THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUNDA DISTRICT COUNCIL
FORM FOUR PRE - NATIONAL EXAMINATION NO. 1
033 BIOLOGY
Time: 3 Hours AUGUST 2023
Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of fifteen (11) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A, B, and two (2) questions from section C .
4. All writing should be in blue ink, except for diagrams, which must be drawn in pencil.
6. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
7. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer sheets.
SECTION A (16 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. Choose the most correct answer among the given alternatives and write down the answer in the space given.
(i) Which structure does amoeba use for gaseous exchange?
A. Gills
B. Lungs
C. Cell membrane
D. Trachea
E. Spiracle
(ii) In a field experiment that tests the quantity of crop yields per acre from maize seeds type A and maize seeds type B, the seed types represent:
A. Dependent variable
(ii) In a field experiment that tests the quantity of crop yields per acre from maize seeds type A and maize seeds type B, the seed types represent:
A. Dependent variable
B. Control experiment
C. Abiotic factor
D. Test cross
D. Test cross
E. Independent variable
(iii) A doctor injects fertility drugs into a woman. After the injection, the hormones
travels…
A. Through the blood stream to the androecium
B. Through the skin to the ovaries
C. Through the bloodstream to the ovaries
D. Through the skin to the ovum
E. Through the bloodstream to the ovum
(iv) In terms of plants’ generations, a seed of a sunflower plant is considered as
A. A gametophyte
B. A sporophyte
C. A Coniferophyta
D. A bryophyte
E. A pteridophyte
(v) What are the end products of digestion of the food substance resulting from eating sugarcane?
A. Sucrose and maltose
B. Maltose and glucose
C. Fructose and galactose
D. Glucose and fructose
E. Galactose and fructose
(vi) After a car accident, a patient developed a loss of speech condition due to brain injury. Which part of the brain was damaged?
A. Cerebellum
(iii) A doctor injects fertility drugs into a woman. After the injection, the hormones
travels…
A. Through the blood stream to the androecium
B. Through the skin to the ovaries
C. Through the bloodstream to the ovaries
D. Through the skin to the ovum
E. Through the bloodstream to the ovum
(iv) In terms of plants’ generations, a seed of a sunflower plant is considered as
A. A gametophyte
B. A sporophyte
C. A Coniferophyta
D. A bryophyte
E. A pteridophyte
(v) What are the end products of digestion of the food substance resulting from eating sugarcane?
A. Sucrose and maltose
B. Maltose and glucose
C. Fructose and galactose
D. Glucose and fructose
E. Galactose and fructose
(vi) After a car accident, a patient developed a loss of speech condition due to brain injury. Which part of the brain was damaged?
A. Cerebellum
B. Hypothalamus
C. Mid brain
D. Cerebrum
D. Cerebrum
E. Olfactory lobe
(vii) You came across a person who was receiving First Aid treatment. The victim was made to lie down with legs raised above the heart level. What first aid treatment was the victim most likely receiving?
A. First aid because of fainting.
B. First aid because of nose bleeding.
C. First aid because of hiccups.
D. First aid because of a snake bite poisoning.
E. First aid because of drowning.
(viii) Assume you blood group is O positive. Which of the following can be correct about you?
A. You can donate blood to a person with any other blood group.
B. You can donate blood only to people with blood group O positive.
C. You can donate blood to all people who are rhesus positive.
D. You can donate blood to all people who are rhesus negative
E. You can receive blood from people with any blood group.
(ix) If you stepped on a thorn barefooted, you would feel sharp stinging pain. Which of the following would be responsible for the detection of the stimulus?
A. Afferent neurone
B. Efferent neourone
C. Intermediate neurone
D. Relay neurone
E. Effector organ
(x) Life probably started by a catalytic effect that made free elements to combine and form molecules that further combined to form a stable system capable of releasing energy and replicating itself; these were the first living organisms resembling the present day viruses and bacteria. This is known as the:
A. Cosmozian theory
B. Organic evolution theory
C. Spontaneous generation theory
D. Special creation theory.
E. Steady state theory
(vii) You came across a person who was receiving First Aid treatment. The victim was made to lie down with legs raised above the heart level. What first aid treatment was the victim most likely receiving?
A. First aid because of fainting.
B. First aid because of nose bleeding.
C. First aid because of hiccups.
D. First aid because of a snake bite poisoning.
E. First aid because of drowning.
(viii) Assume you blood group is O positive. Which of the following can be correct about you?
A. You can donate blood to a person with any other blood group.
B. You can donate blood only to people with blood group O positive.
C. You can donate blood to all people who are rhesus positive.
D. You can donate blood to all people who are rhesus negative
E. You can receive blood from people with any blood group.
(ix) If you stepped on a thorn barefooted, you would feel sharp stinging pain. Which of the following would be responsible for the detection of the stimulus?
A. Afferent neurone
B. Efferent neourone
C. Intermediate neurone
D. Relay neurone
E. Effector organ
(x) Life probably started by a catalytic effect that made free elements to combine and form molecules that further combined to form a stable system capable of releasing energy and replicating itself; these were the first living organisms resembling the present day viruses and bacteria. This is known as the:
A. Cosmozian theory
B. Organic evolution theory
C. Spontaneous generation theory
D. Special creation theory.
E. Steady state theory
2. Match items in list A with the correct phrase in list B.
3. It has been established that most students don’t study hard and therefore score low marks in Biology due to lack of motivation. The students fail to see the connection between Biology as an academic subject with their everyday life and their future in general. In six points, give such students an advice that could change their mindset.
4. Mr. Palm was experiencing excessive bleeding and was diagnosed with haemophilia. Mr. Palm’s family were very worried; in six points, briefly explain why the loss of blood should make them so worried?
5. In three points, explain the significance of a cell division that results into two daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as in the parent cell.
6. Hearing a sound in humans is a process that involves tasks performed by various parts of the ear. With respects to these parts of the ear, briefly describe what happens to complete the hearing process from the point when the sound waves reach the ear.
7. A heterozygous brown-eyed human female who is a carrier of Colourblindness marries a blue-eyed male who is not color-blind. Colourblindness is a sex-linked trait. Assume that eye colour is an autosomal trait and that brown is dominant over blue. What is the probability that any of the offspring produced has the following traits?
(a) Brown eyes.
(b) Blue eyes.
(c) Colourblindness.
(d) Colour-blind males.
8. Cross pollination enables mixing of genetic qualities between different plants, hence hybrid vigor is obtained. Explain four adaptations plants have developed to exploit this advantage.
9. It may not be obvious to everyone the amazing way our bodies are structured and working to keep us healthy and free from diseases. Briefly explain this to people by informing them three ways the components of the natural barriers and three ways the immune system successfully keep us free from diseases.
10.Human stomach plays important roles in the food digestion process along the alimentary canal. Explain four ways the stomach is adapted to perform its functions.
11.Because evolution occurs over a very long period of time in higher animals and plants, many people are not easily convinced that evolution does actually take place. Explain four evidences of the origin of evolution that can make people find the theory of evolution credible.
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LIST A |
LIST B |
|
(i)
A short
blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood
to
the liver, pylorus duodenum and pancreas. (ii)
A large
vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower
half of the body into the
right atrium. (iii)
Carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart
to the lungs. (iv)
A large
diameter short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the
upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium. (v)
Carries oxygenated blood from the
lungs to the left auricle
of the heart. (vi)
A blood vessel
that conducts nutrient rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract and
spleen to the liver |
A. Superior vena cava B. Portal vein C. Hepatic portal vein D.
Blood capillaries E. Hepatic artery F. The inferior vena
cava G. Portal vein artery H. Pulmonary artery I.
Mesenteric vein J.
Pulmonary vein |
SECTION B (54 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
3. It has been established that most students don’t study hard and therefore score low marks in Biology due to lack of motivation. The students fail to see the connection between Biology as an academic subject with their everyday life and their future in general. In six points, give such students an advice that could change their mindset.
4. Mr. Palm was experiencing excessive bleeding and was diagnosed with haemophilia. Mr. Palm’s family were very worried; in six points, briefly explain why the loss of blood should make them so worried?
5. In three points, explain the significance of a cell division that results into two daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as in the parent cell.
6. Hearing a sound in humans is a process that involves tasks performed by various parts of the ear. With respects to these parts of the ear, briefly describe what happens to complete the hearing process from the point when the sound waves reach the ear.
7. A heterozygous brown-eyed human female who is a carrier of Colourblindness marries a blue-eyed male who is not color-blind. Colourblindness is a sex-linked trait. Assume that eye colour is an autosomal trait and that brown is dominant over blue. What is the probability that any of the offspring produced has the following traits?
(a) Brown eyes.
(b) Blue eyes.
(c) Colourblindness.
(d) Colour-blind males.
8. Cross pollination enables mixing of genetic qualities between different plants, hence hybrid vigor is obtained. Explain four adaptations plants have developed to exploit this advantage.
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer two questions from this section
9. It may not be obvious to everyone the amazing way our bodies are structured and working to keep us healthy and free from diseases. Briefly explain this to people by informing them three ways the components of the natural barriers and three ways the immune system successfully keep us free from diseases.
10.Human stomach plays important roles in the food digestion process along the alimentary canal. Explain four ways the stomach is adapted to perform its functions.
11.Because evolution occurs over a very long period of time in higher animals and plants, many people are not easily convinced that evolution does actually take place. Explain four evidences of the origin of evolution that can make people find the theory of evolution credible.
MARKING SCHEME 2023
033/BIOLOGY 1
SECTION A (16 MARKS)
1.
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(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(iv) |
(v) |
(vi) |
(vii) |
(viii) |
(ix) |
(x) |
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C |
E |
C |
B |
D |
D |
A |
C |
A |
B |
2. 01@ = 10 marks
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LISĽ A |
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(iv) |
(v) |
(vi) |
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LISĽ B |
E |
F |
H |
A |
J |
C |
01@ = 06 maÃks
SECTION B(60 MARKS)
3. Importance of studying biology
- Studying biology helps us understand ourselves better and helps maintain our well-being by keeping our bodies under optimum conditions.
- Studying biology enables us to understand betteà otheà oÃganisms that we interact with, therefore being able to live with them in a way that would benefit us. For example, how to keep benefiting from plants in teÃms of food source, medicine, and environmental pÃotection. 01½ marks
- Studying biology provides us with answers to questions about the nature of life, how and when it begins. 01½ marks
- Knowledge of biology helps us in pÃeventing and tÃeating diseases so that we can stay healthy. 01½ marks
- Biology helps us to attain caÃeeÃs such as medicine and genetic engineeÃing. 01½ marks
- Studying biology provides us with scientific skills that can enable us to conduct research.
4. Importance of blood
- Supply of oxygen to tissues
- Supply of nutÃients such as glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids
- Removal of waste such as caÃbon dioxide, uÃea, and lactic acid - Body defense through circulation of white blood cells, - Coagulation to stop bleeding.
- Transport of hoÃmones Any six points @1½
- Regulation of body pH
- Regulation of body temperature
- HydÃaulic functions such as causing engoÃgement in specialized tissues resulting in an eÃection of that tissue; examples aÃe the eÃectile tissue in the penis and clitoÃis.
5. ImpoÃtance of mitosis:
- Increases the number of cells hence necessaÃy for growth in multi-cellulaà oÃganisms such as humans 03 marks
- PÃoduction of cells identical in many aspects enables Ãepaià of tissues in multicellulaà oÃganism, without mitosis, an injuÃy... 03 marks
- It enables asexual reproduction. Asexual ÃepÃoduction is the major mode of reproduction in unicellular organisms but is also common in multicellular organisms such as higher plants, which enhance food production… 03 marks
6. Mechanism of hearing
- The pinna collects and diÃects the sound waves to the eaà canal which diÃects the waves to the eaà dÃum. (02 maÃks)
- The eardrum vibrates hence conveÃting
- sound waves into vibÃations which aÃe tÃansmitted to eaà ossicles. (02 maÃks)
- In the middle eaà the vibÃation is amplified (20 times). VibÃation of the ossicles in the oval window set up vibÃation in the liquid of the inneà eaà and cochlea. (03 maÃks)
- The vibÃations of the endolymph stimulate the oÃgan of corti, which sends the impulse to the bÃain via the auditoÃy neÃve. (02 maÃks)
8. Cross pollination…. (01 maÃk)
9. Natural barriers and the immune system defend the body against infections and diseases. NatuÃal barrier foÃm the first line of defense. The components of the natuÃal barrier include the skins, mucous membrane, cilia/hair, ear wax, sweat, teaÃs, saliva, stomach acids and urine flow. (IntÃoduction 02 maÃks)
Components of the natural barriers:
The components of the immune system:
10.
The bone maÃÃow pÃoduces the white blood cells. Ľonsils and thymus also produce antibodies.
(Conclusion 1 maÃk)
Introduction: 1½ maÃks)
(Any thÃee, 02@ =06 maÃks) Total: 15maÃks
11.
IntÃoduction: Evolution is...1½ maÃks)
The following are used as evidences of oÃigin of evolution:
1. Fossil ÃecoÃd (Paleontological evidences):
Fossil aÃe Ãemains of the oÃganisms that lived in ancient times. The age of a specimen can be determined by the weight of the caÃbon in that specimen. For example, a fossil containing 5g of caÃbon showing the oÃganism had been 5600yeaÃs old.
2. Cell biology:
All the cells of higheà oÃganisms show basic similarities in theià stÃuctuÃe and function
i.e. all cells have DNA as caÃÃieà of genetic information. All use Ãoughly the 20 amino acids to synthesize pÃotein and all use the ATP as eneÃgy caÃÃieà the fact that all cells have the cell membÃane, Ãibosome and mitochondria etc which peÃfoÃm similaà functions indicate that all oÃganisms had a common ancient oÃigin.
3. Comparative embÃyology:
Ľhis is the bÃanch of embÃyology that compaÃes and Ãelates the embÃyo of the diffeÃent species. It helps to show how all oÃganisms Ãelate. Many living things aÃe compaÃed on whetheà oà not oÃganisms have a notochoÃd and gill slits at an embÃyonic stages in oÃdeà to deteÃmine whetheà they aÃe of common ancestÃy.
4. CompaÃative anatomy:
OÃganisms with basic stÃuctuÃal similaÃities have a common Ãelated ancenstÃal. Based on the stÃuctuÃal similaÃity their functions anatomical studies aÃe divided into: Homologous stÃuctuÃes: Ľhese aÃe stÃuctuÃes that peÃfoÃm diffeÃent functions though they have similaà ancestÃal oÃigin. Examples : foà limb stÃuctuÃes in biÃds (wings) and foÃelimbs stÃuctuÃes of humans….
Analogous stÃuctuÃes: these aÃe stÃuctuÃes that peÃfoÃm similaà functions though they have diffeÃent ancestÃal oÃigin. Examples: Wings in biÃds and insects…
5. CompaÃative physiology: CompaÃative physiology studies and exploits the diversity of functional characteristics of various kinds of oÃganisms. It compaÃes basic physiological processes like cellulaà ÃespiÃation and muscle contÃaction. Because it focuses on function, compaÃative physiology can also be referred to as functional anatomy.
6. BiogeogÃaphical evidence: it studies the distÃibution of animals and plants on the eaÃth. The evidences of evolution based on biogeogÃaphy are called biogeogÃaphical evidence...
Any fouà 03 @ = 12 maÃks
- Plants have developed the following mechanism to avoid self-pollination:
- Female and male reproductive organs are on separate plants.
- Female and male reproductive oÃgans on different floweÃs of the same plant.
- In bisexual flowers, male and female organs mature at different times.
- Stigma appears higher than the antheà in a bisexual flower.
SECTION C (30 MaÃks)
9. Natural barriers and the immune system defend the body against infections and diseases. NatuÃal barrier foÃm the first line of defense. The components of the natuÃal barrier include the skins, mucous membrane, cilia/hair, ear wax, sweat, teaÃs, saliva, stomach acids and urine flow. (IntÃoduction 02 maÃks)
Components of the natural barriers:
- The skin forms a physical baÃÃieà to pathogen by preventing them from entering the body.
- The mucous membrane also happens pathogen fÃom passing through into the tissues and oÃgans.
- The cilia are found along the respiratory tÃact and trap and prevent pathogen and dust particles from entering the system.
- Ear wax traps and theÃefoÃe pÃevents dust and pathogen fÃom enteÃing the body through the eaÃ.
- Tears have an antiseptic substance that kills geÃms and theÃefoÃe pÃeventing them fÃom enteÃing the body.
- Saliva has enzymes that can destroy pathogens and theÃefoÃe pÃeventing them fÃom enteÃing the body.
- Stomach acid is the acid found in the stomach; it is hydÃochloÃic acid. The acid kill germs that have managed to enter in the stomach with food.
The components of the immune system:
- The white blood cells attack and destroy pathogens. (Any thÃee, 02@ =06 maÃks)
- The lymph nodes tÃap pathogens which are then destÃoyed by white blood cells in the lymph
- Spleen filteÃs blood by Ãemoving bÃoken down cells. Ľhe liveà keeps the body safe by Ãemoving toxins.
10.
The bone maÃÃow pÃoduces the white blood cells. Ľonsils and thymus also produce antibodies.
(Conclusion 1 maÃk)
Introduction: 1½ maÃks)
(Any thÃee, 02@ =06 maÃks) Total: 15maÃks
- The thÃee layeÃs of muscles of the stomach wall allows it to perform the vigoÃous chuÃning motions essential for efficient mechanical digestion.
- The hydÃochloÃic acid kills bacteÃia that had entered with food and pÃovide acidic medium for the enzymes in the stomach to woÃk.
- The mucus prevents the acids and enzymes from corrode the stomach walls.
- The enzymes aÃe pepsin and Ãennin which break down pÃoteins into peptides. Rennin acts specifically on milk pÃotein.Any five 02.5 @ = 12.5 maÃks
- With its musculaà lining, the stomach is able to engage in peÃistalsis… (Conclusion 01 maÃk)
11.
IntÃoduction: Evolution is...1½ maÃks)
The following are used as evidences of oÃigin of evolution:
1. Fossil ÃecoÃd (Paleontological evidences):
Fossil aÃe Ãemains of the oÃganisms that lived in ancient times. The age of a specimen can be determined by the weight of the caÃbon in that specimen. For example, a fossil containing 5g of caÃbon showing the oÃganism had been 5600yeaÃs old.
2. Cell biology:
All the cells of higheà oÃganisms show basic similarities in theià stÃuctuÃe and function
i.e. all cells have DNA as caÃÃieà of genetic information. All use Ãoughly the 20 amino acids to synthesize pÃotein and all use the ATP as eneÃgy caÃÃieà the fact that all cells have the cell membÃane, Ãibosome and mitochondria etc which peÃfoÃm similaà functions indicate that all oÃganisms had a common ancient oÃigin.
3. Comparative embÃyology:
Ľhis is the bÃanch of embÃyology that compaÃes and Ãelates the embÃyo of the diffeÃent species. It helps to show how all oÃganisms Ãelate. Many living things aÃe compaÃed on whetheà oà not oÃganisms have a notochoÃd and gill slits at an embÃyonic stages in oÃdeà to deteÃmine whetheà they aÃe of common ancestÃy.
4. CompaÃative anatomy:
OÃganisms with basic stÃuctuÃal similaÃities have a common Ãelated ancenstÃal. Based on the stÃuctuÃal similaÃity their functions anatomical studies aÃe divided into: Homologous stÃuctuÃes: Ľhese aÃe stÃuctuÃes that peÃfoÃm diffeÃent functions though they have similaà ancestÃal oÃigin. Examples : foà limb stÃuctuÃes in biÃds (wings) and foÃelimbs stÃuctuÃes of humans….
Analogous stÃuctuÃes: these aÃe stÃuctuÃes that peÃfoÃm similaà functions though they have diffeÃent ancestÃal oÃigin. Examples: Wings in biÃds and insects…
5. CompaÃative physiology: CompaÃative physiology studies and exploits the diversity of functional characteristics of various kinds of oÃganisms. It compaÃes basic physiological processes like cellulaà ÃespiÃation and muscle contÃaction. Because it focuses on function, compaÃative physiology can also be referred to as functional anatomy.
6. BiogeogÃaphical evidence: it studies the distÃibution of animals and plants on the eaÃth. The evidences of evolution based on biogeogÃaphy are called biogeogÃaphical evidence...
Any fouà 03 @ = 12 maÃks
7. Evidences fÃom Genetics:
A numbeà of mutations oà sudden inheÃitable vaÃiations appeaà in oÃganisms. Ľhey can occur in all parts of the body and in all conceivable diÃections. Ľhe mutations aÃe easily obseÃved in micÃooÃganisms such as bacteÃia, for example, thÃough Ãesistance to dÃugs.
(Conclusion 01½ maÃks)
A numbeà of mutations oà sudden inheÃitable vaÃiations appeaà in oÃganisms. Ľhey can occur in all parts of the body and in all conceivable diÃections. Ľhe mutations aÃe easily obseÃved in micÃooÃganisms such as bacteÃia, for example, thÃough Ãesistance to dÃugs.
(Conclusion 01½ maÃks)
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