THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL

BIOLOGY FTNA 2016

(i)  Cholera is a disease transmitted by an organism called

1. flea
2. housefly
3. mosquito
4. bacteria

(ii)  Zoology is defined as the study of:

1. animals
2. fungi
3. plants
4. cells

(iii)  The root-like structure of a moss plant which provides anchorage to the ground is called

1. capsule
2. spores
3. seta
4. rhizoids

(iv)  A place where organisms are found is known as:

1. society
2.  community
3. habitat 
4.  niche

(v)  A secretion containing enzymes which digest both proteins and carbohydrates is knowns as:

1. bile 
2.  mucus
3.  pancreatic juice 
4.  saliva

(vi)  Which of the following cell structures differentiates an animal cell from a plant cell?

1. cytoplasm
2. cell wall
3. pancreatic juice
4. nucleus

(vii)  The valve separating the left auricle and left ventricle is called

1. biscuspid valve
2. semilunar valve
3. tricuspid valve
4. septum valve

(viii)Fire accident can be caused by the following except: 

A. electric fault.

B.burning of candles

C.burning of charcoal stove

D.smoking in areas selected as smoking zones

(ix)Oxygen passing from the atmosphere into the blood of a mammal takes one of the following routes:

A.bronchi - bronchioles - trachea - alveoli.

B.trachea - bronchioles - bronchi - alveoli.

C.trachea - bronchi - bronchioles - alveoli.

D.bronchioles - bronchi - trachea - alveoli.

(x)The correct hierarchical order of grouping organisms is: 

A. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

B.Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species. 

C. Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom.

D. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Species, Genus.