O-STUDY LIBRARY
BIOLOGY FORM THREE
ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS- 2023
TIME: 2:30 HRS
INSTRUCTIONS:
This paper consists of section A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions
Answer all questions in section A and B and two (2) questions from section C.
Section A carries sixteen (16) marks, section B carries fifty four (54) marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.
All writings must be in blue or black ink except drawings which should be in pencil.
All communication devices, programmable calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheet(s).
SECTION A (16 MARKS)
1. For each of the following items (i) – (x) Choose the most correct answer from among the alternatives given.
i.After visiting Tarangire National parks, Peter saw organisms which had similar feeding habits.What term can be used to describe this organism?
ii.Monica found an Organism shaped like an umbrella in a damping site. Which statement is true about organisms?
It is a mushroom and belongs to phylum Ascomycota
It is yeast and belongs to phylum Basidiomycota
It is mushroom and belongs to phylum Basidiomycota
It is Mucor and belongs to phylum Ascomycota
It is Yeast and belongs to phylum Ascomycota.
iii.David, A bus driver was preparing items for his first Aid Kit Which one did she not include?
A pair of scissors
Touch
Amoxicillin Tablets
iv.Juma ate a meal consisting of protein. Where did the digestion of the meal begin?
v.During an investigation a form II student put a piece of bread in a wet cupboard, after a few days the bread was covered with a grayish substance. What is the name of the substance?
vi.In a motor car accident the bus driver found that he could hardly maintain equilibrium,which of the structures was damaged?
Semicircular canal
vii.Dr. Nambena received medical results from the laboratory and identified that the victim suffered from filicidal woman infection. Which of the following disease is typical caused
by above worms?
Lymphoma
Oedema
Thrombosis
Arteriosclerosis
viii.The glomerular filtrate contains the following materials
Glucose molecules, water, urea and dissolved mineral salt
Cells, protein and glucose
Uric acid, proteins and urea
Vitamin, urea and water
Mineral salts, proteins and glucose
ix.The part of ear which convert sound signals into nerve impulse which are transmitted to brain include
Semicircular canal
Eustachian Tube
x.The part of compound Microscope which help to concentrate light into beams to
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SECTION B (54 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section
3. (a)Give three factors that Aid in Ultrafiltration in the glomerulus
(b)Give explanation of the following
Plasma proteins are absent in glomerular filtrate
Urine of a normal person does not have glucose
During cold days one produces large quantities of dilute Urine
(c) State 3 adaptation of convoluted tubule to re-absorption
4. (a)State any three adaptations of the leaf to photosynthesis
(b)How do the following factors affect rate of photosynthesis
5. (a) During cooking a cook unfortunately touched a hot charcoal burner. He pulled in hand abruptly.
What is the name of that response
What is the name given to pathway which describe response in 8a(i) above
(b) Illustrate the pathway of an impulse from the sense organs to effectors of the cooks’ hand
6. Juma visited Mikumi National park and saw the following organisms: Zebra, giraffe, lion grasses, Mushrooms, hyena and antelope.
Construct two (2) food chains from organism observed in the National park
Construct a simple food web
Identify organism which are
7. (a)Draw a diagram of a maize cell and label the parts responsible for the following functions.
Control all activities of cell
Provide shape of the cell
Chemical reaction occur here
(b)How is maize cell different from cell of a goat?
8. (a)A flower was found to have conspicuous petals scented and firmly held stigma and anthers
What is the likely agent of pollination of the flower?
What is the significance of firm held stigma in the flower?
(b)Briefly explain the rule the following structures in flowers
Petal
Stigma
Ovary
Style
Anther
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer two (2) questions in this section
9. (a)Explain why
.The rate of breathing increase quickly during exercise
Is better to breathe through nose than through mouth
(b)How are respiratory surfaces adapted to their role?
10. Many people believe that fungi are harmful organisms. As biologist, explain six ways in which fungi are beneficial to humans
11. Humans in their daily life come into contamination with viruses, bacteria, worms, and other pathogens and explain any six ways used by humans to prevent invasion and infections by disease causing microorganisms.
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