THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND

VOCATIONAL TRAINING
MAGU SECONDARY SCHOOL
PRE NECTA FORM FOUR, BIOLOGY

Time: 3:00 Hours SEP 2017

INSTRUCTIONS;
1. This paper consists of section A, B, and C.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and one question from section C
3. Except for diagrams that must be drawn in pencil, all writing should be in blue or black
ink
4. Calculators and cellular phones are not allowed and in the Examination room.

SECTION A (20Marks)

Answer all questions in this section

1. For each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

i. The kidney in mammals is mainly responsible for ……

(A) Digestion (B). Absorption (C). Respiration (D) Excretion (E) Transportations [ ]

ii. A strong tissue that holds bones together at joints and prevents them from dislocation is
called… (A) Muscles (B). Cartilage (C) Connective tissues (D).Tendon (E) Ligaments.
[ ]

iii.The part of the brain responsible for reasoning and imagination is known as…………………
(A). Cerebrum (B) Medulla oblongata (C) Cerebellum (D) Spinal cord (E) Grain chamber.
[ ]

iv. The main product of anaerobic respiration process in plants is …………

(A) Alcohol (B). Oxygen (C). Water (D). Uric acid (E) Lactic acid [ ]

v. Which of the following is a seed bearing plants?..............................

(A). Sisal (B). Prothallus (C). Fern (D). Moses (E). Liverwort [ ]

vi. Which of the following is NOT a component of blood, (A) plasma, (B) vein.
(C) Leucocyte, (D) Erythrocyte (E) platelets [ ]
vii. The offspring produced by mating the F1 generation is known as……. (A). F3 generation
(B). F1 product (C). Genetic generation (D) F2 generation (E). New generation. [ ]

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viii. A term used to describe animals which feed on plants only is (A).Omnivores
(B). Carnivores (C). Herbivores (D). Consumer (E).Decomposer.
[ ]

ix. Which of the following terms is used to describe a movement of water molecules
between two concentrations through a semipermiable membrane? (A). Osmosis
(B). Diffusion (C). Mass flow (D). Osmotic pressure (E). Water flow. [ ]

x. Which of the following is the end product of fat in the digestion process? (A). Protein
(B).Peptide (C). Glucose (D). Amino acid (E) Fat acid and
glycerol

2. Match the phrases in List A with the responses in List B by writing the letter of the correct
response from List B beside the item number of List A in your answer booklet provided.

List A List B
A. Diastolic
1. A thick walled chamber of the heart which is
B. Vein
responsible for pumping blood all over the body
2. Blood vessel which carries blood away from the C. Artery
heart.
D. Triscupid
3. A pressure which occurs when the blood centers
in the expanded ventricle and auricle E. Systolic
4. A valve which ensure that blood is pumped to
F. Left ventricle
the pulmonary artery direction only
5. Blood vessels which carries blood towards the G. Septum
heart
H. Cardiac
6. A thick muscular tissue separating the left and
right sides of the heart to prevent mixing of the I. Skeletal
oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
J. Right auricle
7. A blood pathway from the right ventricle to the
lung ,back to the left auricle of the heart. K. Right ventricle
8. A chamber of the heart which is responsible for
L. Pulmonary circulation
pumping deoxygenated blood
9. A pressure which occurs when the ventricles M. Biscupid
contract pump blood into the pulmonary arteries
N. Valve tendons
and the aorta
10. Muscle which made the walls of the heart
capable of contracting arithmetically without
fatiguing.

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 SECTION B (60marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

3. All questions carry 8 marks except question six (6) and nine (9) which carry 6 marks each.
(a).What is the meaning of personal hygiene?
(b) State seven principles of personal hygiene.

4. (a) State three advantages of kingdom plantae

(b) Outline characteristics features of the class mammals

5. (a) (i) Name three types of muscles found in mammals

(ii) Which one of the muscles named in (a) (i) is voluntary muscle?
(b) Briefly explain the function of the following components of the skeleton
(i) Scull, (ii) Ribs, (iii) Vertebral column, (iv) Pelvic girdle.

6. (a) Explain two types of variation among organisms

(b) Give three examples of genetic disorders caused by gene mutation.

7. (a) What do you understand by the following biological terms?

(i) Excretion (ii) Secretion (iii) Egestion

(b) Explain five types of excretory products in mammals

8. (a) With one example, give the meaning of the following terms
(i) Ectotherm
(ii) Endotherm

(b) What will happen to the body of a human being when environmental temperature rises
above normal?
9. (a) Briefly explain the demerits of asexual reproduction
(b) (i) Outline the agent of pollination
(ii) How offspring produced by asexual reproduction differ from offspring produced by
sexual reproduction.

10. (a) (i) List two products of photosynthesis

(ii) What are the raw materials for photosynthesis?
(b) (i) From the diagram bellow, label the part A, B, C, D, and E.

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 B C

A D

(ii) List any three adaptations of the diagram above to its functions

SECTION C (20marks)
Answer one (1) question from this section

11. Draw a large and neat diagram of the human alimentary canal and label the following
parts
(i) The part where digestion of starch starts
(ii) The part where digestion of lipid starts
The part where re-absorption of water take place
The part where the emulsification of fat starts
The part where the absorption of end product takes place
Mention enzymes found in 11 (i) above
Mention adaptation of structures found in part11(v)
(viii)
12. explain three importance of transpiration in plants and give six environmental factors
affecting the rate of transpiration

13. With the aid of well labeled diagram describe internal part of mammalian heart.

Prepared by Dr. Ndabacha M. Biology master Magu sec school.