Friday, May 27, 2022

KCSE 2019 Biology Paper 1

2. (a) Besides venation state two other external characteristics of leaves that can be used to classify plants   (2mks)

  • shape of the leaf/lamina i.e broad or narrow 
  • leaf margin i.e serrated/smooth/lobe
  • leaf sheath/petiole i.e presence or absence
  •   leaf apex pointed/absent   

(b) Explain why the bat is   classified as a mammal yet it flies

  •    body covered by fur/hair
  •      the bat is viviparous/ gives birth to young-ones
  • Has external ears/pinna
  •   has sweat glands

3. The diagram below illustrates a specialized cell obtained from a certain tissue


 

(a) Name the cell

  •  Nerve cell/ Motor Neurone

(b) State two ways in which the cell is structurally adapted to its function

  •   has myelin sheath which insulates the axon thus enhances transmission of nerve impulses
  •   It has numerous dendrites to deliver or transmit nerve impulses

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