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biology form 1 2019 revision kit

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Revision Kit 2019

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BIOLOGY

2019

2 HRS

FORM ONE

Instructions to students

1. Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided.

2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

3. Candidates should ensure that no questions are missing.

â€‹Give one reason why students should be taught biology. (1mk)
1. Name the cell organelle responsible for
  1. Respiration (1mk)
  2. Photosynthesis (1mk)
2. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follows:
Identify the above organelle and state its function
1. Identify 1mk)
2. Function (1mk)
3. Name the layer labeled K. (1mk)
State three major differences between plants and animals. (3mks)
1. Which groups of organisms are classified in the kingdom Monera. (1mk)
2. Define the term species. (1mk)
The Scientific name of the black jack plant is Bidens Pilosa. What is the plantâ€™s
1. Genus (1mk)
2. Species (1mk)
1. State two functions of the golgi apparatus (2mks)
2. Name the organelle that would be abundant in:
  1. Skeletal muscle (1mk)
  2. Palisade cell (1mk)
The table below shows the concentration of sodium and iodine ions in pond water and in the cell sap of an aquatic plant.
Suggest the process through which each of the ions is taken up and give your reasons,
1. Sodium (1mk)
  Reason (1mk)
2. Iodine (1mk)
  Reason (1mk)
Briefly explain why plant cells do not burst when put in distilled water. (1mk)

5/4/2019

1. Identify five literary forms used in writing the Bible. (5mks)
2. Give five reasons why the Bible is referred to as a Library. (5mks)
3. Outline five ways in which the Bible is misused by Christians today (5mks)
1. Explain seven effects of sin according to the book of Genesis 3. (7mks)
2. Identify seven responsibilities given to man by God in Genesis chapter 1 (7mks)
1. State seven promises made to Abraham by God. (7mks)
2. Describe the incidence when Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac (Gen 22: 1 – 18 (8mks)
1. Give ways in which God took care of the Israelites during the Exodus. (7mks)
2. Identify methods used in worship by the Israelites in the wilderness. (7mks)
1. Outline five reasons given by Samuel against Kingship in Israel. (5mks)
2. Explain five achievements of King Solomon. (5mks)
3. Give five lessons that political leaders can learn from King Solomon. (5mks)
1. Identify five factors that led to the spread of Idolatry in Israel during the time of Elijah.
2. State five commandments that Queen Jezebel and King Ahab broke from the story of Naboth’s vineyard. (5mks)
3. Outline five forms of corruption common in Kenya today. (5mks)
1. Give five attributes of God as understood by the traditional African society. (5mks)
2. Describe the Hierarchy of beings according to traditional African society. (7mks)