THE HOPED COORDINATION N.

E SERIES

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

N.E ADVANCED SECONDARY SCHOOLS JOINT SERIES

BIOLOGY 1
SERIES 1

Time :3 Hours 24th JULY 2023

Instructions

1. This paper consists of two sections A and B with total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer all questions in section A and any two (2) questions from section B
3. Section A carries seventy (70) marks and section B carries thirty (30) marks
4. Except for diagrams that must be drawn in pencil, all writings should be in blue or black ink
5. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in examination room
6. Write your names on every page of your answer sheet

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SECTION A: 70 marks
Answer all questions from this section.Each question carries ten (10) marks
1. (a). ‘’Butterflies and their young same stage are unlike’’.Explain. (5 marks)
(b). During birth Adrenal-cortical-trophic Hormone (ATCH) hormone releases corticosteroids in
the mother’s blood.What are effects does this have? (5 marks )

2. (a). ‘’Scientific and technological advantages paralleled with taxonomic shift from artificial to
natural system of classification’’.Explain. (7 marks )
(b). Why features used to describe organisms in dichotomous key must be permanent and not
temporal or transition features? (3 marks )

3. (a). Using five points explain why the transmission of impulses along the synapse is
unidirectional. (7.5 marks )
(b). ‘’Excitatory synapse opens the ion channels on the postsynaptic membrane which allows
sodium ions to enter and potassium ions to leave.’’What does excitatory postsynaptic potential
mean? (2.5 marks )

4. (a). The figure below shows the effect of light intensity on rate of photosynthesis of a green
plant.Use this figure to answer the questions that follows:

CO2

concentration

O2 concentration

i. What do letters A and B represent (3 marks )

ii. What does happen on the amounts of O2 and CO2 at point A? (3 marks)
(b). Name two important photosynthetic enzymes.Where are they found? ( 4 marks )

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5. (a). Using three points Prove a statement that life without a cell is not possible (3 marks)
(b). Briefly explain two (2) roles played by each of the following;
i. Nucleus
ii. Lysosomes
iii. Microtubules (3 marks)
(c). Juma is a form six Biology student who studied about the membrane-bound organelles in
cytology topic.At the end of the lesson, he learnt that the membrane bound organelles are of
great important.Justify the statement by giving four (4) points
(4 marks)
(10 marks)

6. (a). The diagram below shows the structure of two amino acids, A and B
R1 R2
H O H O
N C C N C C
H OH H OH
H H

Amino acid A Amino Acid B

i. Give two elements other than carbon, hydrogen and oxygen which could be present in
the side group R1 and R2 (1 marks )
ii. What is the name of the bond formed if A is linked to B ? (2 marks)
iii. Write the structures of atoms which are removed when A and B are joined. (2 marks)
(b).
i.
Briefly explain how denaturing of enzyme may affect its efficiency as catalyst (2.5
marks)
ii. Explain why in an enzyme controlled reaction a point will always be reached when
increase in substrate concentration will not produce a significant change in
reaction rate (2.5 marks)
(5 marks)
7. (a). Gaseous exchange takes place in all organisms by the physical process of diffusion.In order for
this to occur effectively, the respiratory surface must have the certain characteristics.Justify the
statement by giving four points. (8 marks)
(b). Briefly explain why babies can stay alive in the wombs of their mothers despite the fact that
are not indirect contact with atmosphere air (2 marks)

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 SECTION B: 30 marks
Answer only two (2) questions from this section.Each question carries fifteen (15) marks
8. (a). Briefly Explain three types of protein transporting molecules across the membrane. (6 marks)
(b). What are evidences to show that xylem transport water in plants? (4 marks)
(c). Explain why transportation of materials in plants and animals is necessary? (5 marks)

9. (a). Define multiple births and explain their causes. (6 marks )

(b). Write down differences between mono-zygotic and di-zygotic twins. (5 marks )
(c). ‘’Hyper-ovulation is triggered by a certain gene’’.Give the meaning of hyper-ovulation and
name the gene that can cause hyper-ovulation. (4 marks)
10. (a). Explain the essential features of glycolysis which can led to the release energy from a glucose
molecule.(chart is unnecessary) (9 marks)
(b). (i) What is oxygen debt?
(ii) What are the importances of oxygen debt? (6 marks )

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