PRESIDENT’S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
MBEYA CITY ACADEMIC COMMETEE
FORM TWO JOINT EXAMINATIONS
BIOLOGY
TIME: 2:30 HOURS. APRIL 2025
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.This paper consists of three sections A,B and C.
2. Answer ALL questions from both sections.
3. All writings MUST be blue or black ink,drawings in pencil.
SECTION A ( 15 MARKS )
1. Items ( I – x ) are multiple choices, choose the correct answer and write its letter in the
space provided.
i) Which of the following is a characteristic of ALL living organism?
A. Ability to change position
B. Ability to think
C. Ability to reproduce
D. Ability to feel
E. Ability to smell
ii) Which type of symbiotic relationship benefits one organism while harming the others?
A. Mutualism
B. Parasitism
C. Commensalism
D. Holozoic
E. Atrophic nutrition
iii) What type of organism is primarily responsible for nitrogen fixation in the soil?
A. Fungi
B. Bacteria
C. Protozoa
D. Viruses
E. Plants
iv) The cell theory states that ………………………..
1. All living things are made up of cells
2. Cells are the basic unit of life
3. All cells arise from pre-existing cells.
Which statement is not a part of the cell theory?
A. Cells are the smallest unit of life.
B. All cells contain a nucleus
C. All living things are composed of one or more cells
D. All cells arise from pre-existing cells
E. Cells are fundamental units of life
v) Which safety equipment is essential for protecting eyes while working with
hazardous chemicals?
A. Gloves
B. Lab coat
C. Safety goggles
D. Fume hood
E. Lens
vi) What is the term for a group of organism’s that can interbreed and produce a
fertile offspring?
A. Genus
B. Species
C. Order
D. Family
E. Kingdom
vii) Conditions or factors that can change or be changed in an experiment…………….
A. Hypothesis
B. Variables
C. Conclusion
D. Problem
E. Experimentation
viii) What does the term “reduce, reuse, recycle” refer to in the context waste disposal?
A. Strategies to minimized waste generation.
B. Methods of hazardous waste disposal
C. Process for creating new products from waste
D. Ways to dispose biological wastes
E. Strategies to increases waste generation
ix) The following are diseases caused by virus,
A. Malaria, Tuberculosis and Rabies
B. Cholera, HVI/AIDS and Malaria
C. Covid 19, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B
D. Genital herpes, Syphilis and Cholera
E. Gonorrhea, Rabies and Malaria
x) Which of the following is a characteristics used to classify organism into
“Eukaryotic”
A. Presence of nucleus
B. Presence of membrane bound organelles
C. Reproduction only through binary fission
D. Multicellular forms
E. Presence cytoplasm
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2. Match the items in LIST A with the corresponding item in LIST B by writing the letter of
the correct response in the space provided.
LIST A LIST B
i. The semi-permeable barrier that controls passage of A. Mitochondria
materials in and out of the cell B. Cytoplasm
ii. Known as the power house of the cell, producing C. Nucleus
ATP D. Cell membrane
iii. Organelle responsible for photosynthesis in plant E. Ribosome
cells F. Cell wall
iv. The control center of the cell containing genetic G. Chloroplast
material H. Golgi Apparatus
v. The jelly-like substance where cellular components
are suspended.
ANSWERS
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SECTION B ( 70 MARKS )
3. a ) State five points which you can use to educate the community about the prevention
and control measures of disease caused by Plasmodium sp.
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b) If you are given a chance to advise your fellow students about things they should do
during puberty, what will be your five points to tell them?
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4. a ) Give the meaning of the following terms
i. Biology laboratory
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ii. Safety signs
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b ) With the aid of diagram, briefly describe the following warning signs.
i. Biohazard
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5. a) What do you understand by the following terms as used in biology?
i. Digestion
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b) Study the following diagram carefully the answer the questions that follows.
i. Name the parts labeled A, B and D
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ii. Which food substances are digested in part A and D ?
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iii. Name the secretions caring from part B and C
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6. a ) State three Phyla of the kingdom Fungi.
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b ) In which ways fungi are important to life of human being? Explain in five
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7. a ) State the functions of the following parts of a light microscope
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b ) An object was magnified X 400 under a microscope. If the magnification of
the eye piece lens was X 20, what was the magnification of the objective lens?
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8. a ) Outline any four ways through which disease causing micro-organisms enter the
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b ) Complete the table below, by filling in the space provided.
DISEASE CAUSES MAJOR SYMPTOM
I Pain in the joints
Malaria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis II
Tuberculosis
IV Rice water diarrhea
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Calcium and vitamin D Bowed legs or knock
V deficiency knees
VI Protruding stomach
Kwashiorkor
9. a ) Explain the functions of the following
i. Spatula in biology laboratory
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ii. Roughage in a diet
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iii. Petroleum jelly in first Aid Kit
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iv. Specimen bottle in biology laboratory
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b ) Study the diagram below then answer the questions that follows.
i. Name the organism in the diagram above
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a. What do the letters A, B, C and D in a diagram above represent?
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ii. In which division does the diagram you named in (b)i) above belong?
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SECTION C ( 15 MARKS)
10.What are the effects of poor waste disposal in our environment?.
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