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Sanitation, Pests and Parasites

1)
2) Which of the following is not
an ectoparasite?
A. Housefly
B. Body Louse
C. Flea
D. Tick

3) Which of the following will

NOT necessarily affect growth
of bread mould?
A. pH
B. Moisture
C.

Temperat
ure
D. Light

The following is a list of house hold

pests.
A. Housefly
B. Mosquito
C. Rat
D. Cockroach

Which pest:

4) Helps spread Malaria?

4. Lays its eggs in water?

5. is NOT an insect?
5)

6.
7. Mosquito control in the Caribbean is a combination of chemical and biological
methods. Chemical control includes spraying. Biological control involves the
elimination of breeding places and encouragement of predators.

State ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of each method of control.

Method Chemical Biological

Advantage
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Disadvantage

8. Adelle lives in a village in the Caribbean. On this particular afternoon she goes
to the waterfront to buy fish for her family. She returns to her hut with a
basketful of “jacks” and flying fish. Adelle cleans and proceeds to preserve
her purchase.
a. Discuss TWO methods of preservation Adelle could use, explaining
the scientific principles underlying each. (6 marks)

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b. Discuss TWO measures that could be adopted to improve the quality

of life of people like Adelle and her family, undernourished principally
because of low food availability. (4 marks)

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9. Trevor started to eat his dinner, he left the food uncovered and went to the
toilet, without washing his hands; he then placed the remainder his food into
the refrigerator. The next day, Trevor moved his food from the refrigerator,
left it on the table for about an hour before eating it. During the night Trevor
became ill.
a. Explain why Trevor became ill. (3 marks)

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b. Explain how Trevor’s body can fight off the illness naturally. (4 marks)

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10. Briefly describe how mosquitoes spread diseases. (2 marks)

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b) Getting rid of stagnant water is one method of controlling the spread of

mosquitoes. Explain how this works in controlling mosquito

populations. (1 mark)

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c) (i) Briefly describe ONE method of biological control of the spread of

mosquitoes. (1 mark)

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(ii) Outline ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of using this

method. (2 marks)
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d) Chemicals are also used to control the spread of mosquitoes. State ONE
advantage and ONE disadvantage of using these as a method of control.
(2 marks)

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