EXAMINATIONS cOUNCIL OF ZAMBIA

Examinationfor School Certificate

OrdinaryLevel

Biology 5090/1
Paper 1 MultipleChoice

Tuesday NOVEMBER 2022

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A learnerwas walking along a road when he saw an
ohject undera tree, When thelearner
touchedthe object, it changedcour,rolled ver and dhideditotwo. Whidhcharacteristc
of fivingorganismshas the object shown?

Excretion,
movement, nutrition
Growth,reproduction,sernsitivity
C Movement, reproduction,respiration
Movement, reproduction,sensitivity
2 Whichofthe followingcorrecty
shows the path followed by a lightbeam from a mior toa
viewer of a specimenunder a microope?

Eyepiece Specimen Objectivelens »Barrel

B Specimen Barrel Objectivelens Eye piece
C Specimen-Eyepiece Barrel»Objective
lens
D lens Barrel Eye piece
SpecimenObjective
3 A learner investigatedosmosisin potato tissues,He set up theapparatusas shown.

potato cylinder potato cylinder

P

Scale
very concentrated
distilled sugar solution
water

At the beginning,the potato cylinders were exactybalanced.He immersed thecylinders

out of the liquids.Cylinder
for 4 hours,after which thecylinderswere lifted
into the liquids
Which what happened?Water
P was now heavier than cylinderQ. statement explains

moved..
A into cylinderP.

B into cylinders P and Q.

C intocylinderQ
D out of cylindersP and Q.
Before theywere used,
Two samples human enzyme were used in an experiment.
of a
to 0°Cand
sample X was heatedto 80°C and cooledto 37C and sample Y was cooled
then heatedto 37°C.How did thisaffect theenzyme activity?
Y were no longeractive.
Sample X and sample
Sample X and sample Y
were equallyactive
Y.
Sample X was more activethansample
X was inactive.
D Sample Y was active whilesample

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D 30

The following
symptoms can be caused by a dietary ,
defiieriv
Bone pain
Dental problems
Fragile bones
Skeletal deformities

Which nutrient deficiencyis most likely to cause these eymptms?

A Iron

Protein
Vitamin C
D Vitamin D

Whichof thefollowinggroupsof
people need more carbohydratesin theirdiet?
A Aged and youth
Lactating woman and sick person
Pregnantwoman and sportsman
D Sick person and
age
pre-school
8 A plant had the following
signs:
-poor rootgrowth
small reproductive organs

Which nutrientwas theplant lacking?

Boron
Copper
Magnesium
D Phosphorus
9 The diagram shows theinternal structure of a dicotyledonous
leaf.

Whichpart transports mineral saltsand

water?

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10 Which of best
the following desrjbassaueqitiytienusttH upit
A Feeding on dead de ayiny matter
or

Feeding on living orgdiisme

C Involves intracellulai
digestion

D Manufacturingof foud nuttlent

11 The diagram shows a tooth with signsof deray.
Enamel

Decay

What has caused the tooth to decay?

A Acid
B Saliva
C Sugar
D Toothpaste
12 The tableshows some of thechangesthatoccur during brepthing.
From contracted From relaxed
torelaxed to contraxte

Diaphragm P
Externalintercostal muscles
R
muscles
Internal intercostal
Which changes occur to cause inspiration?
A P, Q and Z
B X, Q andR
C x,Yand R
D x,Y and Z

13 Which products of anaerobicrespirationare importantfor making beer and bread?

Beer Bread
*

Carbondioxide Simple sugar

Ethanol Carbondioxide
C Lacticacid Ethanol
D Simple sugar Lacticacid

14 In order to reduce theeffects of COVID-19,people are advised toget vaccinated.What

type of immunity resultsfrom thesevaccinations?
A Artificialactive immunity
Artificialpassive immunity
C Natural active immunity

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D Naturalpassiveimmunity

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15 The diagramshows a crosssection of a dicot plantstem and a dicot plantroot.

-Q
V Root
Stem

Which labelledregionscontainxylem vessels?

A P and R
B P and S
C Qand R

D Qand S

16 The followingis a random list of processesnecessaryfor a wound to heal.

1. The blood clotforms a seal

2. Fibrin traps red blood cells

3. Fibrinogen is convertedto fibrin

4. New tissues form

In which correct order do theseprocessestake place for the wound to heal?

First Last

B
4 3 1

4
C
D 4

a nearby capillary.
17 The diagram shows some body cellsand
cells

tissue fluid
fluid filteredout enters capillary
of capillaryy blood flow

arrow X for thecellsto respire

Which substances must passin thedirectionof the
aerobically?
A Carbon dioxide and water

B Glucose and oxygen

C Salts and glucose

D Water and salts

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a nephron.
18 The diagram shows
Branch from renalartery Bloodretuns
to renalvein

Collecting
tubule

-5

Where do ultra-filtrationand selectivereabsorption

occur?

Ultra filtration Selective reabsorption

A 2

C
D 5

19 What is true for a runnerat the end of a race in hotweather?

A Sweating and vasoconstriction
Sweating and vasodilation
C Vasoconstrictiononly
D Vasodilationonly

20 Whichof the following

hormonesstimulates
growthby stimulating of
macromoleculessuch ascarbohydrates, synthesis
lipidsand proteins?
Antidiuretic hormone
B Growth hormone

Thyroidstimulating hormone
D Thyroxine
21 Whichof the
following correctly
shows examplesand
Spinalreflex typesof reflex actions?
Cranialreflex
Blinking Knee jerk Conditionedreflex
Coughing Salivating
Blinking
Knee jerk
D Knee jerk
Blinking
Salivating
Coughing Salivating
Blinking
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22 The diagram shows a human ear

C
Which of the labelledparts is involved in balance?

23 The diagram showstheelbow

joint in two dferent positions.

Muscle X Musde Y Muscle Y

Muscle X

What happenstothemuscles X and Y to changethepositionof theelbow jointasshown?

MuscleX Muscle Y
Contracts5 Contracts
Contracts Relaxes
Relaxes Contracts
D Relaxes Relaxes

24 Which of thefollowingcorrectydistinguishesa taxic responsefrom a tropicresponse?A

taxicresponse..
involves hormones.

is a growth movement.

isa movement of whole organism,

isirreversible.

25 Which of thefoliowingis thecorectorder of processesthatocaurduring growth?

Celldivision,cellelongation,
cellspecialisation

B Cell drvision,cellspecalisatbon,
cellelongatio

C Cell elongation, division,celspecalisation

celil
D Cellelongation,
cellspecialisation,
celldivision

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26 The diagram shows some seedling.
1

Which seedling(s)
show(s)epigealgermination?
1 and 3

B 1 only

C 2 only

D 2 and 3

27 The diagram shows asexual reproduction in a unicellular organism.

Nucleus

What type of asexual reproduction is shown?

A Binaryfission
B Budding
C Fragmentation
D Spore formation

28 The diagram shows a strawberry plant.

Which labelledpart of the plantcan only be produced by asexual reproduction?

Which processes occur in the carpel of a flower?

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A Attracting insectsand pollination
and producingpollen
Fertilisation
B
C Pollinationand fruit formation

Releasingpollen and fertilisation

D

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30 The folowing
processes
occur duringreproduction in floweringplants.
1. Fertilksation
2. Growth of polen
tubes
3.Pollnaton
4. Seed formation
In whichorder do
these
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occur?
processes

C 3 2 »1 >4
D 43 12
31 A frog becomes an
adult when..
it has all
four and itstail
legs
ithasallfour legs and a tail. disappears.
c ithashindlegs.
D its tail getssmaller.

-
32 The diagramsshow four methodsof birth control.

Supersa

SMAPD
rULUY

upersafe

A B C D
Which one is placed in the uterus?

33 What makes tongue rolingan example of discontinuousvariation?

A person can eitherroll a tongue or cannot.
A person can roll a tongueonly when he/sheis young.
B
c Thereare many differenttypes of tongue rollers.
Tongue rollinghas to be learnt.

34 The diagram shows one of the stages in mitosis.

Which of the followingstages of mitosisis shown in thediagram?

A Anaphase
B Metaphase
C Prophase
Telophase

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35 To which phylum do agaebelong?
Bryophyta
Chlorophyta
C Pteridophyta

D Spermatophyta

The diagrams show an experiment set up to compare porosityof two types of soils.
36

water
funnel

Soll B
soil A Cotton
Wool

Measuring
cylinder

After10 minutes the resultsshowed thatdifferentvolumes of water were collected in the

two measuringcylinders.The conclusionwas that ..
A soil A had low porositybecause it was claysoil.
B soil A had low porosity because it was sand soil.

C soil B had highporosity because it was claysoil.

D soil B had highporosity because it was sand sol.

37 Whichof thefollowinglistsof components of the ecosystem forms theabiotic

component?
A Air,fish,
green plants
B Grass,water lily,water

C Water lily,soil,fish
D air
Water,sunlight,

38 The diagram shows an ecological

pyramid.

A hawks
snakes

rabbits
D grass

Which of the levels shows primary consumers?

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39 The diagramshows
part of the
Nitrogen Cycde.
Plantprotein
Animal protein

Nitrogen
Dead matter

D B

Nitrate
Ammonia

Which stage dependson /2

nitrifyingbacteria?

40 An adaptive feature of an organism is defined as one that helps theorganismto

change.
B disperse to new habitats.

grow.
D survive and reproduce.

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