Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Mirror Jet 2024 Biology Paper 3 Exam with Answers and Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Biology (Practical) Paper 3 (231/3) examination administered during the Mirror Jet Exams Term Two 2024 series.

  • Duration: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 40
  • Number of Questions: 3

  The paper assessed practical biology skills including laboratory experiments, specimen identification, biological drawing, observation and interpretation of biological structures.

  It covered the following practical activities and topics:

  • Food tests using Benedict’s solution to identify reducing sugars
  • Food tests using iodine solution to identify starch
  • Recording laboratory observations and drawing conclusions from experiments
  • Application of biochemical tests in diagnosing conditions such as diabetes mellitus
  • Identification and classification of flowering plants using observable characteristics
  • Examination of floral parts such as corolla and androecium using a hand lens
  • Biological drawing and labeling of plant reproductive structures such as the carpel
  • Identification of aquatic organisms based on observable external features
  • Classification of fish into their appropriate biological class
  • Adaptations of aquatic organisms for movement in water
  • Mechanisms of locomotion in fish and the role of fins
  • Types of movement in aquatic organisms such as pitching and rolling
  • Structures that help maintain balance and stability during swimming
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  BIOLOGY

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