THEUNI

TEDREPUBLI
COFTANZANI
A
PRESI
DENT’
SOFFI
CE
REGI
ONALADMI
NISTRATI
ONANDLOCALGOVERNMENT
NEWALATOWNCOUNCI
L
FORM FOURPRE–MOCKEXAMI
NATI
ONSAPRI
L2023
033 BI
OLOGY
TI
ME:3HOURS Apr
il
,2023
I
nst
ruct
ions
1.Thi
spaperconsi
stsofsect
ionsA,
BandCwi
that
otal
ofel
even(
11)quest
ions.

2.Answeral
lquest
ionsi
nsect
ionAandBandonl
ytwo(
2)quest
ionsi
nsect
ionC.

3.Sect
ionAcar
ri
essi
xteen(
16)mar
ks,
sect
ionBcar
ri
esf
if
tyf
our(
54)mar
kswhi
l
e

sect
ionCcar
ri
est
hir
ty(
30)mar
ks.
4.Al
lwr
it
ingshoul
dbei
nbl
ueorbl
acki
nkexceptf
ordi
agr
am(
s)whi
chmustbe

dr
awni
npenci
l.
5.Cel
l
ularphonesandanyunaut
hor
izedmat
eri
alsar
enotal
l
owedi
ntheexami
nat
ion

r
oom.
6.Wr
it
eyourexami
nat
ionnumberonev
erypageofy
ouranswersheet
.

SECTI
ONA(
16Mar
ks)
Answeral
lquest
ionsi
nthi
ssect
ion.
1.Foreachoftheit
ems(i)–(x)
,chooset
hecor
rectansweramongt
hegivenal
ter
nat
ivesand
wri
teit
slet
terbesidet
heit
em numberi
ntheanswerbookl
etpr
ovi
ded.
i
. Whi
chofthefol
l
owi
ngdi
etshoul
dbeaddedtothedi
etofl
act
ati
ngmot
her
:
A.Fi
sh C.Cassava E.Ri
ce
B.Avocado D.Orange
i
i
. Thesecondst
ageofHIVandAI
DS…………………………….
A.Hasf l
u–likesy
mptoms D.Hasfewsy
mptoms
B.Isfull
–blownAids E.Hasmanysympt
oms
C.Hasnosy mptoms
i
i
i. Acel
lmembr aneisfl
ex i
bleandsemi –permeabl
eto:
A.Li
quidspassingthroughi t
B.Smallsol
idsthatpasst hroughit
C.Onlycert
ainsubstancepassi ngthroughi
t
D.Semi –li
quidsthatpasst hroughit
E.Li
quidsandsolidspassi ngthrough
i
v. Whenpurepeaplantwascrossedwi
thapuredwarfpeapl
antsal
lF1gener
ati
onwer
etal
l
.What
i
sthepossibl
egenotypi
crat
ioofF2whenF1wereself–cr
ossed?
A.1tall:
1dwar f
B.3tall:
1dwar f
C.1tall:
3dwar f
D.Allt
all
E.1puretall:2hybr
id(t
all
):1dwar
f

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. Whenr eturninghomef rom school ,Johnsaw abigsnakecr ossi
ngther
oad.John’sbody
suddenlypr oduceahor mone,whi chpr eparehi
mforact
ion.Whichhor
moneandglandswere
responsiblef orthi
s?
A.Ant i –di ureti
chormonef rom pit
uit
arygland
B.Adr enal i
nehor monef rom adrenalgl
and
C.Al dost eronef r
om gonads
D.Thy rox inf r
om thy
roidgland
E.Adr enal i
nef rom t
hymusgl and
v
i. Whatwillbet
hedat
eofev
olut
ioni
namenstr
ualcy
cleof28day
sifmenst
ruat
ionoccur
sonday
t
h r
d
9t o13 ofamonth?
A.18th C.28th E.14th
B.20th D.22nd
v
ii
. Thef
ollowingor
gansarer
esponsi
blef
orbl
oodsugarr
egulat
ion:
A.Li
v erandtheheart D.Ki dneyandt
hehear
t
B.Pancreasandliv
er E.Spl eenandl
ungs
C.Kidneyandtheli
ver
v
ii
i. For
mf ourstudentsofMdimbasecondar yschoolconduct
edasci ent
ifi
cr esearchandwr otea
ver
ygoodr eport.Whatnamei sgiv
entothesummar izedst
atementoftheirfi
ndings?
A.Probl em B.Hypothesi
s D.Dat acol l
ect
ion
i
dentifi
cati
on C.Conclusi
on E.Dat ai nt
erpr
etat
ion
i
x. Theglomer ul
arfil
tr
atecont
ainsthefol
lowi
ngmat er
ial
s:
A.Glucosemol ecules,
wat er,ur
eaanddissol
vedmi
ner
als
B.Cells,
protei
nsandgl ucose
C.Uricacid,
proteinsandur ea
D.Vi
t amins,ur
eaandwat er
E.Hor mone,whitebloodcel l
sandurea
x. Whi
chofthefol
lowi
ngpar
tsofger
minat
ingseedi
sanembr
yonicshoot
?
A.Endosper
m D.Radicl
e
B.Hypocoty
ls E.Plumule
C.Cotyl
edon

2.Matchtheit
em inListAbychoosingthecor
rectanswerf
rom Li
stBandwr
it
ebywr
it
ingt
he
cor
respondi
nglett
erintheboxprovi
ded.

LI
STA LI
STB
i
. Asuddenchangei
nthegenet
icmakeupwhi
chcanbei
nher
it
ed A.Genot
ype
i
i
. Al
ter
nat
ivef
orm ofagenecont
rol
l
ingt
hesamechar
act
erbut B.Nucl
eot
ide
pr
oduci
ngdi
ffer
entef
fect C.Testcr
oss
i
i
i. Thegenet
icmakeupofani
ndi
vi
dual D.Backcr
oss
i
v. Aimstodeterminethegenot
ypeofunknownor
gani
sm showi
ng E.Phenot
ype
dominantphenoty
pe
F.Mut
ati
on
v
. Compr
isesofr
ibosesugar
,pent
oseandanor
gani
cbase
G.Al
l
ele
v
i. Usef
uli
ngeneticst
udi
esf
ori
sol
ati
ngcer
tai
nchar
act
eri
sti
csi
nar
elat
ed
gr
oupofindi
vi
dual
.

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 SECTI
ONB(
54Mar
ks)
Answeral
lquest
ionsi
nthi
ssect
ion.

3.(
a)Mr.Ki
wamberemindedall
sci
encest
udentsal
waystofol
l
owlabor
ator
ysafet
yrul
es.Bygi
vi
ng
t
hree(
3)r
easons,
explai
nwhyiti
snecessar
ytoadher
etothi
sremai
nder?
(
b)Ifyouobser
vedi
fferentcont
ainer
s,youwi
llcomeacr
osswit
hcont
ainer
scarry
ingdif
fer
ent
chemical
.Drawandnamechemi cal
warni
ngsignst
hatcanbef
oundinthecontai
ner
softhe
fol
lowi
ngchemicals:
i
. Poi
son
i
i
. Concent
rat
edsul
phur
icaci
d
i
i
i. Spi
ri
t
i
v. Weedki
l
ler

4.St
udyt
hef
oodwebandanswert
hequest
ionst
hatf
oll
ow:

Owl
s

Toads shr
ews

Mot
h Ear
thwor
m Dor
mise Vol
ves

Fl
ower
s Ber
ri
es Nut
s Leav
es Root
s

(
a)Fr
om t
hedi
agr
am name(
i)t
wopr
imar
yconsumer (
ii
)Secondar
yconsumer
(
b)Const
ructwhyev
eryf
oodchai
nmustbegi
nwi
thgr
eenpl
ant
(
c)Howdot
hef
oll
owi
ngabi
oti
cfact
orssuppor
tanecosy
stem?
i
. Wat
er
i
i
. Soi
l
(
d)I
fal
ltheowl
swer
eki
l
led,
whatwoul
dhappent
othesi
zeoft
hepopul
ati
onsofear
thwor
ms?

5.(
a)Af l
owerwasf
oundtohavet
hefol
lowi
ngchar
act
eri
sti
cs,
dul
l–col
our
edpet
als,
longf
eat
her
y
st
igmaandsmall
li
ghtpol
l
engrai
n.
i
. Whati
sli
kel
yagentofpol
l
inat
ionoft
hef
lower
?
i
i
. Whati
ssi
gni
fi
canceofl
ongf
eat
her
yst
igmai
nthef
lower
(
b)Expl
aint
wosi
gni
fi
canceofmei
osi
sinr
elat
iont
osexual
repr
oduct
ion.
(
c)(
i)Howf
rat
ernal
andi
dent
ical
twi
nsdi
ff
er?(
Thr
eepoi
nts)
(
ii
)Gi
vet
hreedi
ff
erencesbet
weenDNAandRNA

6.(
a)Expl
ainhowapl
antcel
lpr
eventbur
sti
ngwhenpl
acedi
nhy
pot
oni
csol
uti
on.
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 (
b)Whatwil
lbetheeff
ectinareci
pient
’sbl
oodwhenhe/
shehasbeent
ransf
usedan
i
ncompat
ibl
ebloodfrom t
hedonor.
(
c)St
ateanyt
hreepr
ecaut
ionst
obet
akendur
ingbl
oodt
ransf
usi
on
(
d)Expl
ainwhy
:
i
. I
tisnotheal
tht
osl
eepi
nacl
osedr
oom wi
thmanypot
tedpl
ant
s
i
i
. Al
veol
ii
ssuppl
i
edwi
thanet
wor
kofbl
oodcapi
l
lar
ies

7.(
a)Beanseedspl acedinacl
osedbott
lecontai
ningcoldwaterswol
l
enandst
art
edr
ott
ingi
nst
ead
ofgerminat
ing,why?
(
b)Statehowmer istemat
ict
issuei
nplantf
acil
i
tategrowth
(
c)Ex
plai
nthr
eeext
ernal
fact
orsaf
fect
ingt
her
ateofgr
owt
hinpl
ant
s

8.(
a)Dur
ingcooki
ngacookerunf
ort
unat
elyt
ouchedahotbur
ningchar
coal
.Hepul
l
edhi
shand
abr
uptl
y.
(
i)St
ateanddef
inet
hemeani
ngoft
hatr
esponse
(
ii
)Whatisthenamegi
vent
othepat
hwaywhi
chdescr
ibest
her
esponsei
n8(
a)(
i)abov
e?
Def
inethepat
hway.
(
b)I
ll
ust
rat
ethepat
hwayofani
mpul
sef
rom t
hesenseor
gant
oef
fect
orsoft
hecooker
’shand.

SECTI
ONC(
30Mar
ks)
Answeronl
ytwo(
2)quest
ionsf
rom t
hissect
ion
9.Asaf ormfourbi
ologyst
udent
,commentont
hest
atementt
hatnotal
lbact
eri
aar
ehar
mful
.Si
x
(6)point
s

10.Duri
ngtherai
nyseasonthecommonpr oblem ofer
upti
onofdi
seases,becomemoreser
ious.Chol
era
hasbeenalong–term pr
obl
em i
nTanz ania.Thegover
nmentt
ri
edtoeradicat
ethe
di
seasebuthasnotbeenver
ysuccessf
ul .
(
a)Expl
aint
hepossi
bler
easonst
hathav
eledt
othef
ail
ureofpr
obl
em ofchol
era
(
b)Expl
ainhowt hi
sdiseasecanbeer
adi
cat
edsuccessf
ull
yint
ermsofi
tsmodeoft
ransmi
ssi
on,
cont
rolandcurat
ivemethods.

11.Mov
ementi
sv er
yimpor
tanti
nbot
hpl
ant
sandani
mal
s.Ex
plai
nanyf
ouradapt
ivef
eat
uresofmuscl
es
t
omovement
.

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