PRESIDENTโS OFFICE.
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
SINGIDA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
FORM TWO PRE NATIONAL EXAMINATION.CODE: 033/1_BIOLOGY.
TIME: 2:30 HRS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer ALL questions in this section
SECTION A (15 MARKS)
1. For each of the items (i) -(x) ,choose the correct answer from alternatives and write its letter in the table provided below
(i) You are provided with a microscope and slide with a specimen .which part is used to magnify specimen in a microscope
Mirror
Eyepiece
Stage
Lens
ii. What are the words Bios and Logos means respectfully in a term Biology
Life and science
Study and life
Life and study
Study and science
iii. An organism with a rigid protective wall made up of chitin material is a representative of kingdom
Monera
Fungi
Protoctista
Plantae
iv. After dissolving coffee particles in a cup of hot water, all water turned brownish in color .This is an example of,
Osmosis
Diffusion
Mass flow
Brownian movement
v) Why are bryophytes the most primitive plant on the earth?
They grow on wet areas which are shaded
They reproduce asexually by pores
They lack vascular tissues
They lack true leaves and stem
vi) Hepatitis B can be prevented by
Vaccination
Antibiotics
Prevent physical contact with infected person
Wearing a mask.
vii) The part of a leaf that provides large surface for maximum absorption of sunlight
Petiole
Stomata
Lamina
Apex
viii) Transformation of animalโs products, vegetables or marine food into tasty nutritious and safe food products
Canning
Food storage
Food processing
Pasteurization.
ix) Blood must always pass to the lungs before reaching the other body tissues. For which purpose this is done
To get absorbed nutrients
To increase its pressure
To decrease its pressure
To be supplied with oxygen
x) A consequence of oxygen debt in the body isโฆ..
Too much oxygen in body
Accumulation of lactic acid in muscles
Too much carbon dioxide in the body
Shortage of energy in muscles