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P 530/3
BIOLOGY
PAPER 3

3 Hours.
INTERNAL MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2019
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
BIOLOGY PRACTICAL
PAPER 3
3HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
❖ Answer all questions
❖ Write answers in the spaces provided. Additional sheets of paper must not be inserted in
the booklet.

FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY

Question Marks Examiner

Total

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1. You are provided with specimen R which is freshly killed.

i) State three observable differences between the roof/cleft and floor of the mouth. (3 mks)

Roof/ Cleft Floor

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ii) Examine the teeth of the specimen. State the dental formula ( 1 mk)

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iii) Open further the mouth of the specimen exposing the teeth, examine the front and
back of the incisors; state your observation, ( 1 mk)

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iv) What is the significance of your observation stated in (a) (iii) above ( 1 mk)

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b) Place the specimen with its ventral side upper most, examine it and identify its sex
giving a reason ( 2 mks)

Sex: ………………………………………………………………………………….

Reason: ………………………………………………………………………………

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c) i) Measure the tail length. ………………………………………………… (1 mk)

ii) Measure the body length ……………………………………………...... (1 mk)

iii) State the ratio of tail length: body length (1 mk)

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iv) What is the significance of the ratio stated in c (iii) above (3 mks)

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d) Draw and label the ventral side of the right fore foot of the specimen R (6 mks)

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e) Dissect the specimen to display blood vessels draining the head, neck and thoracic regions
with the heart displaced to its right. Draw and label. ( 20 mks)

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2. You are provided with specimen Z. Remove a fleshy scale leaf with a razor blade, cut the
inner epidermis into six (6) squares each 1cm x 1cm x 1cm x 1cm. Peel off each square of
epidermal cells and place it in distilled water in a petri dish for 5 minutes. Label six (6)
test tubes and into each, place 10cm-3 of sucrose solution of the following concentration
0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6. 0.7 and 1.0 moldm-3.

a) Put one piece of epidermis into each test tube and gently shake the contents. Leave the
tissue in solutions for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove the piece of epidermis
from each test tube and mount it in a drop of solution in which it is immersed.
Observe under low power and count all cells visible and record in table I, then count
allthe plasmolysis cells and record them in table I.

Table I
Molarity of sucrose Total number of cells Number of plasmolysed cells
concentration in moldm-3
0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

1.0

b) i) Calculate the percentage of plasmolysed cells ( 7 mks)

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ii) Using the same axes, plot a graph showing how percentage plasmolysis varies with
Molarity of sucrose. (Graph paper) (11 mks)

c) i) State what is being investigated in the tests. ( 1 mk)

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ii) Explain the results of your tests. ( 3mks)

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3. You are provided with specimen C1, C2, C3, C4, and C5.

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a) Classify specimen C1 under the following taxa. (2 mks)

i) Kingdom ……………………………………………………………………..

ii) Phylum ………………………………………………………………………..

iii) Class ………………………………………………………………………….

iv) Order …………………………………………………………………………

b) Carefully examine specimen C1. Give three observable characteristics which make it to
be classified in the class stated in (a) (iii) above. (3 mks)

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c) Draw and label the anterior view of the head of specimen C1. (10 ½ mks)

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d) Describe the features on the head of specimens C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5. (12 ½ mks)

Specimen Characteristics

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C3
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e) Construct a dichotomous key to identify the specimens. ( 4 mks)

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