Biology Paper 3 Marking Scheme
KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 25
Biology Paper 3
(iii).
-Reducing sugar absent in set A because food is stored in form of starch;
-Reducing sugar present in set B because during germination; enzymes / diastate /carbohydrase; hydrolyse / convert / break down starch into reducing sugar;
(iv). Carbohydrase / diastase;
15 marks
(a).
(i). Water / fresh water; Rj hydrophyte
(ii). Large (intracellular) airspaces for buoyancy / gaseous exchange ;
(b).
J - palisade mesophyll (cell, cell);
K -Air space / intracellular airspace;
L -Xylem;
M -Phloem;
RJ Wrong spellings.
c.
J -Photosynthesis / contains chlorophyll for photosynthesis;
L -Transport water and mineral salts / transports water;
RJ Transports mineral salts alone.
(d). Diameter 3 mm = 3000 cm DR 4MM = 4000 cm;
11 marks
(a). (i). Arthropoda; RJ arthropods
(ii). -Jointed legs appandages;
-Presence of exoskeleton;
-Bilateral sysmetry;
c.
(i). Nymph;
(ii). Ecdysone /moulting hormone;
(iii). Nyph feed in different food / occupy a different ecological nichefrom the dult; reducing competition between the two;
(iv). -Destroys timber /fencing poles;
-Destroys crops
-improves soil fertility;
-used as food;
14 marks