THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL

BIOLOGY FTNA 2015

(i) Which of the following is the second step of scientific investigation?

1. Identifying the problem
2. Experimentation
3. Formulating hypothesis
4. Asking questions

(ii) The known common types of microscopes are:

1. Light and technical microscope
2. Light and electricity microscope
3. Light and electron microscope
4. Electrical and light microscope

(iii)  Which First Aid is provided to a victim of hiccup?

1. Wash the victims mouth to remove food remains.
2. Hold victims breathe to increase carbodioxide in the blood.
3. Take a deep breath in victims mouth to increase oxygen.
4. Ask a person to go to hospital immediately.

(iv)  Which of the following are communicable diseases?

1. Gonorrhoea, sickle cell anemia, bilharzia.
2. Typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis.
3. AIDS, cholera, anemia.
4. Influenza, pellagra, cholera.

(v)  The neuron found in human being is an example of:

1.   a tissue 
2. a cell
3. an organ
4. . a system

(vi)  Which method is advised for disposing hazardous materials?

1. Use of landfill
2.  Make pit latrine
3.  Use an incinerator 
4. Recycling

(vii)Organisms which move by means of flagella include:

A.Paramecium and euglena

B.Euglena and bacteria

C.Bacteria and amoeba

D.Amoeba and plasmodium

(viii)A causative agent of blood pressure in human beings is

A.over consumption of fatty food

B.drinking plenty of water

C.drinking juice

D.food poisoning

(ix)The structures on the wall of the ileum responsible for absorption of digested food are called:

A. alveoli         

 B. Villi

C. mesophyll 

D. epiglottis

(x)Aerobic respiration takes place in the presence of:

A.water   

B. carbonidoxide

C. oxygen   

D. hydrogen