Saturday, July 14, 2012

X SA I TEST BIO FULL SYLLABUS


1.    [2]Mention the components of the transport system in highly  organized plants.  State the functions of these  components.

2.       [3] (a) What  is a fuel ?                                                                                                                            
 (b)Write  any  two  characteristics of a good  fuel.

3.       [3]Name  the hormone secreted by thyroid gland.  Write its function.  Why is it important for us to have  iodised salt in our  diet ?

4.       [3] How  does  feed-back mechanism regulate the hormone secretion ?                                           


5.        [3]   (i)      What  do you  understand by the term  hydrated salt ?                                                        
  (ii)     Give  two  examples of hydrated salt  which  are  white  and  state  their  chemical formula.

6.       [3]Why  the  medium becomes  acidic  in  mouth ?   What  is the  ill effect  of the  acidic medium ?  How  this can be prevented ?

7.       [5] (a)     Draw  a neat  diagram of Alimentary canal  and  label  the  following parts.                  
(i)      the largest  gland
(ii)     the gland that  secretes  digestive enzymes as well as hormones.
(iii)    the part  where digested food  is absorbed.
(b)     What  are Villi ?  Mention their  functions.
(OR)
(a)     Draw  the cross section  of the leaf and  label the following parts.
(i)      upper epidermis                  (ii)     chloroplast
(b)     Define  photosynthesis.
(c)     List three  events  which  occur  during this  process.
(d)     Write  down the chemical  equation involved in photosynthesis.
(e)     How  is unused energy stored in plants ?

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