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BIOLOGY ESSAYS FOR EASY REVISION. 1(a

Describe the digestion of a starchy meal along the human alimentary canal. S (13 mks) Answer-Starch in food is first broken down in the mouth by action of teeth/ chewing; This increases the surface area exposed enzyme action; saliva contains salivary amylase which breaks down some starch to maltose; saliva has a slightly alkaline pH which is optimum for the enzyme; The food moves down to the oespophagus and stomach; where the acidic pH, due presence of dilute Hcl, prevents further action of salivary amylase; In the duodenum, pancreatic amylase continues digestion of starch to maltose; Pancreatic amylase is produced in the pancrease; and enters the duodenum through pancreatic ducts; the acidic chyme is neutralized by the sodium bicarbonate in bile/ pancreatic juice; Maltose digestion continues in the ileum; whose walls secrete succus entericus/ intestinal juice; which contains enzyme maltase; which breaks down maltose to glucose; (Max 13 marks) (b) Describe the process of urea formation. (7marks) answer Excess amino acids / proteins; are transported to the liver 2. (a) Describe how gaseous exchange occurs in terrestrial plants. (13 marks) Answer Gaseous exchange takes place in a spongy mesophyl During the day air diffuses into large air spaces of spongy mesophyll; through stomata; the Carbon (IV) Oxide in the air diffuses into Photosynthetic cells; in solution form; during photosynthesis Carbon (iv) Oxide is used while oxygen is produced. Oxygen diffuses out of the leaf; through stomata; During the night; air diffuses into the air spaces (of spongy mesophyll), the air dissolves into film of moisture; then oxygen diffuses into the cells; and is used in respiration during which carbon (iv) oxide is produced, the Carbon (iv) Oxide diffuses out of the leaf; through stomata; due to concentration/diffusion gradient; Gaseous exchange takes place through epidermis (of young leaves and stems); epidermis of the root carries out gaseous exchange with air in the soil; some plants have pneumatophores/breathing roots; in which gaseous exchange occurs through lenticels; (found in

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Biology Worksheets, Notes, and Quizzes (PDF and PNG)

This is a collection of free biology worksheets, notes, handouts, slides, study guides and quizzes. Most content targets high school, AP biology, genetics, anatomy/physiology, immunology, and biology 101 and 102 in college. There is also biochemistry and physics for biologists. However, some resources are at the grade school and middle school level.

The files are PDF, PNG, JPG, and formats using Google Apps for Google Classroom. Most of the time, these formats are interchangeable. So, if you see something you like, but want a different format, just let us know. Print these resources, make transparencies and slides, etc.

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Biochemistry

[ Google apps worksheet ][ worksheet PDF ][ answers PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Enzymes Definitions

[ Google Slides worksheet ][ worksheet PDF ][ answers PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

• 20 Amino Acids [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Amino Acid Side Chains [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Identifying Type of Biological Macromolecules [ Google Slides worksheet ][ worksheet PDF ][ answers PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]
• Disaccharide Examples [ PNG ]
• Products of Photosynthesis [ JPG ]
• Anabolism vs Catabolism [ PNG ]
• 3 Parts of a Nucleotide [ PNG ]
• Fermentation Definition and Examples [ PNG ]

General and Cell Biology

Organelles and Their Functions

Parts of a Plant Cell

Label Parts of a Chloroplast

[ Google Apps worksheet ][ worksheet PDF ][ answers PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Label Parts of a Mitochondria

Label the Animal Cell

[ Google Apps worksheet ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes Worksheet

Steps of the Cell Cycle

Steps of Mitosis

Membrane Transport Terms and Definitions

Membrane Transport Worksheet #2

The Plasma Membrane

Label a Bacterial Cell

• Label a Bacteriophage [ Google Apps worksheet ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]
• Evidence of Evolution Worksheet [ Google Apps worksheet ][ Worksheet PDF ][ Worksheet PNG ][ Answers PNG ]
• Evolutionary Processes Worksheet [ worksheet Google Apps ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]
• Major Receptor Families [ Google Apps worksheet ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]
• Label a Bacterial Cell Membrane ( E. coli ) [ Google Apps worksheet ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Anatomy and Physiology

These worksheets are only a portion of the available anatomy and physiology worksheets. Human anatomy and physiology worksheets have their own section.

Label the Heart

Label the Eye

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Types of Blood Cells

[ worksheet Google Apps ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Label the Muscles

[ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Label the Ear

[ Google Apps worksheet ][ Worksheet PDF ][ Worksheet PNG ][ Answers PNG ]

Label the Lungs

Label the Kidney

Label the Liver

Label the Large Intestine

Label the Stomach

[ Google Apps worksheet ] [Worksheet PDF ][ Worksheet PNG ][ Answers PNG ]

External Nose Anatomy

[ Worksheet PDF ][ Worksheet Google Apps ][ Worksheet PNG ][ Answers PNG ]

Parts of the Nose

Label Bones of the Skeleton

Label the Lymph Node

Label the Parts of the Brain

Label the Lobes of the Brain

Brain Anatomical Sections

Arteries of the Brain

Label the Pancreas

Label the Spleen

Label the Digestive System

Label the Respiratory System

Parts of a Neuron

Label the Lips

Label the Skin

Label the Circulatory System

The Urinary Tract

[ Worksheet PDF ][ Worksheet Google Apps ][ Worksheet PNG ][ Answer Key PNG ]

The Bladder

• The Female Reproductive System [ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet Google Apps ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Parts of a Flower

Label the Orchid Plant

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Parts of an Orchid Flower

Parts of a Monocot Seed

Parts of a Fern

Parts of a Tree Trunk

Parts of a Tree

[ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet Google Apps ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Parts of a Mushroom

Label the Shark

Label the Fish

Parts of a Bird

Bird Anatomy

Frog Life Cycle

Parts of a Mosquito (Insect)

Bones of the T. rex Skull

[ worksheets PDF ][ worksheet Google Slides ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Holes of the T. rex Skull

• Label the T. rex Skeleton [ worksheets PDF ][ worksheet Google Slides ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]
• Label Human Teeth [ Worksheet PDF ][ Worksheet Google Apps ][ Worksheet PNG ][ Answer Key PNG ]
• Monocot vs Dicot Seeds [ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet Google Slides ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]
• Label the Moss [ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet Google Slides ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]
• Diagram of the Human Eye [ JPG ]

Use a completed worksheet as a study guide.

Cells of the Immune System

Immune Cell Functions

[ worksheet Google Apps ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG #1][ answers PNG #1][ worksheet PNG #2][ answers PNG #2]

Methods to Study Virus Structures

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Icosahedral Virus Capsids

Human DNA Viruses

Human RNA Viruses

This is selection of worksheets relating to DNA, RNA, transcription, translation, genetic crosses, plasmid mapping, etc. See the full collection of genetics worksheets if you’re don’t see what you need.

DNA Replication

Types of Mutations

Monohybrid Cross Worksheet #1

Monohybrid Cross Worksheet #2

Monohybrid Cross Worksheet #3

Monohybrid Cross #4 – Multiple Alleles

• Monohybrid Cross Worksheet #5: Multiple Alleles [ worksheet Google Apps ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Monohybrid Cross #6 – Sex-Linked Inheritance

Monohybrid Cross #7 – Sex-Linked Inheritance

Dihybrid Cross Worksheet #1

Dihybrid Cross Worksheet #2

Dihybrid Cross Worksheet #3

Dihybrid Cross Worksheet #4

Dihybrid Cross #5 – Epistasis

Dihybrid Cross #6 – Epistasis

Incomplete Dominance Worksheet #1

Incomplete Dominance Worksheet #2

Natural Selection Worksheet

Convergent vs Divergent Evolution Worksheet

Intro to Pedigrees Worksheet #1

Pedigrees/Genealogy Worksheet #2

Pedigrees/Genealogy Worksheet #3 – X-Linked Dominant Traits

Pedigrees/Genealogy Worksheet #4 – X-Linked Recessive Traits

Pedigrees/Genealogy Worksheet #5 – Autosomal Dominant Traits

Pedigrees/Genealogy Worksheet #6 – Autosomal Recessive Traits

Pedigrees/Genealogy Worksheet #7 – Comprehension Skills

Pedigrees/Genealogy Worksheet #8 – Identifying Inheritance Patterns

Autosomal vs Sex-Linked Inheritance

Plasmid Mapping

• Genotype vs Phenotype [ PNG ]
• Genetic Codon Chart [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• RNA vs DNA [ JPG ]

Use labelled diagrams as study guides.

Ecosystems Worksheet

Levels of Organization (Ecosystem)

Primary Succession

Secondary Succession

Label the Insect

Label the Bee

Chicken Life Cycle (Basic)

Bird Life Cycle (Basic)

Butterfly Life Cycle

• Biotic and Abiotic Factors [ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet Google Apps ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]
• Kingdoms of Life Graphic [ PNG ]
• Autotroph vs Heterotroph Graphic [ PNG ]
• Commensalism Definition and Examples [ PNG ]
• Difference Between Butterflies and Moths [ JPG ]
• Difference Between Bugs and Insects [ PNG ]

Parasitology

Schistosome Life Cycle

Schistosome Anatomy

• Giardia Life Cycle [ worksheet Google Apps ][ worksheet PDF ][ worksheet PNG ][ answers PNG ]

Physical Science for Biology

There is also an entire section devoted to physical science worksheets and study guides.

• Adhesion vs Cohesion Graphic [ PNG ]
• What Is Entropy? [ PNG ]
• Freezing Point of Water [ PNG ]

Biology Labs

• How to Extract DNA From a Banana [ PNG ]

Biology Word Search Puzzles

• DNA Replication Word Search
• Gel Electrophoresis Word Search
• Citrus Fruits
• General Biology Word Search Puzzle [ PNG ]
• Life Science Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Cell Biology Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Amino Acid Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Biome Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Environmental Science Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Photosynthesis Word Search [ PNG ]
• Human Skeleton Bones Word Search [ PNG ]
• Dinosaur Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Different Dinosaur Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Wild Cats Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Shark Word Search [ PNG ]
• Trees Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Flowers Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Butterfly Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]
• Genetics Word Search [ PNG ][ PDF ]

Miscellaneous Biology Notes and Resouces

• How Long Can Germs Live on Surfaces? [ PNG ]
• 10 Radioactive Foods [ PNG ]
• Examples of Organic Compounds [ PNG ]

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Tips on How to Write a Biology Essay: Learn from the Example of Jellyfish Essay

How to Write a Biology Essay

In this article, we will guide you on how to write a perfect biology essay from scratch. You’ll find various tips to help you excel in writing your essay and creating a paper worth the highest grades. We also prepared a jellyfish essay example for you, so it can be easier to enhance all the specifics and structure of this kind of paper.

What is Biology Essay

A biology essay is a student-written work where you present arguments and ideas about a particular biological topic. The essay on biology can take different forms like argumentative, cause-and-effect, descriptive, detailed analysis, or ‘how-to’ instruction, depending on the professor’s guidelines and writer’s preferences. 

A descriptive paper can explain a biological subject, while an argumentative one provides evidence to support a point of view. It’s up to you to choose which type is more suitable for the topic you’re writing about. The most common type is a cause-and-effect essay explaining an event’s reasons and consequences. 

How to Craft a Perfect Essay About Biology

Writing is an art form that requires time and effort. But if you prefer someone else to write the paper for you, you can just text the experts, ‘ do my homework for me ,’ and consider it done. 

Here is the step by step instruction to organize the process for desired results. 

Choose Your Biology Essay Topic

To get a good grade:

• make your paper informative and enjoyable by choosing a topic you wish to explore. 
• Use a brainstorming technique to generate 30-50 options for biology essay topics and research to create a shortlist. 
• Keep a notebook to jot down your ideas.

Choose a Question for Research

When writing a biology essay, use a scientific approach by selecting a research question related to your topic. Always avoid overly complex or apparent questions. You can also text our profs ‘ write my research paper ,’ and it can be done in a blink.

Create an Outline

Always have a clear plan when writing biology essays while starting a paper. Use a 5-paragraph structure with an outline to keep your main idea and arguments organized. Use any format that works best for you and adjust as needed. Discard any ideas that don’t fit your research question.

Use a Strong Thesis Statement

The introduction should end with a strong thesis statement synthesizing the overall essay, conveying the research question and your point of view. The paper is ineffective without a clear thesis, as readers may not understand your position.

Use Citation and References

Include a list of references in your academic papers, such as biology essays, to avoid plagiarism and provide data sources. Use the appropriate citation style, like APA or CSE, and consult a guide for requirements.

How to Structure a Biology Essay

Ensure your essay has an attention-grabbing introduction, a detailed body, and a solid conclusion with distinct sections. Use around seven paragraphs for the main body, adjusting as needed for the required word count.

Biology Essay Introduction

In the introduction of your essay about biology, showcase your expertise by providing a brief background of the topic and stating the essay’s objective. For a research paper, explain why the study is relevant. Make sure the reader understands the essence of your subject.

The body section of your essay on biology should focus on supporting and defending your thesis statement. To achieve this, make a list of essential points to cover and address each one step by step. Starting a new paragraph for each point ensures neatness and a continuous flow. 

In conclusion, restate your thesis statement and summarize supporting points to solidify your arguments. Avoid introducing new concepts, and leave a lasting impression on your instructor.

Jellyfish Essay - Example of a Biology Essay About a Fascinating Creature of the Ocean

Jellyfish, also known as jellies, are incredible creatures of the ocean. They’re members of the phylum Cnidaria, including corals and sea anemones. You can find jellyfish in every ocean around the globe, from the surface to the depths of the sea. 

Do you know what shape the jellyfish body has?! It’s one of their most unique features. Their bell-shaped body comprises a soft, jelly-like substance called mesoglea, found between two cellular layers. The outer layer of cells, the epidermis, is thin and flexible, while the inner layer, the gastrodermis, contains the jellyfish’s digestive system. At the bottom of the bell is the mouth, surrounded by tentacles armed with stinging cells called nematocysts. 

The jellyfish tentacles consist of venom-filled sacs, which can be potentially dangerous and life-threatening. Considering the severity of its sting, researchers have gathered information on how to treat it effectively. Use thick clothing, tweezers, sticks, or gloves to alleviate the sting. It’s crucial to avoid touching the sting with bare skin since the venom can cause severe harm. Always dispose of the tool used for removing the sting to prevent re-stinging. 

Jellyfish are creatures that feed on small fish and other tiny marine organisms. They capture their prey using the tentacles and bring it to their mouth. Once the food is inside the jellyfish, it’s broken down by digestive enzymes and absorbed into the gastrovascular cavity. 

An exciting thing about jelly is its life cycle. They go through several stages of development, starting as a tiny, free-swimming larva and then growing into a polyp. The polyp stage is stationary, and the jellyfish attaches itself to a surface using a sticky pad. During this stage, the jellyfish reproduces asexually, creating clones of itself. These clones then break off from the polyp and develop into the familiar bell-shaped body of the adult jellyfish. 

Jellyfish play an essential role in the ocean’s ecosystem too. They’re a food source for many marine creatures, including sea turtles and some fish species. They also help to control the population of tiny marine animals by feeding on them, and their waste products contribute to the nutrient cycle in the ocean.

However, jellyfish populations can sometimes explode and become a nuisance. This phenomenon mostly occurs when their natural predators are eliminated from the ecosystem or when water conditions, like temperature and salinity, are conducive for jellyfish growth. In cases where jellyfish populations reach excessive levels, they can clog fishing nets and interfere with other human activities in the ocean.

Jellyfish really are stunning creatures of the ocean. They’re diverse, with many different species, and are essential to the marine ecosystem. While they can sometimes become a nuisance, they’re vital to the ocean’s food web and nutrient cycle. Studying jellyfish can give us a greater understanding of the complex and interconnected systems that make up our oceans.

Practical Tips for Creating Perfect Academic Papers

Developing writing skills is crucial for your academic success regardless of your major. Check out these tips we provided for improving your writing. But if you aren't fond of writing, you can easily hand it to professionals by saying, ‘ do homework for me .’

Search for Samples or Examples

To improve your writing, analyze examples of well-written biology essays or research papers. Although not all online samples are perfect, they can still provide insights into what works and what doesn’t. However, avoid plagiarism and ensure your paper is original by presenting fresh ideas and a unique perspective. 

Read Whenever You Can

Develop your writing skills by reading widely and extensively. Look for biology papers in scientific journals, websites, or books. Don’t forget to take notes on interesting points that you can use in your papers later.

Practice Makes Perfect

Don’t expect to write a perfect paper on your first try, so take every opportunity to practice your writing. Find a mentor if needed and use online resources to learn from your mistakes and improve your skills.

Always Organize Your Writing Process

Organize your work process instead of waiting for inspiration by defining stages, scheduling time for each task, and eliminating distractions. Don’t wait for mood to write an essay about biology; use different strategies to overcome writer’s block.

Proofread and Get Other Feedback

It’s hard to assess your own work accurately. Seek feedback from peers or instructors to identify strengths and weaknesses to improve upon. Don’t wait for your professor’s feedback to know if your biology essay is good. 

Interesting Biology Essay Topics from Our Experts to Practice Your Writing

In this paragraph, we listed different biology essay topics from which you can choose your preferred one and practice writing to excel in your academic papers.

• A jellyfish - my favorite creature
• Facts about animal behavior
• Biodiversity conservation
• Chemical Ecology
• Impacts of air pollution
• Acid Rain’s impact on wildlife
• The greenhouse effect
• Causes of global warming
• Effects of climate change on nature
• Ways to avoid water pollution

These are interesting topics and also some of the most significant environmental problems. Choose the one you like and practice.

Final Thoughts

This article provides tips that will definitely make your writing process easier and more effective. Adjust these tips while writing your biology paper and structure it as we did in the jellyfish essay example. But if you still prefer a professional to do it for you, contact us by writing ‘ do my research paper ,’ and our experts will handle it.

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Free Biology Essay Examples & Writing Tips

Don’t know what to write about in your essay on biology? Looking for good biology essay examples for inspiration? This article has all you need!

A biology essay is a type of academic paper that focuses on a particular topic of biology. It can discuss animal life, cycles in biology, or a botanic subject. You will need to demonstrate your critical thinking skills and provide relevant evidence to support your perspective.

On this page, you will find examples of biology essays. You will also find here tips and topics prepared by our experts . They can assist you in nailing your short or extended essay.

If you’ve been assigned to write a biology essay, you probably know which area of research you have to choose. However, it might be beneficial to explore other available scopes. It’s useful for both interdisciplinary study and the cases when you are free to pick your area of research. In this section, let’s figure out what you can study in biology.

Here are biological areas of research you should be familiar with:

• Cancer Biology studies this type of disease to prevent, detect, diagnose and cure it. The ultimate goal of such biologists is to eliminate cancer.
• Cell Biology is a branch that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. Here, biologists study healthy and sick cells to produce vaccines, medication, etc.
• Biochemistry is an application of chemistry to the study of biological processes on cell and molecular levels. It is a cross-discipline between chemistry and biology. The focus is on the chemical processes of living organisms.
• Computation Biology is a study of biological data that develops algorithms and models to understand biological systems. Here, scientists either work for institutions or research for private enterprises.
• Genetics is an area that focuses on the study of genes and genetic variations for health benefits. It looks at the way DNA affects certain diseases.
• Human Disease is an area within which scientists study different diseases. The field covers cancer, developmental disorders, disease genes, etc.
• Immunology is a branch of biology that focuses on immunity. Immunologists look at the way the body responds to viruses as a way to protect the organism.
• Microbiology studies all living organisms that are too small for our eye to see. It includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms.
• Neurobiology is the study of the nervous system. Biologists examine the way the brain works and look into brain illnesses.
• Stem Cell and Developmental Biology seeks to examine how the processes behind stem cell’s ability transform cells. The biologists in this area use the power of stem cells to model human illnesses.

Want to know how to start a biology essay? Wondering about the best way to write your essay on biology? Then check out the following tips.

When you’re writing about biology, pay attention to the following features:

• Introduction . Just as in any other form of academic writing, the first section of your paper introduces the subject. Here, explain why your ideas are relevant to biology as a science.
• Thesis Statement. The final one or two sentences of the first paragraph should include your original hypothesis and experiment. You will be proving them in the main body. You do not have to include the results as the reader will encounter them later. If you’re struggling with this part, try our thesis generator .
• Main Body. In this part, write about all the experiments in detail. Often, teachers require to include visual aid to prove your point. For Zoology, Anatomy, Botany, it is pretty easy to find some photos and illustrations.
• Conclusion. Here, restate your thesis. Reemphasize the most critical aspects described in the main body. You can do it by using our summarizing tool . The goal of this last paragraph is to leave an everlasting impression on the reader.

Thank you for reading our article. We hope you found it helpful. Share it with your class peers who also study biology. Additionally, have a look at the biological essay examples below.

747 Best Essay Examples on Biology

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Browning Reactions Explained

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The Insect Effect on Human Life

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Seed Germination and Osmosis

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Characteristics of Adult Development

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How SCOBY Changes Its Environment: Lab Experiment

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Cell Organelles, Their Functions, and Disease

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Marine Life in United Arab Emirates

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Is Earthworm Beneficial or Harmful to Humans?

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“The point of the essay is to change things.” – Edward Tufte

Writing a biology essay can be a complex task, requiring not only a deep understanding of the subject but also the ability to present scientific information clearly and effectively. Prepare well and exploit a structured approach to crafting a compelling and well-researched biology text. Some simple steps go from understanding the assignment and conducting detailed research to structuring your essay and incorporating credible sources so that you can reach academic excellence without any complications. For qualitative preparation check out biology essay examples on a trustworthy source and follow the expert instructions to ensure your text meets the high standards of scientific writing.

Understand the Biological Context

You will hardly create any qualitative content unless you clearly understand what you are going to write about. Identify the biological concept or phenomenon that is to be at the center of your writing. If you have any hesitations or your assignment seems ambiguous to you, consult your professor for clarifications or any educational assistant for further directions.

What can help you dive deeper into your biological context is also a literature review. Proceed through a thorough literature review to understand the current state of research on the topic. Look up databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, and institutional libraries.

Formulate a Hypothesis or Research Question

Pass on to generate a hypothesis or research question that is going to be the core of your essay. If your writing involves an experimental or observational study, formulate a clear, testable hypothesis. Develop a specific research question to guide your investigation if it’s a review or analytical essay. So, define the type of your text and formulate its central point respectively for further successful steps.

Conduct Detailed Research and Data Collection

Now that you know your context and your attitude as for the assignment it is time to back it up with the proof. Start with primary sources, covering research articles, original studies, and scientific experiments. When you have enough, pass on to secondary sources, such as review articles, meta-analyses, and books for broader context.

Additionally, biological research allows you to conduct data analysis to strengthen your essay arguments. If the step is relevant to your work, analyze raw data from experiments or existing datasets using statistical methods. Create or refer to graphs, tables, and figures to present data effectively.

Create and Follow a Structured Outline with Scientific Rigor

Sometimes it is very difficult to organize your work properly so that you can finish it on time and produce qualitative content without any delay. So the very next step is to create a structured outline with scientific rigor so that you can stick to it to write a fundamental essay.

● Abstract – if you are required to, begin with an abstract. Provide a concise summary of the essay, including the research question, methods, key findings, and conclusions.

● Introduction – the next step or the primary point when an abstract is not necessary is to write an introduction. For your introduction include detailed background information with references to key studies and findings. Explain the significance of the topic within the field of biology. And don’t forget to state your thesis or hypothesis clearly. The rest of your writing will be tied to it. Be confident you’ve singled out the central idea of your topic and the findings related.

● Methods – if necessary or stated in the assignment, dwell on the methods you’ve exploited when researching and writing. Provide a description of the experimental design, including controls, variables, and procedures. Add the list of materials and equipment used. Explain how data was collected and recorded. This part of the essay will be solid proof of your no-plagiarism work.

● Results – think of the way you are going to display the results of your research and organize them appropriately. Present data in an organizedmanner using figures, tables, and charts. Add statistical tests if used and their outcomes.

● Discussion – remember that you not only have to present the data and evidence you have collected but also analyze and show your attitude to the findings. Interpret the results in the context of the research question or hypothesis. Compare findings with previous studies and discuss similarities and differences. Be open about any limitations in your study or analysis.

● Conclusion – with the analysis of your findings ready, you should summarize your work with a proper conclusion. Dwell on how your findings support or disprove the thesis/hypothesis. Discuss the broader implications of your findings for the field of biology. Suggest areas for further research.

Make an outline and cover it step by step so that you have a logical and strong text in the end. This will help you to get everything important and finish up your essay on time. Usually with a scientific assignment, you don’t need the inspiration to guide you but should have a proper organization of the writing process to assist you. Outlining will be a crucial part of your well-organized work with the essay.

Incorporate Scientific Evidence

Your biological essay will be no more but the words compound together unless you exploit strong scientific evidence to support your arguments. Ensure all references are from peer-reviewed scientific journals or reputable academic sources. Use a consistent citation style (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago) and include in-text citations and a bibliography to guarantee the genuineness and trustworthiness of your sources and proofs.

Exploit direct quotations sparingly; prefer paraphrasing and summarizing with proper citations. Put the evidence in between your personal conclusions and attitude to the issue you are addressing in your writing. This will display you have processed the question under study deeply and made your own conclusions out of your findings.

Consider Formatting and Technical Details

Scientific essay requires a relevant approach to its formatting and presentation. Use proper scientific nomenclature, italicizing genus and species names (e.g., Homo sapiens). Make sure you exploit standard units of measurement (SI units) and provide conversions if necessary. Define acronyms and abbreviations the first time they are used. Pay attention to these points when proofreading and editing or get someone to help you with a fresh look. A thorough approach and consistency in details will only add to the quality of your essay.

Spend Time on Proofreading and Peer Review

Take care your scientific essay looks appropriate and proves your level of qualification. Proofreading and thorough review will help you create a desirable image for your writing. Check for grammatical errors, scientific accuracy, and clarity. Use apps and tools to optimize and speed up the process. If possible, have your writing reviewed by a peer or mentor in the field for additional feedback. Or reach out to professionals from online services for high-end proofreading and review.

Care about Adherence to Ethical Guidelines

In the age of tolerance, you should also be confident that your essay doesn’t diminish or offend anyone’s rights and position as to your topic under study. Begin with ethical considerations. If your writing involves discussing experiments on humans or animals, ensure it adheres to ethical guidelines and includes necessary approvals. Additionally, avoid plagiarism by properly citing all sources and using original language. Check your text for authenticity with the help of anti-plagiarism tools on the Internet but beware of scams for anyone to steal your work.

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Writing a biology essay involves proper planning, thorough research, and attention to detail. Cover some essential measures so that you can craft a well-structured and scientifically sound text that effectively communicates your findings and arguments. Mind the assignment and formulating a hypothesis to presenting data and discussing implications since each element plays a crucial role in the overall quality of your work. Remember to adhere to ethical guidelines, properly cite all sources, and seek feedback from peers or mentors. With these tools and strategies, you’ll be well-equipped to produce a high-quality biology essay that displays your knowledge and analytical skills.

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For the preparation of national and local exams, get the entire biology Form 1 syllabus for free . These biology form 1 notes are aggregated from the various high school approved text books, including KLB biology form 1, Finder biology form 1, etc. The biology notes cover various topics, as shown below.  

The form 1 biological concepts that you can learn using our notes include;

• An Introduction to Biology  
• Classification 1
• Cell Physiology
• Nutrition in plants and animals  

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Chapter 1: Summarized notes on introduction to biology

This topic covers various subtopics including:

• Definition of Biology - What is Biology? 
• Branches of Biology 
• Importance of biology 
• Nutrition 
• Respiration 
• Gaseous Exchange 
• Excretion 
• Growth and Development 
• Reproduction 
• Irritability 
• Movement 
• Sweep net 
• Fish net 
• Pooter 
• Bait trap 
• Pit fall trap 
• Pair of forceps 
• Specimen bottles 
• Magnifying lens 
• Precautions During Collection and Observation of Specimen 
• Comparison Between Plants and Animals 

Chapter 2: Summarized notes on classification 1

This topic covers various subtopics including;

• Introduction 
• External features of plants used in classification 
• External features of animals used in classification 
• Importance of Classification 
• Historical background of Classification 
• Taxonomic Units of Classification 
• Scientific Naming of Living Organisms 
• Origin of Scientific Names 

Chapter 3: Summarized notes on the cell

• Parts of a Microscope 
• Handling and Care of the Microscope 
• How to use the Microscope 
• Cell Structure under Light Microscope 
• The Cell as seen under the Electron Microscope 
• Structure and Functions of the Cell Organelles 
• Comparison between Plant Cells and Animal Cells 
• Tissues 
• Organs 
• Organ System 

Chapter 4: Summarized notes on cell physiology

• Structure of the Membrane 
• Properties of the cell membrane 
• Physiological Processes of the Cell membrane 
• Demonstration of the Process of Diffusion using Potassium Manganate (VII) 
• The Role of Diffusion in Living Organisms 
• Factors Affecting the Rate of Diffusion 
• Demonstration of Osmosis Using a Visking Tubing 
• Explanation of Osmosis, Osmotic Pressure & Osmotic Potential 
• Water Relations in Animals 
• Water Relations in Plants 
• Role of Osmosis in Organisms 
• Factors Affecting the Rate of Osmosis 
• Role of active transport in living organisms 
• Factors affecting the rate of Active Transport 

Chapter 5: Summarized notes on nutrition in plants and animals

• Modes of Nutrition 
• Importance of Photosynthesis 
• External Leaf Structure 
• Internal Leaf Structure 
• Adaptations of the Leaf to Photosynthesis 
• Raw Materials for Photosynthesis 
• Conditions for Photosynthesis 
• Photosynthesis Process 
• Testing for Starch in a Leaf 
• Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis 
• Experiment to Investigate the Gas Produced During Photosynthesis 
• Experiments on Factors Necessary for Photosynthesis 
• Carbohydrates 
• Lipids 
• Proteins 
• Enzymes 
• Modes of Heterotrophism 
• Dentition 
• Classes of Holozoic Heterotrophs 
• Dental Formula 
• Dental Diseases
• Dental Hygiene
• Digestion in the Mouth
• Digestion in the Stomach
• Digestion in the Ileum
• Assimilation
• Importance of Vitamins, Mineral Salts, Roughage and Water in Human Nutrition
• Factors affecting energy requirements in humans

KCSE-MOCKS Biology essays Questions and Answers (66)

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• Explain the various ways in which a typical cell is adapted to its functions-KCSE Biology Essays
• Explain how the various specialized cells are modified to carry out their functions in plants and animals - KCSE biology essays
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• Describe the process of urine formation in the mammalian kidneys - KCSE Biology Essays
• Explain the role of the following hormones during homeostasis - KCSE Biology Essays
• Distinguish between Diabetes mellitus and Diabetes insipidus - KCSE Biology Essays
• Explain how the various abiotic factors may affect plants - KCSE Biology Essays
• Discuss the causes, effects and control measures for water pollution - KCSE Biology Essays
• How are xerophytes and hydrophytes adapted to their habitats? - KCSE Biology Essays
• Outline the differences between wind and insect pollinated flowers - KCSE Biology Essays
• Describe what happens in a flower from the time of pollination up to the time of seed and fruit development - KCSE Biology Essays
• Discuss the adaptations of the female reproductive system of humans - KCSE Biology Essays
• Describe the process of gaseous exchange in terrestrial plants - KCSE Biology Essays
• How is the mammalian gaseous exchange system adapted to its functions? - KCSE Biology Essays
• Describe the structure and function of the mammalian skin - KCSE Biology Essays
• Luteinising Hormone (LH)
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
• Progesterone
• What is secondary growth?
• Describe the process of secondary thickening in a woody stem
•  Explain how the following blood cells are adapted to their functions - KCSE Biology Essays
• Discuss Lamarck’s and Darwin’s theories of evolution - KCSE Biology Essays
• What is natural selection?
• Discuss three examples of natural selection in action
• Discuss the various mechanisms of opening and closing of stomata - KCSE Biology Essays

Describe the process of mitosis - KCSE Biology Essays

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• Describe five types of symbiotic relationships in a natural ecosystem - KCSE Biology Essays

Discuss the various ways employed by preys to avoid the predators - KCSE Biology Essays

• Describe the nitrogen cycle - KCSE Biology Essays
• Describe how the various supportive tissues in plants adapt them to their habitats - KCSE Biology Essays
• Why is locomotion necessary in higher animals? - KCSE Biology Essays

What is digestion? - KCSE Biology Essays

• What is the importance of a balance diet in human nutrition? - KCSE Biology Essays

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• Explain how the various environmental factors affect the rate of transpiration - KCSE Biology Essays

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• Carbon (IV) Oxide
• Chlorophyll
• Suitable temperature and pH
• Describe the route taken by water from the soil up to the evaporating surface of a plant - KCSE Biology Essays
• How is the mammalian heart adapted to its functions? - KCSE Biology Essays
• What is a reflex action?
• Outline the activities that occur in the body when one touches a hot object
• Discuss the various ways in which anaerobic respiration is utilized in industries and homes - KCSE Biology Essays

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Biology Notes Form 2 (4)

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• Transport in plants and animals.
• Respiration.
• Gaseous exchange.
• Excretion and homeostasis.

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Chapter 1: Summarized notes on transport in plants and animals

• Internal Structure of Roots and Root Hairs 
• Internal structure of a Root Hair Cell 
• The Stem 
• Absorption of Water and Mineral Salts 
• Structure and Function of Xylem 
• Forces Involved in Transportation of Water and Mineral Salts 
• Importance of Transpiration 
• Factors Affecting Transpiration 
• Phloem 
• The Circulatory System 
• Transport in Insects 
• Structure and Function of the Heart 
• Pumping Mechanism of the Heart 
• Structure and Function of Arteries, Capillaries and Veins 
• Diseases and Defects of Circulatory System 
• Composition of Blood 
• ABO Blood Groups 
• Blood Transfusion 
• Lymphatic System 
• Types of Immunity 
• Importance of Vaccination 
• Allergic Reactions 

Chapter 2: Summarized notes on respiration.

• Meaning and Significance of Respiration
• Mitochondrion Structure and Function
• Aerobic Respiration
• Anaerobic Respiration
• Practical Activities
• Comparison Between Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration
• Comparison Between Energy Output in Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration
• Substrates for Respiration
• Application of Anaerobic Respiration in Industry and at Home

Chapter 3: Summarized notes on gaseous exchange.

• Necessity for Gaseous Exchange in Living Organisms
• Structure of Guard Cells
• Mechanism of Opening and Closing of Stomata
• Process of Gaseous Exchange in Root, Stem and Leaves of Aquatic and Terrestrial Plants
• Gaseous Exchange Through Stems
• Gaseous Exchange in Roots
• Types and Characteristics of Respiratory Surfaces
• Characteristics of Respiratory Surfaces
• Gaseous Exchange in Amoeba
• Gaseous Exchange in Insects
• Gaseous Exchange in Bony Fish (e.g, Tilapia)
• Gaseous Exchange in Amphibians - Frog
• Gaseous Exchange in a Mammal -Human
• Dissection of a Small Mammal (Rabbit) to Show Respiratory Organs
• Diseases of the Respiratory System

Chapter 4: Summarized notes on excretion and homeostasis.

• Homeostasis
• Plant Excretory Products their Source and Uses
• Excretory Products in Animals
• Excretion and Homeostasis in Unicellular Organisms
• Structure and Function of the Human Skin
• Structure and Functions of the Kidneys
• Common Kidney Diseases
• Role of Liver in Excretion
• Common Liver Diseases
• Neuro-Endocrine System and Homeostasis
• The Skin and Temperature Regulation
• Homeostatic Control of Body Temperature in Humans
• Behavioural and Physiological Responses to Temperature Changes
• The Skin and Osmoregulation
• The Kidney and Osmoregulation

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Biology Notes Form 3 (4)

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The form 3 biological concepts that you can learn using our notes include; 

• Classification 2
• Reproduction in plants and animals
• Growth and development

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Chapter 1: Summarized notes on classification 2

• General Principles of Classification
• Binomial Nomenclature
• Kingdom Monera
• Kingdom Protoctista
• Kingdom Fungi
• Division Bryophyta
• Division Pteridophyta
• Division Spermatophyta
• Phylum Arthropoda
• Phylum Chordata
• Rules Used to Construct a Dichotomous Key
• Some Common Features Used for Identification
• To Examine Bryophyta
• To Examine Pteridophyta
• To Examine Spermatophyta
• Examination of Arthropoda
• Examination of Chordata

Chapter 2: Summarized notes on ecology

• Introduction
• The Ecosystem
• Carrying Capacity
• Abiotic Factors (Environmental Factors)
• Biotic Factors
• Competition
• Saprophytism
• Nitrogen Cycle
• Food Chains
• Decomposers
• Pyramid of Numbers
• Pyramid of Biomass
• Quadrat Method
• Line Transect
• Belt Transect
• Capture-recapture Method
• Hydrophytes (Water Plants)
• Halophytes (Salt Plants)
• Effects and Control of causes of Pollutants in Air, Water and Soil
• Bacterial Diseases
• Protozoa Diseases
• Parasitic Diseases 
• Adaptions to Habitat
• Comparison of Root Nodules from Fertile and Poor Soils - Root Nodules
• Estimation of Population using Sampling Methods

Chapter 3: Summarized notes on reproduction in plants and animals

• Asexual Reproduction
• Types of Asexual Reproduction.
• Structure of a Flower
• Pollination
• Fertilisation in Plants
• Fruit Formation
• Placentation
• Methods of Fruit and Seed Dispersal
• Reproduction in Humans
• Fertilisation in Animals
• Implantation
• Role of Placenta
• Gestation Period
• Reproductive Hormones
• Secondary Sexual Characteristics
• Menstrual Cycle
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STl)
• Advantages of Asexual Reproduction
• Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction
• Advantages of Sexual Reproduction
• Disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction

Chapter 4: Summarized notes on growth and development

• Concept of Growth and Development
• Lag Phase (slow growth)
• Exponential Phase (log phase)
• Decelerating Phase
• Plateau Phase
• Structure of the Seed
• Dormancy in Seeds
• Seed Germination
• Primary and Secondary Growth
• Role of Growth Hormones in Plants
• Apical Dominance
• Growth and Development in Animals
• Role of Hormones in Insect Metamorphosis

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Biology Form 1 Topical Revision Questions and Answers (5)

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• An Introduction to Biology
• Nutrition in plants and animals 

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Introduction to biology questions and answers - form 1 biology topical revision.

• Write three major differences between plants and animals.
• List the uses of the energy obtained from the process of respiration.
• State three characteristic similar in plants and animals.
• Motor vehicles move, use energy and produce carbon dioxide and water. Similar characteristics occur in living organisms yet motor vehicles are not classified as living. List other characteristics of living things that do NOT occur in motor vehicles.

Classification 1 Questions and Answers - Form 1 Biology Topical Revision

• What is meant by the term binomial nomenclature? (1 mk)
• Give two reasons why classification is important. (2 mks)
• Classification
• Binomial nomenclature.
• Ascaris lumbricoides is an example of an endoparasite. The name Ascaris refers to
• Black jack ( Bidens pilosa) belong to the family compositae. What does pilosa stand for? (1 mk)
• Define the term species. (1mk)
• Distinguish between Taxonomy and taxon. (1mk)
• Give two characteristics that distinguish scientific names of organisms from the ordinary names  
• Name the branch of Biology that deals with the study of animals
• Write the name correctly
• Identify the genus and species names 

The Cell Questions and Answers - Form 1 Biology Topical Revision

• Skeletal muscle cell 
• Palisade cell
• Protein synthesis
• Transport cell secretions

• Name the parts labeled x and y
• Suggest why the structures labeled x would be more on one side than the other side.
• State the function of cristae in mitochondria (1mk)

• Name the part labeled Y (1mk)
• State the function of the part labeled X (2 mks)
• What is the formula for calculating linear magnification of a specimen when using a hand lens? (1mk)
• Give a reason why staining is necessary when preparing specimens for observation under the microscope. (1mk)
• State three functions of Golgi apparatus. (3mks)
• Name two structures found in plant cell but are absent in animals cell.
• Root hair cell
• Red blood cell
• The diameter field of view of a light microscopic is 3.5mm. Plant cells lying of the diameter are 10. Determine the size of one cell microns (1mm = 1000μm)
• Organ system
• Digestion and destruction of worn out organelles.
• Osmoregulation
• Use of a sharp cutting blade

• Plasma membrane
• What is the of nucleus of a cell made up of?
• In a laboratory exercise a student observing a drop of pond water under a microscope saw and drew a spirogyra. If the magnification of the eye-piece was x5 and that of the objective lens was x100, what was the magnification of the spirogyra?
• If the spirogyra has a length of 5cm at the above magnification, calculate the actual length in micrometers

• How is the organelle you have identified in (a) above suited to its function
• Synthesize ribosomes
• Regulate exchange of substances in and out of the nucleus
• State the roles of enzyme catalase in living cells
• Which factor inactivates enzyme?

• Identify the cell organelle
• What is the function of the part labelled A
• Osmoregulation in amoeba
• Carries out digestion and destruction of worn out cell organelles
• State three properties of the cell membrane

• Name a carbohydrate which forms part of the structure labelled S
• State two functions of the part labelled R
• Name two structures present in the diagram but absent in the animal cell
• Biochemistry

• Chloroplasts
• What is the formula for calculating linear magnification of a specimen when using a hand lens
• Centrioles ;
• Cell membrane
• Name parts labelled X and Y
• Suggest why the structures labelled X would be more on one side than the other
• During a practical class, form fours estimated the field of view to be 3.5mm. Using the low power objective, they observed spirogyra cells across the same field of view and counted 8cells. Calculate the size of each cell and give your answer in micrometer.
• Magnification and resolution of a microscope
• Mounting and staining of a specimen
• Transport of packaged glycoproteins
• Destruction of worn out cell organelles
• Synthesis of proteins
• Making of thin sections
• Using a sharp blade to make the sections
• Eye piece lens
• Given that the diameter of the field of view of a light microscope is 2000um. Calculate the size of a cell in mm if 10 cells occupy the diameter of the field of view
• A cell was found to have the following under a light microscope; cell membrane, irregular in shape, and small vacuoles. Identify the type of the cell above
• Golgi apparatus
• The eye piece lens
• The objective lens

• Identify the organelle
• State the function of the organelle
• What is the importance of infoldings in the inner membrane.
• Give two examples of tissues where you would expect many such organelles in animal body.

Cell Physiology Questions and Answers - Form 1 Biology Topical Revision

• Sodium ions
• Potassium ions
• For each processes named in (a) (i) and (ii) above, state one condition necessary for the process to take place. (2mks)
• Explain how water in the soil enters the root hairs of a plant. (4mks)
• Explain how drooping of leaves on a hot sunny day is advantageous to a plant. (2mks)
• What is diffusion? (2mks)
• Diffusion gradient (1mk)
• Surface area to volume ratio (1mk)
• Temperature (1mk)
• Outline 3 roles of active transport in the human body (2mks)
• State the importance of osmosis in plants (3mks)

• State the expected results. (1mk)
• Explain your answer in (a) above. (3mks)
• Explain why plant cells do not burst when immersed in distilled water. (2mks)
• Distinguish between diffusion and osmosis. (2mks)
• Isotonic solution
• Hypotonic solution
• Hypertonic solution (3mks)
• Addition of large amounts of salt to soil in which plants are growing kills the plants. Explain. (6mks)
• Red blood cells burst when placed in distilled water while plant cells remain intact.
• Fresh water protozoa like amoeba do not burst when placed in distilled water. (2mks)
• What change was expected in strip A and B
• Account for the change in strip A

• State the expected result at the end of one hour
• Explain the observations made in this experiment
• Strong salt solution 
• Distilled water
• State three physiological processes that are involved in movement of substances across the cell membrane

• Calculate the average mass of a potato cylinders after reweighing. Show your working.
• Explain why mass of the cylinders had increased.

• Account for the shape of the cell at the end of the experiment.
• Draw a diagram to illustrate how a plant cell would appear if subjected to the same treatment.

• What name is given to the process that occurs when the cell is placed in solution Y ?
• Describe the process that would occur in a plant cell when placed in a similar solution as that of solution X

• What is the name given to the process that occurs when the cell is put into solution B ?
• Compare the results obtained when the cell is put in solution B to the results that would be obtained if a plant cell was put in the same solution.

• Account for the results in the set-up
• the number of red blood cells
• the appearance of red blood cells if viewed under the microscope
• Cells being turgid
• Cells being thickened by cellulose
• Cells being thickened by lignin

• Suggest the nature of solutions X and Y .
• Name the process A and B .
• What would happen to normal blood cell if it were placed in a isotonic solution.
• Name two plant processes in which diffusion plays an important role.
• Sucrose solution
• What would be the result in terms of length if a boiled potato was used?
• Explain your answer in (b)(i)  above.
• State two uses of the physiological process being demonstrated in the experiment

• Name the structure labelled A .
• State the function of structure B.
• If eight of cell I were observed across the diameter of the filed of view of 0.5 mm, Work out the actual diameters of each cell in micrometers.
• Suggest the identity of the solution Q.
• Account for the change in cell I above.
• State any one importance of the physiological process being demonstrated above in animals. 

Nutrition in Plants and Animals Questions and Answers - Form 1 Biology Topical Revision

• Suggest the identity of substances K and L. (2mks) K ________________________ L ________________________
• Other than temperature state three ways by which the rate of reaction  could be increased. (3mks)
• Explain how substance L slowed down the reaction. (1mk)
• State the role of light in the process of photosynthesis. (2mks) Name one product of dark reaction in Photosynthesis (1mk)
• State one effect of magnesium deficiency in green plants.

• A and B (3mks)
• B and C (2mks)
• How can the rate of reaction be increased after point B? (1mk)
• State two factors that affect the rate of enzyme reaction. (2mks)
• State the function of co-factors in cell metabolism. (1 mk)
• Give one example of a metallic co-factor. (1 mk)
• Name two mineral elements that are necessary in the synthesis of chlorophyll.  (2mks)
• What is the role of the vascular bundles in plants nutrition? (3mks)
• Describe what happens during the light stage of photosynthesis. (3mks)
• Light stage occurs
• Dark stage occurs (2mks)
• How is dark stage dependant on the light stage of photosynthesis? (2mks)
• Why was the solution boiled with hydrochloric acid? (1mk)
• To which class of carbohydrates does sugarcane belong?
• Simple sugars combine to form complex sugar. (1mk)
• A complex sugar is broken into simple sugar. (1mk)
• Animals (2mks)
• Name structural units of lipids (1mk)
• State three important functions of lipids in living organisms. (3mks)

• What would be the colours of the regions of the leaf marked L. M and N?  (3mks)
• What is the function of the sodium hydroxide pellets? (1mk)
• Name the bacteria found in the root nodules of leguminous plant.  (1mk)
• State the association of the bacteria named in a) above with the  leguminous plants. (1mk)
• State the function of co-factors in cell metabolism.
• Give one example of metallic co-factor.
• Name the disease in humans that is cause by lack of vitamin C. (1mk)
• Vitamin D (1mk)
• Iodine (1mk)
• Explain how birds of prey are adapted to obtaining their food. (2mks)
• Refrigeration
• Canning (3mks)
• State one similarity and one difference between parasitic and predatory  modes of feeding (3mks)
• In an investigation, the pancreatic duct of a mammal was blocked. It was  found that the blood sugar regulation remained normal while food  digestion was impaired. Explain these observations. (3mks)
• Give a reason why lack of roughage in diet often leads to constipation.
• What does the term digestion mean? (2mks)
• Describe how the mammalian small intestine is adapted to its  function. (18mks)
• State the role of vitamin C in humans. (2mks)
• Distinguish between the terms homodont and heterodont. (1mk)
• What is the function of carnasial teeth? (1mk)
• A certain animal has no incisors, no canines, 6 premolars and 6  molars in its upper jaw, in the lower jaw there are 6 incisors, 2  canines, 6 premolars and 6 molars. Write its dental formula.
• State two functions of bile juice in the digestion of food.  (2mks)
• How does substrate concentration affects the rate of  enzyme action? (1mk)
• Name the end-products of the light stage in photosynthesis. (2mks)

• Name the type of tooth shown.
• Give a reason for your answer in (a) (i) above. (1mk)
• State a factor that denatures enzymes. (1mk)
• Name a fat soluble vitamin manufactured by the human body.  (1mk)
• State two functions of potassium ions in the human body.  (2mks)
• The action of ptyalin stops at the stomach. Explain. (1mk)
• Name the features that increase the surface area of small intestines.  (2mks)
• Salivary glands
• Liver (3mks)
• State any three functions of the mucus, which is secreted along the wall of the  alimentary canal. (3mks)
• Explain why the digestion of starch stops after food enters the stomach. (3mks)
• Give an account of the adaptation of a named herbivore to its mode of feeding.  (3mks)
• What are the contents of gastric juice and what is their role in digestion. (6mks)
• Liver damage leads to impaired digestion of fats . Explain the  statement. (3mks)

Biology Notes Form 4 (4)

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The form 4 biological concepts that you can learn using our notes include;

• Reception, Response and Co-ordination in Plants and Animals
• Support and Movement in Plants and Animals

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Chapter 1: Summarized notes on genetics

• Continous and Discontinous Variation
• Number of Chromosomes
• Chromosome Structure
• Properties of Chromosomes
• Structure of DNA
• Components of DNA
• Monohybrid Inheritance
• Mendel's Procedure
• Terms used in Genetics
• Use of Symbols
• Test Cross or Back Cross
• Complete Dominance
• Incomplete Dominance
• Inheritance of ABO blood groups in humans
• The ABO Blood group System
• Sex Determination in Humans
• Types of Mutations
• Causes and Consequences of Chromosomal Mutations
• Gene Mutations
• Genetically Inherited Disorders in Humans
• Practical Applications of Genetics
• To demonstrate Contionous variations - Height of Students
• Discontinous Variations - Ability to Roll Tongue
• Demonstration of Mitosis and Meiosis

Chapter 2: Summarized notes on evolution

• Meaning of Evolution and Current Concepts
• Special Creation
• Chemical Evolution
• Evidence of Organic Evolution
• Lamark's theory
• Evolution by Natural Selection
• Comparison of Vertebrate Limbs
• Comparison of wings of bird and insect
• Education Tour to Archeological Site/Local Museum

Chapter 3: Summarized notes on reception, response and co-ordination in plants and animals

• Irritability
• Co-ordination
• Tactic Movement in Plants and Other Organisms
• Nastic Movements
• Production of Auxins and their Effects on Plant Growth
• The Nervous System
• Simple And Conditioned Reflex Actions
• The Role of Endocrine System in Human Beings
• Comparison between Endocrine and Nervous System
• Structure and Function of Parts of the Human Eye
• Structure and Functions of Parts of the Human Ear
• To Investigate Tactic Responses
• To Investigate Tropisms in Plants
• Experiment to Determine Distance of the Blind Spot
• The Knee Jerk Experiment

Chapter 4: Summarized notes on support and movement in plants and animals

• Necessity for Movement and Support in Plants
• Role of Support Tissues in Young and Old Plant
• Necessity for Support and Movement in Animals.
• Types and Functions of Skeletons
• Mammalian Skeleton
• To Observe Prepared Slides of Transverse Section of Stems of Herbaceous and Woody Plants
• To Observe Wilting in Young Herbaceous Plants.
• To Examine the Exoskeleton in an Arthropod.
• To Observe the External Features of a Finned Fish.
• To Examine Bones of the Axial Skeleton of a Rabbit.
• To Observe Bones of Appendicular Skeleton.

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Biology Form 2 Topical Revision Questions and Answers (4)

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1. Transport in Plants and Animals Questions and Answers - Biology Form 2 Topical Revision

Transport in plants - questions.

• What was the aim of this experiment? (1mk)
• Explain the results which would be expected in each of the two  experiments conditions. (3mks)
• Explain how drooping of leaves on a hot sunny day is advantageous to  plant. (2mks)
• Explain how environmental factors affect the rate of transpiration in  flowering plants. (20mks)

• Name the parts labeled A and B (2mks) A___________________ B____________________
• State the functions of the parts labeled C, D and E C________________ D_______________ E_______________
• List three differences between the section shown above and one  that would be obtained from the root of the same plant (3mks)

• Name the structures labeled K and L K_______________ L_______________ (2mks)
• Explain how water from the soil reaches the structure labeled L.  (5mks)
• Name the process by which mineral salts enter into the plant.  (1mk)
• State two ways in which xylem are adapted to their function. (2mks)
• What makes young herbaceous plant remain upright? (2mks)

• Name the structures labeled R and S and a cell labeled T. R ___________________ S ___________________ Cell T ___________________ (3mks)
• State the function of the structure labeled S. (1mk)
• Explain why xylem is a mechanical tissue (2mks)
• Material that strengthens xylem tissue. (1mk)
• Tissue that is removed when the bark of a dicotyledonous plant is  ringed. (1mk)
• How are xylem vessels adapted for support? (1mk)
• What is the role of vascular bundles in plant nutrition? (3mks)
• Name two tissues which are thickened with lignin. (2mks)
• How is support attained in herbaceous plant? (1mk)

• From which plant organ was the section obtained? (1mk)
• Give two reasons for your answer in (a) above. (2mks)
• Name the parts labeled J, K and L (3mks) J__________________________________ K_________________________________ L_________________________________
• State two functions of the part labeled M. (2mks)
• Describe how water moves from the soil to the leaves in a tree. (20mks)
• State two ways in which the root hairs are adapted to their function.  (2mks)

• Using the same axes, plot a graph of the amount of sugar against time  (6mks)
• Ringed stem (1mk)
• Normal stem (1mk)
• How much sugar would be in the rigged stem if it was measured at 03 45 hours. (2mks)
• Give reasons why there was sugar in the stems of both trees at 06 45  hours. (2mks)
• 0645 hours and 1545 hours (3mks)
• 1545 hours and 0045 hours (2mks)
• Other than sugars name two compounds that are translocated in  phloem. (2mks)
• Explain why plants shed off their leaves. (2mks)
• What is the importance of transpiration to plants?
• Give adaptive features which enable a plant to reduce the loss of  water.

Transport in Animals - Questions

• People can die when they inhale gases from burning charcoal in poorly  ventilated rooms. What compound is formed in the human body that leads to such deaths? (1mk)
• Explain why blood from a donor whose blood group is A cannot be  transfused into a recipient whose blood group is B. (2mks)
• State one difference between closed and open circulatory systems. (1mk)
• Open circulatory system
• Closed circulatory system (2mks)
• What are the advantages of the closed circulatory system over the  open circulatory system? (5mks)
• Explain two ways in which mammalian erythrocytes (red blood cells) are  adapted to their function (2mks)
• Name the blood vessels that link arterioles with venules.  (1mk)
• Explain four ways in which the vessels you named in (a)  above are suited to carrying out their functions. (4mks)
• State two ways in which the composition of blood in the  pulmonary arterioles differ from that in the pulmonary venules.  (2mks)
• Why would carboxyhaemoglobin lead to death? (2mks)
• Explain how the red blood cells of mammals are adapted for efficient  transport of oxygen. (2mks)

• The blood cells represented by X
• Metal ion represented by Y
• The end product of the mechanism represented Z
• How can excess bleeding result in death? (2mks)
• Name the process by which the human body naturally stops  bleeding. (1mk)
• How can low blood volume be brought back to normal? (2mks)
• Name one defect of the circulatory system in humans. (1mk)
• State three functions of blood other than transport. (3mks)
• What prevents blood in veins from flowing backwards? (1mk)
• State two ways in which the red blood cells are adapted to their  function. (2mks)
• State one way by which HIV/AIDS is transmitted from mother to child.  (1mk)
• Explain how the various components of blood are adapted for their  function. (20mks)
• Distinguish between blood, plasma, serum, tissue fluid and lymph.  (10mks)
• A patient whose blood group is A died shortly after receiving  blood from a person of blood group B. Explain the possible cause  of death of the patient. (2mks)
• Name the blood groups of the possible donors (2mks)
• Give reasons for your answer in (i) above. (2mks)
• Differentiate between active immunity and passive immunity. (2mks)
• Explain why a person can catch a cold several times in a year but only  catches measles once in his or her lifetime. (2mks)
• Most carbon dioxide is transported from tissues to the lungs within the red  blood cells and not in the blood plasma. Give two advantages of this mode  of transport. (2mks)
• What is the importance of tissue fluid? (2mks)

2. Respiration Questions and Answers - Biology Form 2 Topical Revision

• Why was the glucose solution boiled before adding the yeast  suspension? (1mk)
• What was the importance of cooling the glucose solution before  adding the yeast suspension? (1mk)
• What was the use of the oil in the experiment? (1mk)
• What observation would be made in test tube B at the end of the  experiment (1mk)
• Suggest a control for this experiment (1mk)
• Give two reasons why accumulation of lactic acid during vigorous  exercise lead to an increase in heart beat. (2mks)
• Name the process (1mk)
• State the economic importance of process name in (a) above.  (1mk)
• Other than carbon dioxide, name the other products of anaerobic  respiration in plants. (2mks)
• Name the substance which accumulates in muscles when respiration  occurs with insufficient oxygen. (1mk)
• In what form is energy stored in muscles? (1mk)
• State the economic importance of anaerobic respiration in plants.  (2mks)
• State four ways in which respiratory surfaces are suited to their function.  (4mks)
• A dog weighing 15.2kg requires 216kJ while a mouse weighing  50g requires 2736KJ per day. Explain. (2mks)
• What is the end product of respiration in animals when there is  insufficient oxygen supply? (1mk)
• Plants (1mk)
• Animals (1mk)
• What is oxygen debt? (1mk)
• What do you understand by the term respiratory quotient? (1mk)
• Determine respiratory quotient of the oxidation of food substance.  (2mks)
• Identify the food substances. (1mk)
• Write differences between aerobic respiration and photosynthesis. (4mks)

• Name the organelle (1mk)
• Name the parts labeled A, B, and C. (3mks)
• What is the purpose of the folding labeled D? (1mk)
• Give the chemical compound which is formed in the organelle and  forms the immediate source of energy.

3. Gaseous Exchange Questions and Answers - Biology Form 2 Topical Revision

• Terrestrial Insects (9mks)
• Bony fish (11mks)
• Explain how mammalian lungs are adapted for gaseous exchange.  (8mks)
• Respiring muscle cells reaches the alveolar cavities in  mammalian lungs.
• Respiring mesophyll cells of flowering plants reaches the  atmosphere. (12 mks)
• Describe the path taken by carbon dioxide released from the tissues  of an insect to the atmosphere.
• Name two structures used for gaseous exchange in plants. (2mks)
• Why are gills in fish highly vascularized? (1mk)
• Process of inhalation in mammals. (10 mks)
• Mechanism of opening and closing of stomata (10 mks)
• Name three sites where gaseous exchange takes place in terrestrial  plants. (3mks)
• State two ways in which floating leaves of aquatic plants are adapted to  gaseous exchange. (2mks)
• Name two structures for gaseous exchange in aquatic plants.  (2mks)
• What is the effect of contraction of the diaphragm muscles during  breathing in mammals? (3mks)

• Name the structure labeled K, L and M (3mks)
• How is the structure labeled J suited to its functions? (3mks)
• Name the process by which inhaled air moves from the structure  labeled L into blood capillaries. (1mk)
• Give the scientific name of the organism that causes tuberculosis in  humans. (1mk)
• State three factors that make alveolus adapted to its function. (3mks)
• Explain how the alveoli are ventilated.
•  Explain why water logging of the soil may lead to death in plants. (2mks)
• Write three advantages of breathing through nose than through mouth.  (3mks)
• State and explain ways the leaves are adapted for gaseous exchange ( 4mks)
• Name three gaseous constituents involved in gaseous exchange in plants.  (3mks)
• Name three sites of gaseous exchange in frogs. (3mks)
• Amoeba (4mks)
• Name the physiological process by which gas exchange takes place at the  respiratory surface in animals and plants (1mk)

• Name parts labeled W, Y and Z.
• How does the part labeled Z facilitates breathing in? (1mk)
• How is aerenchyma tissue adapted to its function? (2mks)

4. Excretion and Homeostasis Questions and Answers - Biology Form 2 Topical Revision

• In an investigation the pancreatic duct of a mammal was blocked. It was found  that the blood sugar regulation remained normal while food digestion was  impaired. Explain these observations. (2 marks)
• Explain why the body temperature of a healthy human being must rise up to  39 0 c on a humid day. (2 marks)
• In an experiment a piece of brain was removed from rat. It was found that  the rat had large fluctuations of body temperatures suggest the part of the  brain that had been removed. (1 mark)
• Explain why sweat accumulates on a person’s skin in a hot humid e nvironment. (2 marks)
• Name the specific part of the brain that triggers sweating.  (1 marks)
• Explain why some desert animals excrete uric acid rather than ammonia.  (2 marks)
• Insulin (3 marks)
• Antidiuretic Hormone (3 marks)
• What osmoregulatory changes would take place in a marine amoeba if it was  transferred to a fresh water environment?
• Name two components of blood that are not present in glomerular filtrate.  (2 marks)
• How would one find out from a sample of urine whether a person is suffering  from diabetes mellitus? (2 marks)
• When is glycogen, which is stored in the liver, converted into glucose and  released into the blood? ( 2 marks)
• Diseases the person was suffering from (1 marks)
• Hormone that was deficient (1 mark)
• State the importance of osmoregulation in organisms ( 2 marks)
• What happens to excess fatty acids and glycerol in the body? (2 marks)
• Constant body temperature is maintained in mammals ( 1 mark)
• Low blood sugar level is harmful to the body ( 2 marks)

• Explain why the temperature fell during the bath ( 2 marks)
• What changes appeared in the skin that enabled the body temperature to return to  normal. (2 marks)
• Name the fluid that is produced by sebaceous glands (1 mark)
• What is the role of sweat on the human skin? ( 2 marks)
• State the role of insulin in the human body? ( 1 mark)
• Homeostasis ( 1 mark)
• Osmoregulation (1 mark)
• Name the hormones involved in regulating glucose level in blood
• Explain what happens to excess amino acids in the liver of humans.  (3 marks)
• Which portions of the human nephrons are only found in the cortex?  (3 marks)
• What would happen if a person produced less antidiuretic hormone?  (1 mark)
• What term is given to the condition described in (c) (i) above?  (1 mark)
• Egestion ( 3 marks)
• Name the components of blood that do not enter the renal tubule in mammals  (2 marks)

• Name the process responsible for the formation of glomerular filtrate.
• What process is responsible for the absence of glucose and amino acids in urine?
• Explain why there are no plasma proteins in the glomerular filtrate
• Besides plasma proteins what other major component of blood is absent in the  glomerular filtrate.
• Why is the concentration of urea in urine much higher than its concentration in  the glomerular filtrate?
• When the environmental temperature is very high, some animals urinate on their  legs or lick the sides of their body. How does this help in temperature regulation?
• Fish are able to use more of their food intake for growth than mammals. Suggest  an explanation for this.
• Explain the term negative feedback

• Name the blood vessels labeled A, B and C.
• Amino acids
• Carbon (IV) oxide
• During fasting, the level of blood glucose in vessels C may be higher than the  level in vessel B explain
• Describe how the human kidney functions. ( 20 marks)

Biology Form 3 Topical Revision Questions and Answers (4)

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Classification II Questions and Answers - Biology Form 3 Topical Revision

• State two ways in which some fungi are harmful to man ( 2 marks)

• Parts labeled A and B ( 2 marks)
• The division which the plant belongs ( 1 mark)
• An organism with an exoskeleton, segmented body, two pairs of legs per  segment, a pair of eyes and a pair of eyes and a pair of short antennae belongs to  the phylum ( 1 mark)
• When are two organisms considered to belong to the same species? ( 2 marks)
• A student caught an animal which had the following characteristics; - Body divided into two parts - Simple eyes - Eight legs The animal belongs to the class ( 1 mark)

• State two characteristics features of members of division bryophyte  (2 marks)
• State two ways in which some fungi are beneficial to humans ( 2 marks)
• Other than having many features in common state the other characteristics of  species ( 1 mark)
• Beside the abdomen, name the other body part of members of arachnida  (1 mark)
• Name the phylum whose members possess notochord. ( 1 mark)
• Name the class in the phylum arthropoda which has the largest number of  individuals ( 1 mark)
• To which class does an animal with two body parts and four pairs of legs belong?  (1 mark)
• Name two organisms that cause food spoilage ( 2 marks)
• Name two methods of food preservation and for each state the biological  principal behind it. ( 2 marks)
• List two characteristics that mammals share with birds ( 2 marks)
• State two major characteristics that are unique to mammals ( 2 marks)
• What two characteristics distinguish animals in phylum chordata? ( 2 marks)

• Name the parts labeled A and B (2 marks)
• Name the division to which the plant belongs ( 1 mark)
• Which is the dominant generation of the plant in the diagram? (1 mark)
• State three characteristics of the organisms in the division named (b)  above?
• What three characteristics are used to divide the arthropods into classes?  (3 marks)
• Write two differences between algae and fungi ( 2 marks)
• Give the economic importance of algae ( 1 mark)
• What is alteration of generations? ( 3 marks)
• Name two divisions in plant kingdom that shows alternation of generation  (2 marks)
• A millipede, grasshopper and crayfish all belong to phylum arthropoda. Mention three major characteristics that they have in common. (3 marks)
• Identify two errors that have been made when writing the name
• What is the species name of Irish potato?
• An ecologist came across a plant with the following characteristics, green  in colour, non- flowering, compound leaves and sori on the underside of  the leaflets. State the probable division of the plant. ( 1 mark)
• An organism with an exoskeleton, segmented body, two pairs of legs per segment,  a pair of eyes and a pair of short antennae belongs to the class ( 1 mark)
• List the main characteristics that are used to sub- divide arthropods into classes  (2 marks
•  Name the main method of reproduction among bacteria. ( 1 mark)

Ecology Questions and Answers - Biology Form 3 Topical Revision

• State how excessive use of pesticides may affect soil fertility

• Describe the procedure that may have been used to determine the mean  body length of the fish ( 6 marks)
• What are the likely reasons for the difference in the mean body length of  the fish living in lakes A and D? ( 4 marks)
• Suggest one reason for the absence of snails in lakes C and D?  (1 mark)
• Name any six abiotic (physical) factors that are likely to influence  the plant and animal life in lake A. ( 3 marks)
• Explain how each of the factors named in (i) may influence the  plant and animals life in Lake A. ( 6 marks)
• From this record of observations construct a feed web (5 marks)
• Bird species as a secondary consumer (1 mark)
• Large fish as tertiary consumer (1 mark)
• The biomass of the producers in the lake was found to be greater than that  of primary consumers. Give an explanation for this observation? (1 mark)
• Two organisms that compete for food in the lake. (2 marks)
• The source of food the organisms in d (i) above compete for  (1 mark)
• State three ways by which many may interfere with this lake  ecosystem ( 3 marks)
• Explain how each of the ways you have states may affect life in the  lake? ( 6 marks)
• Plant A ( 1 mark)
• Plant B ( 1 mark)

• In which year were the fish populations lowest?
• State the factors that might have caused the lowest fish populations during  the year you have stated in (a) (i) above ( 3 marks)
• Explain how each factor you have stated in (a) (ii) above could have  brought about the changes in fish populations (11 marks)
• What is the difference in the rate of population recovery of species A and  D? (1 mark)
• Suggest two biological factors that could have led to this difference  (2 marks)
• State a method that might have been used to estimate the fish population  in the lake ( 1 mark)
• State one disadvantage of the method you have stated in (c) (i) above  (1 mark)
• Industrial wastes may contain metallic pollutants. State how such pollutants may  indirectly reach and accumulate in the human body if the wastes were dumped  into rivers.
• State three measures that can betaken to control infection of man by protozoan  parasites ( 3 marks)

• Construct two food chains ending with a tertiary consumer in each case (2 marks)
• Which organisms has the largest variety of predators in the food web? (1 mark)
• Name secondary consumers in the food web ( 2 marks)
• Suggest three ways in which the ecosystem would be affected if there was  prolonged drought ( 3 marks)
• Calculate the population size of the crabs in the lagoon using the formula below N = n x M          M Where N= Total population of crabs in the lagoon n= Total number of crabs in the second catch M= Number marked crabs during the first catch M= Number of marked crabs in the second catch. ( 2 marks)
• State two assumptions that were made during the investigation ( 2 marks)
• What is the name given to this method of estimating the population size?  (1 mark)

• Write down the food chains in which the guinea fowls are secondary consumers  (1 mark)
• What would be the short term effects on the eco- system of lions invaded the  area? ( 3 marks)
• Name the organisms through which energy from the sun enters the food web.  (1 mark)

• Name the organisms that causes processes E and J ( 2 marks)
• Name the processes represented by F and H (2 marks)
• Name the group of organisms represented by c (i)
• Distinguish between a community and a population (2 marks)
• Describe how a population of grasshopper in a given area can be estimated  (5 marks)
• Explain how the various activities of man have caused pollution of air ( 20 marks)
• Explain how birds of prey are adapted to obtaining their food ( 2 marks)
• Name the crop infested by phytophthora infestants and the disease it  causes Crop - Disease -
• State four control measures against the diseases ( 4 marks)
• Explain why the carrying capacity for wild animals is higher than for cattle in a  given piece of land ( 2 marks)
• Autecology ( 1 mark)
• Synecology ( 1 mark)

• State the modification found in the stomata of leaf C
• Name the organism that causes amoebic dysentery.

• Name the process through which energy from the sun is incorporated into the  food web ( 1 mark)
• State the mode of feeding of the birds in the food web (1 mark)
• Name two ecosystem in which the organisms in the food web live( 2 marks)
• From the information in the food web construct a food chain with the large bird  as a quarter – nary consumer ( 1 mark)
• What would happen to the organisms in the food web if bird N migrated?
• Not all energy from one trophic level is available to the next level. Explain  (3 marks)
• Two organisms, which display a role in the ecosystems, are not included  in the food web. Name them. ( 1 mark)
• State the role played by the organisms named g (i) above. (1 mark)
• State three human activities that would affect the ecosystems ( 3 marks)
• How would the activities stated in h (i) above affect the ecosystems?  (3 marks)
• How is aerenchyma tissue adapted to its functions? ( 2 marks)
• Explain how abiotic factors affect plants ( 20 marks)

• Distinguish between pyramid of numbers and pyramid of Biomass  (2 marks)
• Give three reasons for loss of energy from one trophic level to another in a  food chain. ( 3 marks)
• Describe how the belt transect can be used in estimating the population of  a shrub in a grassland ( 2 marks)
• Distinguish between population and community ( 2 marks)
• Fish in a pond ( 1 mark)
• Black jack in a garden ( 1 mark)
• State two ways in which schistosoma species is adapted to parasitic mode of life
• Describe causes and methods of controlling water pollution ( 20 marks)
• What is biological control of population growth? ( 2 marks)
• Describe one example where biological control has been used successfully  (2 marks)
• Explain why the number of predators in nay ecosystem is less than the  number of their prey ( 1 mark)
• Antelopes are more commonly found in open grassland while giraffe  while giraffes are commonly found in wooded areas. ( 2 marks)
• In the savannah there is a wider variety of herbivores in wooded areas than  in open grassland ( 1 mark)
• Removal of predators for an herbivore may in the long run lead to a  decrease in its population
• Explain why primary productivity decreases with depth in aquatic environments.  (2 marks)

• Identify the compound named A ( 1 mark)
• Name the processes X _________________ Y _________________ Z _________________
• In what form is nitrogen found in plants and animals?

• Fruits found in forest and savannah ( 2 marks)
• Seed found in forest and savannah ( 2 marks)
• State two factors that may cause this difference in (a) above ( 2 marks)

• Which species show more fluctuation in numbers? ( 1 mark)
• Suggest an explanation of this ( 3 marks)
• Suggest two ways by which the savannah environment can be destroyed and how  it can be conserved ( 4 marks)

Reproduction in Plants and Animals Questions and Answers - Biology Form 3 Topical Revision

• At what stage of mitosis do chromosomes replicate to form daughter chromatid?  (1 mark)
• Fill in the blank spaces in the statement below After fertilization of an ovule _________ develops into a testa and _________  develops into a testa and _____________ develops into endosperm. ( 2 marks)
• State the difference between the composition of maternal blood entering the  placenta and material blood leaving the placenta ( 3 marks)
• After four months of pregnancy the ovaries of a woman can be removed without  terminating pregnancy. However during the first four months of pregnancy the  ovaries must remain intact if pregnancy is to be maintained. Explain these  observations ( 3 marks)
• Name two mechanisms that prevent self pollination in flowers that have both  male and female parts ( 2 marks)
• State three characteristics that ensure cross pollination takes place in flowering  plants ( 3 marks)
• Give a reason why it is necessary for frogs to lay many eggs ( 1 mark)
• What is the likely agent of pollination of the flower? ( 1 mark)
• What is the significance of the long feathery stigma in the flower ( 1 mark)
• State two ways by which the human Immuno Deficiency virus (HIV) is  transmitted other than sexual intercourse? ( 2 marks)
• Explain why sexual reproduction is important in organisms ( 3 marks)
• State two disadvantages of self- pollination ( 2 marks)

• What type of cell division takes place at Z? ( 1 mark)
• Where in the body of a female does process Z occur? ( 1 mark)
• On the chart indicate the position of parent and gametes ( 2 marks)
• Epigynous flower ( 1 mark)
• Staminate flower (1 mark)
• How are the male parts of wind- pollinated flowers adapted to their function?  (4 marks)
• Seed (1 mark)
• Fruit (1 mark)
• State two processes which occur during anaphase of mitosis ( 2 marks)
• What is the significance of meiosis? (2 marks)
• Protoandry ( 1 mark)
• Self- sterility ( 1 mark)
• Give three advantages of cross- pollination ( 3 marks)

• Name the part labeled S ( 1 mark)
• Name the types of blood vessels found in the structure labeled Q  (2 marks)
• State the difference in composition of blood in the vessels named (b) (i)  above ( 2 marks)
• Name two features that enable the structure labeled P carry out its function  (2 mark)
• State the role of the part labeled R ( 1 mark)

• Identify the stage of cell division ( 1 mark)
• Give three reasons for your answer (a) (i) above ( 2 marks)
• Name the structure labeled M ( 1 mark)
• State two disadvantages of sexual reproduction in animals ( 2 marks)
• Protandry ( 1 mark)

• Name the parts labeled Q, R, and S ( 3 marks)
• State two functions of the pollen tube ( 2 marks)
• On the diagram, label the micropyle ( 1 mark)
• Describe how insect pollinated flowers are adopted to pollination  (6 marks)
• Luteinizing hormone ( 3 marks)
• Describe the role of hormones in the human menstrual cycle (20 marks)
• Nutrition of the embryo
• Protection of the embryo ( 4 marks)

Growth and Development Questions and Answers - Biology Form 3 Topical Revision

• Explain why several auxiliary buds sprout when a terminal bud in a young tree is  removed.
• Account for loss in dry weight of cotyledons in a germinating bean seed.
• What is the effect of gibberellins on shoots of plants?

• What was the aim of the experiment?
• What would be the expected results at the end of the experiment?
• State two advantages of metamorphosis to the life of insects
• During germination and early growth, the dry weight of endosperm decreases  while that of the embryo increases. Explain

• What was this set up supposed to investigate?
• Why was pyrogallic acid included in glass jar A?
• Explain why glass jar C and D were included in the experiment
• What result would you expect in glass jar A and B at the end of the experiment?
• State two artificial ways of breaking seed dormancy
• Give reasons for the development of the lateral braches after the removal of the  apical bud
• Suggest one application of this practice
• What is the importance of this practice?
• Suggest the expected changes in the composition of gases in the flask on the fifth day
• Give four reasons for your answer in (a) above
• Name two factors that cause dormancy in seeds
• Distinguish between epigeal and hypogeal germination (1 mark)
• Why is oxygen necessary in the germination of seeds? (2 marks)

• Using the same axes, draw graphs to show the length of branches against time  (8 marks)
• What was the length of the branch in shoot B on the 7 th day? ( 1 mark)
• What would be the expected length of the branch developing from shoot A  on the 11 th day? ( 1 mark)
• Account for the results obtained in the experiment ( 6 marks)
• Why was shoot C included in the experiment? ( 1 mark)
• What is the importance of gibberallic acid in agriculture? ( 1 mark)
• State two physiological processes that are brought about by the application of  gibberellic acid on plants. ( 2 marks)
• State tow environmental conditions that can cause seed dormancy
• Name the part of a bean seed that elongates to bring about epigeal germination  (1 mark)
• “True growth is not simply an increase in size” State four different ways  in which true may be defined.
• State two external factors, which influence growth in plants and describe  one effect of each.

• Why is dry mass used for comparison?
• How would one ensure that the drying process had been completed
• Account for the decrease in the total dry mass of the seedlings
• Why did the seedling contain more cellulose than the underminated seeds?
• What is the most likely source of the carbon used to form this new cellulose?

Biology Form 4 Topical Revision Questions and Answers (4)

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Genetics Questions and Answers - Biology Form 4 Topical Revision

• Giving a reason, name the nucleic acid to which the portion belongs.  (2 marks) Name _________________________ Reason ________________________
• Write down the sequence of bases of a complimentary strand to that  shown above (1 mark)
• State two structural differences between ribonucleic acid ( RNA) and  deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) (2 marks)
• Name a disorder of human blood that is caused by mutation (1 mark)
• State the function of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule (1 mark)
• Give a reason why it is only mutation in genes of gametes that influence  evolution ( 2 marks)
• (Give a reason for the appearance of pink flower in the F1  generation ( 1 mark)
• If the plants from F1 generation were selfed, state the phenotype  ratio of the F2 generation ( 2 marks)
• State two characteristics that researchers select in breading programmes.  (2 marks)
• Give an example of sex- linked trait in humans on; ( 2 marks) Y chromosome __________________ X chromosome __________________
• Using appropriate letter symbols, work out the genotype of the F1  generation. ( 4 marks)
• Genotype ratio ( 2 marks)
• Phenotype ratio ( 1 mark)
• Wrinkled number ( 1 mark)
• Work out the genotype of F1 generation ( 3 marks)
• If the plants from F1 generation were selfed, what would be the  phenotypic ratio of the F2 generation? ( 3 marks)
• What is the genetic explanation for the absence of plants with red  and white in the flower F1 generation? ( 2 marks)
• Identify the recessive character. Give a reason
• What were the genotypes of the parent plants that give rise to the  plants with red and white flowers?
• If the white flowers were selfed, what would be the genotypes of their  offspring?
• Name two disorders in humans caused by gene mutation  (2 marks)
• Inversion ( 2 marks)
• Translocation
• In mice the allele for black fur is dominant to the allele for brown  fur. What percentage offspring would have brown fur from a  cross between heterozygous black mice and brown mice? Show  your working. Use letter B to represent the allele for black colour. ( 4 marks)
• What is meant by the term allele? ( 1 mark)
• Deletion ( 1 mark)
• Inversion ( 1 mark)
• What is a test- cross? ( 1 mark)
• Using letter G to represent the gene for purple colour, work out  the genotypic ratio of the offspring ( 5 marks)
• State the phenotype of the offspring ( 1 mark)
• What is genetic engineering? ( 1 mark)
• State why the calf is light red and not dark red or white
• If a light red bull is mated with a dark red cow, work out using  appropriate letter symbols the probability of getting a light offspring
• What is meant by linked genes?
• In fruit flies (Drosophila) the gene for red eyes ® is dominant over  the one for white – eye (r). If a true breeding white – eyed male, all  the offspring will be red eyed. However, if a true – breeding whiteeyed female is mated with a true- breeding red- eyed male, all the  female offspring will be red – eyed. Explain this apparent  contradiction.
• Work out the ratio of the expected phenotypes if a red- eyed  female offspring from the cross- described in (i) above is mated  with red- eyed males.
• Explain the term variation with reference to the study of genetics.
• Using relevant examples distinguish between discontinuous  variation and continuous variation
• What is the importance of genetic variation?
• Describe one example where genetic variations has helped a  species to survive
• What do the letters G, T , C and A represent?
• Giving your reasons state whether it is part of DNA or an RNA  strand.
• Show the complementary DNA strand
• Show the complimentary RNA strand
• In human couples the sex of a baby is determined by the man. Explain this  statement.

Evolution Questions and Answers - Biology Form 4 Topical Revision

• State the difference between Lamarckian and Darwinian theories of evolution
• 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. Later it was  observed that one population fed entirely on fruits and seeds. Although insect  were available. Name this type of evolutionary change.
• Explain why Lamarck’s theory of evolution is not accepted by biologists today
• State three pieces of evidence that support the theory of evolution. (3 marks)
• state two advantages of natural selection to organisms (2 marks)
• Fossils records
• Comparative anatomy
• Describe how natural selection brings about adaptation of a species to its  environment (6 marks)
• Explain how the process of evolution may result to the formation of new species
• organic evolution (1 mark)
• continental drift (1 mark)
• Explain continental drift as an evidence of evolution (3 marks)
• What is a test- cross? (2 marks)
• Give a reason why organisms become resistant to drugs (1 mark)
• Homologous structures
• Analogous structures (4 marks)
• What is meant by natural selection?
• Explain the role played by mutation in evolution (5 marks)
• Hybrid vigour
• The peppered moth exists in two varieties, which are genetically controlled. The  dark variety is found predominantly in industrial cities and the white variety is  found predominantly in rural areas. Explain how this pattern of distribution  supports the theory of evolution by natural selection (6 marks)
• Special creation (2 marks)
• Organic evolution (2 marks)

Reception, Response and Co-ordination Questions and Answers - Biology Form 4 Topical Revision

• State one structural and one functional differences between motor and sensory  neurons Structural differences Functional differences ( 2 marks)

• With an arrow, indicate on the diagram the direction of the impulse  through the neurone ( 1 mark)
• State the functions of parts labeled P and Q ( 2 marks)
• How are structures of the human eye adapted to their functions (14 marks)
• State three defects of the eye and how each can be corrected (6 marks)
• State the changes that occur in a nerve axon to produce an action potential  (3 marks)
• In an accident a victim suffered brain injury. Consequently he had loss of  memory. Which part of the brain was damaged? ( 1 mark)
• Name the parts labeled B and C ( 2 marks)
• State three functions of the part labeled A ( 3 marks)
• State what would happen if the part labeled B was damaged. ( 1 mark)
• Tympanic membrane ( 3 marks)
• Eustachian tube ( 1 mark)
• Ear ossicles ( 2 marks)
• Describe how semi- circular canals perform their functions ( 2 marks)
• State the importance of tactic response among some members of Kingdom  Protoctista? ( 1 mark)
• What name is given to response to contact with surface exhibited by  tendrils and climbing stems in plants? ( 1 mark)
• State three biological importances of tropisms to plants (3 marks)

• Name the parts labeled X and Y ( 2 marks) X __________________________ Y __________________________
• Name the substance that is responsible for the transmission of an impulse across  the synapse ( 1 mark)
• State the function of the ciliary muscles in the human eye. (1 mark)
• State two functional differences between the rods and cones in the human eye  (2 marks)
• Ear ossicles
• Semi- circular canals
• Eustachian tube
• Where in the human body are relay neurons found? ( 1 mark)

• Name the neurone ( 1 mark)
• Name the parts labeled P and Q ( 2 marks)
• Name the hormone that is responsible for apical dominance (1 mark)
• What is thigmotropism? (1 mark)
• Describe the structure and functions of the various parts of the human ear  (20 marks)
• Nocturnal animals such as the owl are capable of seeing fairly well at night What two retinal adaptations have made this possible? (2 marks)
• State two functions of the human ear? (2 marks)
• State four differences between co- ordination of the human eye’s internal  response to light and that of tropic movement of the flowering plant in response to  light. (4 marks)

• What is the name of the response, which causes the twisted growth?  (1 mark)
• Explain how the twisting process is accomplished (2 marks)
• Identify the state of leaves if the plant is autotrophic (2 marks)
• Euglena is positively phototactic. Of what biological significance is this  characteristics? (1 mark)
• State the function of acetylcholine (2 marks)
• Where in the human body is the relay neurone located? ( 1 mark)
• State three effects of nicotine to human health (3 marks)
• Colour vision
• Maintaining shape of the eyeball
• Change in diameter of the lens

Support and Movement in Plants and Animals Questions and Answers - Biology Form 4 Topical Revision

• State the function of the part labeled K and L ( 2 marks)
• State the region of the body in which the bone is found ( 1 mark)
• State two ways in which skeletal muscle fibres are adapted to the function  (2 marks)
• Name the parts of the bone labeled K ( 1 mark)
• How do the muscles work to extend the arm? ( 3 marks)

• Name the bone ( 1 mark)
• Name the type of joint formed by the bone at its anterior end with the  adjacent bone (1 mark)
• Give a reason why the lumbar vertebrae have long and abroad transverse  processes ( 2 marks)
• Name the three types of skeletons found in multicellular animals  (3 marks)
• Describe how the cervical, lumbar and sacral vertebrae are suited to their  functions (17 marks)

• Which bones articulate with the bone shown in the diagram at the notch?  (2 marks)
• Name the cartilage between the bones of the vertebral column  (1 mark)]
• State the function of the cartilage in (a) above ( 1 mark)
• How are xylem vessels adapted for support? ( 1 mark)

• Name the bones labeled X, Y, and Z ( 3 marks) X _______________________ Y _______________________ Z _______________________
• Name the substance found in the place labeled W (1 mark)
• State the function of the substance named in (b) (i) above
• Name the structure that joins the bones together at the joint (1 mark)
• State the differences between ball and socket joint and the one illustrated  in the diagram above (1 mark)
• Name the structure at the elbow that performs the same functions as the  patella (1 mark)
• State a characteristic that is common to all cervical vertebrae
• Name two tissues in plants that provide mechanical support (2 marks)
• Name the three types of muscles found in mammals and give an example  of where each on of them is found
• State the difference between ball and socket and hinge joint (1 mark)
• State three functions of an insects exoskeleton (3 marks)
• Dorsal fin (1 mark)
• Pectoral and pelvic fins (1 mark)
• Caudal fin (1 mark)
• State the diagnostic features of the cardiac muscles (3 marks)

• Make a complete drawing of the girdle (1 mark)
• Name the bones that articulate with the pelvic girdle. In each case name  the part that articulates with (2 marks)
• Distinguish between tendons and ligaments (2 marks)
• Explain what antagonistic muscles are and give an example (4 marks)
• Name three types of strengthening tissues found in plants (3 marks)
• Explain how the tissue in (a) above are adapted to their functions  (3 marks)
• Name the three main types of joint ( 3 marks)
• Give an example of where each type of joint name in (a) above is found in  the human body ( 3 marks)
• What makes young herbaceous plant remain upright? ( 2 marks)]
• Name three types of muscles found in the human body, state where each type is  located and how each is adapted to its functions. ( 12 marks)

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