S1 Bio Exam 2022

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REPUBLIC OF RWANDA SCHOOL YEAR: 2021/2022

CLASS: SENIOR 1 (ALL)


TERM II
DURATION: 3HOURS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MUSANZE DISTRICT

BIOLOGY EXAMINATION/ 100 MARKS


INSTRUCTIONS: This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B and C.

* Attempt ALL questions of Section A. {55 Marks} * Attempt THREE


questions of Section B. {30 Marks}
* Section C is compulsory. {15 Marks}

SECTION A: attempt all question/55marks


1. Define the following terms: /8marks
a. Biology
b. Zoology
c. cell
d. Unicellular
2. The following are various sub-units into which species of plants or animals can be divided : cell; organ ; organelle ;
organism ; tissue, organ system.
a. Arrange them in order starting with the simplest and the ending with the most complex/2.5 marks
b. Which of them can be applied to the following /2.5 marks
i. A cat?
ii. Amoeba ?
iii. Leaf?
iv. Chloroplast ?
v. Alimentary canal ?
3. Animals and plants carry out common life processes like exchanging gases and excretion.
Copy and complete the table to name or describe processes common to all animals and plants. /6 marks
Name of the life process Description

Living things produce offspring


Living things get bigger and develop

Living thing change the position of their body , or part of their body

Respiration
Feeding or nutrition
Detects and respond to changes in the environment

4. What are materials being to be supplied to cells if they are to survive? /2marks
5. A motor car can move, takes in oxygen and gives out carbon dioxide; consumes fuel but nevertheless is not a living
organism. In what ways does it not quality as a living organism? /2marks
6.
a. Draw a well labelled diagram of external structure of a green plant leaf. /5 marks
b. Give the function of each parts of external structure of green plant leaf. /4 marks
7. Copy and complete the following table below: /4 marks

ANIMAL PHYLUM CLASS


Cockroach
Toad
Centipede
Elephant
8. Describe five difference between monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants. /5marks
9. Living things is organism which is composed by one cell or more cells.
a. What are three benefits of being multicellular? /3marks
b. Could an organism have organs but no tissues? Explain/2 marks
c. How are the structure and function different ? /2 marks
d. What does “ cell specialization ” mean ? /2marks
e. Why couldn’t your heart have only cardiac tissue ? /1 marks
10. animals are made of cell . describe four differences and similarities between plants and animals cell. /4marks

SECTION B: ATTEMPT THREE QUESTIONS /30 MARKS


11. The diagram below shows the structure of flower

i. Identify the structures A; B and C /3marks ii. Describe the process of pollination that is likely to take place/
2marks iii. What is the role of the following flower parts the reproduction of the flower ? /5marks a. Petal
b. Stamens
c. Carpels
d. Style
12. There is two types of classification such as artificial and natural classification
a. Give four differences between artificial and natural classification. /4marks
b. Describe the rules of binomial nomenclature. /3marks
c. Give the scientific name of the following. /3marks
i. Maize ii. Human
being iii. Beans
13. a ) Name the five kingdoms in the biological classification system and give one examples for each./ 5marks
b) micro-organisms are useful and harmful to man .explain this statement with examples./5marks

14.The following diagrams show two kinds of cells :X and Y

a)

Name the cells labelled X and Y /2Marks


b) Give the names of parts A, B, C, D and E /5Marks
c) What is the role of: i) mitochondrion ii) chloroplast iii) organelle named E? /3Marks

15.Outline five safety rules and regulations in the laboratory and five guidelines in biological drawings
/10Marks

SECTION C: This question is compulsory /15MARKS

16.The following figure is electrical microscope


a. What is a magnification ? /1mark
b. Give the names and their functions of each parts of microscope from 1 to 12
/12marks
c. If the nucleus measures 100mm on the diagram ,with a magnification of x10000. What is actual size of the nucleus
/2marks

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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