THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORM TWO EXAMINATIONS SEPT 2022
NEW NECTA FORMAT
Time: 02:30 Hours
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and C.
3. Section A carries 15 marks, section B seventy (70) marks and section C (15) marks.
4. All writing must be in black or blue ink except drawings which must be in pencil.
5. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the assessment room.
6. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.
SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. For each of the item (i)-(x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided
2. Match the phrase in LIST A with responses in LIST B by writing the letter of the
correct response in LIST B below the corresponding phrase number of LIST A in table provided.
LIST A | LIST B |
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SECTION B (70 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
3. For each of the items (i)-(x) write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if the statement is incorrect in the spaces provided.
i. All green plants are decomposers………………………………………………………
ii. The use of unsterilized equipments can lead to HIV/AIDS transmission………...
iii. Fern plant belong to division pteridophyta……………………………………….………
iv. Salting and drying are modern method of food preservation……………..….………
v. Syphilis is a communicable disease……………………………………………………….
vi. Handlens makes object look bigger than normal size……………………………......
vii. Epiglottis is the structure that allow entrance of food to the trachea……………
viii. Plant cell lack chloroplast…………………………………..………………………..
ix. Good manners involves talking while eating………………….…………………………
x. Calcium help to strengthen teeth and bone…………………………………………….
4. (a) Complete each of the following statements by writing the correct answer in the spaces provided:
i. Magnifies the specimen under observation…………………………………..
ii. Raises or lowers the body tube in order to bring the image into sharp focus……
iii. Surface on which the specimen to be observed is placed……………………………
iv. Reflects and directs light to the specimen under observation………………………
v. Regulate amount of light passing from the mirror to the condenser………………
(b) How do the following factors affect the rate of photosynthesis?
(i) Chlorophyll
(ii) Sunlight
(iii) Carbon dioxide
5. (a) Write the meaning of the following words:
i.Biology ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….............................................
ii. Zoology …………………………………………………………………………………………………
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(b) Why do we study Biology? Give two reasons.
i. …………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii. …………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. The figure below represents a diagram of a simple animal cell. Study the diagram then answer the questions that follows:
a) Name the part labelled with letters A, B and C
A …………………………………………………………………………………………
B …………………………………………………………………………………………
C …………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Give TWO functions of the part labelled C
(i) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………….
c) Give three differences between animal cell and plant cell.
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7. (a) Define the following terms:
i.Ecosystem………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii. Population
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iii. Ecology
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iv.Habitat ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Explain the role of each of the following organisms in the ecosystem.
i.Decomposers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii. Producers ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(c)(i) Construct a food web using the following organism, maize, stolk bore, salamanda, mouse,bacteria snake and hawk
(ii) From the food web above in (c) (i) identify the following:
a. Producer.................................................
b. Decomposer.................................................
8. If you put a piece of bread in a wet cupboard after a few days the breast will be covered with organism called fungi.
a) Give the common name of these fungi which grow bread
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b) Outline the three phyla of the Kingdom fungi
i. …………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii. …………………………………………………………………………………………………
iii. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Outline five advantages of Kingdom fungi
i. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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9.(a)Define The Following
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(b) Design a diagram to illustrate the events that occurs during exhalation
SECTION C 15 MARK
Answer only one question from this section
10. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the dangerous communicable diseases. Suppose you have been assigned to move around the rural Tanzanian areas to educate people about TB, write down the:-
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BIOLOGY – TERMINAL EXAMINATION
033 FORM TWO
TIME: 2½HRS
NAME: _____________________________________ CLASS:___________
INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION A:
i) The following are list of laboratory apparatus. Identify the odd one out.
ii) Amina was bitten by a bee; which of the following should not be done
iii) Identify a gas that is dangerous to ozone layer if released into atmosphere
iv) After cholera outbreak, residents of mkwajuni village were vaccinated against the disease. The type of immunity carried out here will be:
v) Which of the following is not a sign of Gonorrhea?
vi) Among the following are functions of nucleus. Which one is not?
vii) Which of the following is odd one out
viii) Which statement is false about division Bryophyta?
ix) Which of the following is True about digestion of starch
x) The chemical compound that can cause death in blood is
MATCHING ITEM QUESTIONS
LIST A | LIST B |
i) Prevents clotting of blood in our bodies ii) Neutralizes heparin iii) Soluble protein iv) Occur when blood with similar antigen and antibody are mixed. v) Blood can be mixed without causing any problem vi) Has no antigen on it red blood membrane vii) Fight pathogen through engulfing viii) Extra antigen found in same people ix) Rapture of blood vessels leading to brain x) Cause elephantiasm |
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i) Destruction of red blood cells which are worn out occur in spleen
ii) Blood group AB is always a universal receipient
iii) A bird nest in a tree illustrates a mutualism feeding relationship
iv) A corm is a specialized stem which store food
v) Transpiration occurs only through stomata
vi) Food in ileum is normally acidic
vii) All viruses are harmful to living organism
viii) Prokaryotes can reproduce by conjugation
ix) Kissing can spread/transmit HIV/AIDS
x) Buying rechargeable batteries and battery chargers is a way of reducing wastes
SECTION B
a) i) What type of solutions are A B and C?
ii) Explain the biological process that has taken place in A and B
b) What would happen if a plant cell is placed in solution A and B
c) Explain why amoeba can successfully survive in solution B
a) Name parts labeled A, B and C
b) What is the role of cell labeled D?
c) Explain how water moves from from soil until it reaches vascular bundles
d) Name two forces involved in water uptake in above cell
II. List two factors that affect rate of active transport
b) Give the trophic levels of the following
i) A cow
ii) Bacteria
iii) Lion
c) Ecological pyramich tapper toward apex. Give two reasons
d) Draw and label structure of mitochondrion
i) Photosynthesis
ii) Chemosynthesis
b) Write an equation for reaction occurring during the following stage
i) Light stage
ii) Dark stage
c) Mention 3 internal factors which affect rate of photosynthesis
d) Give the function of the following
i) Eye piece
ii) Revolving nose piece
iii) Condenser
i) Malaria
ii) Amoebic dysentery
iii) Typhoid
b) Name the substances made of the following nutrients that are involved in blood clotting
i) Protein
ii) Vitamin
iii) Enzyme
iv) Mineral element
c) Proteins are large molecules made up of long chains of amino acids joined together through a bond called
d) State the main role of the following mineral to plants
i) Nitrogen
ii) Magnesium
SECTION C. ESSAY QUESTION
Answer only One question
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