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BIOLOGY REVISION QUESTIONS

1. Identify the professions in this picture and group the pictures according to the branch of biology where they
fall
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2. Identify the life process shown in each picture and state its importance(s) to the living
organism. Fill the answers in thetable provided below the pictures.

Picture Life process Importance of the life process

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(h)

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

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(h)

3. The pictures below are for bracket fungus, amoeba, bacillus, spirogyra, puff ball,
streptococcus, mushroom, paramecium, yeast, spirilla and euglena

Group names (bacteria, fungi, Protists)

Characteristics of different organisms (single celled, multicellular, nucleus is not
surrounded by a membrane, nuclear membrane present, cell wall made up of chitin, feed
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on decomposing matter).

. Sort the organisms in the pictures according to their different groups using the common characteristics. Fill in
the table below
Pictures Group name Characteristic(s)

4. PROJECT WORK: MAKING YOGHURT

Make yoghurt at home. Use the Internet, ask your parents or siblings to assist you:
 Determine the materials to use.
 Identify the conditions.
 Develop the procedure.

Write a report including the materials used, explaining the important steps
followed and the description of the product. State the living organisms
involved in the process. Mention the nutrients found in yogurt and their
importance to man.
An example of the format of how a scientific report should be presentedor written is
given below:
Title: (This should accurately describe the experiment).
Your name:
Lab Partners: (Who helped you with the experiment? List their fullnames).
Date:
Class:

Purpose: (It is either a single sentence or a paragraph summarizing why the

experiment was performed or product was made).
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Hypothesis: (Predict the outcome(s) of the experiment, use the format

“If…then…because”. E.g. “If we leave windows open at night then mosquitoes
will enter the house because they are attracted by the scent from humans”).

Materials: (What equipment and materials did you need for this lab
assignment? Describe how any equipment was connected. List the name and
amount of each item used.)
Procedures: (What steps did you take to accomplish this lab assignment?)
Data Recording: (Record the data that is required at each step of the lab:tables,
charts, graphs, sketches, etc.)
Analysis: (Explain your data in
words.)
Discussion: (Discuss what happened in the lab. Give details on anythingthat went
wrong).
Conclusion: (What did you learn? What conclusions can you draw from the
results of this lab assignment? Compare the results of the experimentwith your
hypothesis.)
5. During a field trip, a student came across a plant bearing flowers, and large green leaves with parallel veins.
Giving reasons classify the plant from kingdom and class.
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6. Name the phylum to which the following organisms belong giving reasons for your answers

7. State the class of the following organisms in the pictures below giving one unique feature that qualifies
them to follow under the class mentioned
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3.

4.

5.

8.(a) State three differences between the organisms in the picture A and B
A
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B.

(b) Name the class to which the organisms in picture A and B belong to

9. Imagine your school as organized MDD and you are a member of PIASCY CLUB in your school. You have
been asked to come up with a poem that will bring awareness to the people who will attend the function. As a
biology student, write a poem about AIDS you would present to the congregation on that day pointing out
what it is, causes, spread, signs and symptoms and preventio

10.
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In February, 2020, Uganda was invaded by a group of organisms believed to be insects. The first swarm
arrived on 12 February from Turkana County in Kenya, entered Uganda through Napak district and landed in
Ngoleriet Sub-county and Kangole Trading Center. These desert organisms’ swarms continued to pose a threat
to the food security and agriculture-based livelihoods of communities in Karamoja and Teso Sub-regions but
were duly controlled by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) ground spray teams.
Questions

(a) As a biology student who has studied classification, will you classify these organisms as insects. If yes,
which distinguishing features have you based on to group them under insects. If not, why.
(b) Of what economic importance are these organisms to man

(c) Assuming you were the minister of agriculture in Uganda. How best could you handle the situation so that
those organisms are completely eradicated in the country.

Activity of Integration for insects of economic importance

The following is an extract from a media brief on control of the Fall Armyworm in Uganda by
the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Read the extract and answer the
questions that follow.

As a result of the climate change and climate variability, Uganda is experiencing an outbreak of new
pests and diseases such as the coffee twig borer, banana bacterial wilt, cassava brown streak
disease, tomato leaf miner, maize lethal necrosis and now the Fall Armyworm. This will negatively
impact the nation’s food and nutrition security and wealth creation efforts.
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In the second season of 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture received reports of a severe outbreak of
“caterpillars” on maize plants in thedistricts of Kasese, Kayunga and Bukedea. A visit made to these
districts found that almost 40% of the maize crops in the fields visited were attacked by an
unknown pest. The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) has confirmed identity of
the pest as a moth commonly known as the Fall Army Worm. The fall army worm is native to tropical
and subtropical regions of the Americas. How it arrived in Africa is not clear. There is suspicion,
however, that the pest could have been introduced as a result of increase in trade (imports) of
Agricultural commodities across continents and the pest’s migratory nature of 2000km per annum
could have facilitated its entry into Uganda.

First observed in Nigeria in January 2016, the pest is now reported in several other countries including
Togo, Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe,South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Kenya. In Uganda
to date, the pest has been confirmed in over 54 districts.

The pest is known to feed on more than 80 plant species, including cereals (maize, millet,
sorghum, sugarcane, rice and wheat), legumes (cowpea, groundnuts and soybean), cotton
and many pasture grasses (Rhodes grass, Kikuyu grass, Lucerne and other pasture grasses).

The destructive stage of the pest is the caterpillar. The caterpillar feeds aggressively on most parts
of the plant including the leaves, stems of maize, sorghum, rice, Kikuyu grass, Napia grass and
sugarcane crops. This feeding damage results in a reduction in bothyield and grain quality.

The adult moths move in large swarms at night with each female laying up to 2000 eggs and the
emerging caterpillars are aggressive feeders with the potential to destroy a hectare within 72 hours in
its later stages. The moths are strong flyers, when the wind conditions are right; they are capable of
covering over 2000 km per year.
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Tasks:

1. Suggest, giving reasons, whether the fall armyworm is an insect or not.

2. Apart from man, write down four other organisms that are affected by the destruction of
crops due to the fall armyworm.Give a reason for your answer.

3. Write down four explanations why the fall armyworm is a hard/difficult pest to control.
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 S1 BIOLOGY TEST 1
DURATION: 1 HOUR :20MINS
Answer all questions
1 Identify the following biology careers

A B

C D

E F

G H
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2. Name the branch of biology that deals with the study of the following

A B

C D

E F
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3. Name the following cells and their function in the body

A B

C D
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G H

I J

4. Identify the system and name atleast 2 organs making up the following systems in the human
body

A B
C D

5. (a) Name the pathogen in the image below

(b) Name the disease caused by the above pathogen

(c ) state 2 ways in which the above pathogen can be spread

(d) Give 3 ways signs and symptoms of the disease caused by the above virus

(e) How can the spread of the above pathogen be controlled . Give 3 ways.

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 S.1 BIOLOGY ONLINE EXAM
Duration 1:30 minutes
Instructions
Attempt all questions.
Think logically and answer appropriately
You can use google where necessary
1. The isosceles triangle below show the different levels of classification. Use it to answer
the questions that follow.

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2
3
4
5
6
7
a. Name the levels of classification 1-7 starting with the highest level
1………………………………………
2……………………………………….
3………………………………………
5……………………………………..
6……………………………………
7…………………………………...
b. Which of the above-named levels of classification contains the;
(i) highest number of organisms
………………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) lowest number of organisms
c. Name the branch of biology that deals with study of classification
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2.Write the scientific names of the following organisms
A B

C D

E F

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3. Name the kingdoms to which the following organisms belong to

A B

C D

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G H

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4. Name the phyla to which of the following organisms belong to
A B

C D

E F

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5. State the economic importance of the following fungi

A B

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C D

E F

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6. Name the following fungal diseases
A B

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