessed by the organism named in (c)(i) above.

(a) Define the following in
(i) elimination
(ii) excretion
(iii) secretion.
(b) Describe the digestion of boiled fish in the gut of humans
(c) Make a diagram 8cm - 10am long of a longitudinal section of a villus and label fully.

(a) Explain briefly the following ecological terms:
(i) biosphere
(ii) habitat
(b) Describe the mode of nutrition in a named carnivorous plant.
(c) State three reasons why the dispersal of fruits and seeds are important.
(d) State six methods of conserving soil.

(a)(i) Explain the term co-ordinance.
(ii) Calculate the number of individuals with co-dominant blood group.
(iii) What is the total number of individuals in the table that are able to donate blood to an accident victim with blood group B?
(b) A man whose blood group is heterozygous A is married to a
woman whose blood group is AB. With the aid of a genetic diagram, suggest the possible blood groups of their children.
A survey to determine blood groups was carried out on 250 people living in a community. The results are represented in the table below.

Blood group	Percentage
A	8.0
B	14.0
AB	32.8
O	45.2