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PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
KIBAHA DISTRICT COUNCIL
DISTRICT FORM TWO MOCK EXAMINATIONS, May 2024
BIOLOGY
TIME: 2:30 Hours Friday 17th May, 2024
Instructions
1. This paper consists of three sections (A, B, and C)
2. Answer all questions in Section A and B and one question in Section C.
3. Read each question carefully before attempting it.
4. Except for diagrams that must be drawn in pencil, other writings should be in blue/black
ink.
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SECTIONA (Marks15)
Answer all questions from this section
1. For each of the items (i-x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter
beside the item.
(i) The following are example of hazardous waste except one, which one is that?
A. House hold garbage C. Effluent from industries
B. Expired medicine D. Cool ants and lubricants
(ii) Which of the following is the end product of starch at duodenum?
A. Glucose C. Maltose
B. Amino acid D. Peptide
(iii) One of the distinctive features of kingdom Fungi is possession of: -
A. Plasma membrane C. Cell membrane
B. Chitin materials D. Nucleus
(iv)The car utilizes fuel to release energy and unfortunately emits smoke this is similar to living
organisms when exhibiting ___________ and _______ process.
A. Respiration and Movement C. Nutrition and movement
B. Excretion and movement D. Nutrition and excretion
(v) Apart of microscope which allow the observer to move the microscope tube up and down by tiny
amounts to change the focus and see specimen clearly.
A. Focusing knobs C. Objective Lens
B. Eye piece lens D. Mirror
(vi)Which of the following is not a contribution of Biology in the field of forestry?
A. Fast maturing plants C. Varieties of plants that grow in arid areas
B. Increased desertification D. Solutions to plant diseases and pests
(vii) Unexpected event which can cause injury and sometimes death is called.
A. Emergency C. Hazard
B. Accident D. Disaster
(viii) When giving First Aid to a snake bite victim, you should NOT
A. Cut the wound C. Remove jewelry from the bitten area
B. Calm them down D. Lower the bitten area
(ix)…………............Is the branch of manufacturing that transforms raw animal, vegetable or marine
materials into tasty nutritious and safe food products?
A. Canning C. Drying
B. Food storage D. Food processing
(x) The process by which green plants and other organisms use sunlight energy to manufacture their
own food is known as _________
A. Photosynthesis C. Respiration
B. Autotrophic nutrition D. Feeding
Questions i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x.
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2. Match each item in LIST A with a correct response in LIST B by writing its letter Below the number of
the corresponding item in a table provided
List A List B
i) The structure used for gaseous exchange in human A. Larynx
ii) The structure which traps dust in the trachea B. Yeast
iii) The structure which protects the lungs from injury C. Bronchioles
iv) The process which releases energy in absence of oxygen D. Cilia
v) Organism which breaks down sugars to carbon dioxide and E. Alveoli
alcohol F. Ribs
G. Aerobic respiration
H. Anaerobic respiration
Questions i. ii. iii. iv. v.
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SECTION B (70 Marks)

Answer all questions
3. (a) Identify the organs which are used for gaseous exchange for the following organisms:
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(b) The figure below shows an experimental set up to investigate various aspects of gaseous exchange

Answer the following questions

(i) What aspect of gaseous exchange is experiment designed to investigate?
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(ii) Explain the function of limewater
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(iii)Explain why limewater in test tube B turned milky?
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(iv) Explain why there was no change in test tube A?

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4. (a) Mr. Hassan, a biology teacher at Mara secondary school put a piece of bread on a wet cup board.
After a few days certain gray substance (organisms) was observed to grow on a piece of bread.
(i) Name the organisms that grow on the bread surface
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(ii) Name the Kingdom in which the observed organisms belong
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(iii) List any three (3) advantages of the Kingdom to which the organism you named belong.
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(b) Animals are considered to be heterotrophs while plants are said to be autotrophs.
(i) Name the process that makes plants to be called autotrophs and define it.
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(ii) Write chemical equation for the process above?
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(iii) What will happen if the process above does occur in the environment?
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5. (a) Draw the following apparatus which are found in the biology laboratory and state the use of each

(i) Potter

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(ii) Crucible and lid

(iii) Petri dish

(iv) Filter funnel

(v) Spatula

(b) What do you understand by the term “waterborne diseases “as used in Biology?
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(c) Name any three waterborne diseases.
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(d) What would happen if a health person drinks unboiled water contaminated with the following
(i) Salmonella typhi - ______________________________________________________
(ii) Vibrio cholera - _________________________________________________
(iii) Entamoeba histolytica - _________________________________________________
6. (a) Differentiate between biotic components from antibiotic component of the environment
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(b)Construct food web from organisms in a table below.
Snake, Hawks, Grass, Bacteria, Bees, lizard, Grasshopper.

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(i) List down the number of food chains from a constructed food web
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(ii) Name the organism which is producer __________________________________________
(iii) What is the significance of grass in a constructed food web?
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(iv) What will happen if lizards decrease in number?
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7. Imagine you are a biology teacher at Kimbwembe secondary school explain to your form one students
the importance of the personal hygiene and good manners to their lives. Use any five points
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8. (a)Kikunge and Santos were debating on the motion “Biology is Better than Kiswahili” being on the
proposer side defends the motion with five points:
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(b) As the form two students educate the Asante Nyerere villagers concerning the best method of food
preservation because most of the agricultural products of the villages are spoiled due to poor
knowledge of food preservation. Explain to the villagers five ways they can preserve their food.
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9. (a)Explain the meaning of the term waste
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(b) Majengo Mpya villagers were complaining concerning the best way of disposing waste. As a form two
student guide them three ways of waste disposal.
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(c) It has been observed that some people in Kibaha District dispose wastes around the river which
supplies water to the communities at Zumba village and Nyasho village. Briefly Explain four
problems which are likely to happen to the areas.
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SECTION C (Marks15)
10. Imagine you have been invited by the Community officer to talk with the citizens of Kizota as a form
two student explain how you would educate Community officer and his/her citizens about causes, mode
of transmission, symptoms, effects and control of tuberculosis
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