THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
GAIRO DISTRICT COUNCIL
FORM FOUR PRE – MOCK EXAMINATION
033/1 BIOLOGY 1 20Th March 2024
Instructions Time 3:00 Hrs - A.M

i. This paper consists of three sections A, B and C

ii. Answer all questions in section A and B and any Two questions from section C
iii. Read carefully the instructions before answering each question.

Section A

1. Choose the letter of the most correct answer and write it's letter beside the item
number
(i) During COVID-19 outbreak which is caused by corona virus, scientists in
the world were struggling to find the solution. Under which branch of
biology do the scientists were working?
a. Cytology c. taxonomy
b. virology d. ecology
(ii) Mary was sick so she visited the doctor. The doctor ordered her body
temperature, blood and urine sample for observation in the laboratory.
Which scientific procedure was employed?
a. Data recording c. Hypothesis formulation
b. Measurement, d. Experimentation
(iii) Some diseases are transmitted through sexual contacts, by means of
vectors and contaminated foods and drinks. Which of the following is not
a sexually transmitted disease?
a. Malaria c. Hepatitis B
b. HIV/AIDS d. Gonorrhea
(iv) Mr Majimoto asked form two students to collect a variety of fungi from
their environments. Some fungi were found on dead tree logs, some on
rotten food materials such as fruits and vegetables and others on soil.
Why did they grow in those habitats?
a. The areas were moist and with soil
b. The areas had a lot of trees
c. The areas were moist warm and dark
d. The areas had enough sunlight
(v) Look at your arm from the upper arm to the hand. What is the correct
sequence of the bones you have?
a. Scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, calpals and phalanges
b. Humerus, radius, ulna, carpals metacarpals and phalanges
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 c. Clavicle bone, humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals and
phalanges
d. Ulna, radius, biceps, triceps, Scapula and phalanges
(vi) For growth to occur cells must divide mitotically in the body. What is the
correct sequence of a cell which is dividing mitotically.
a. Prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
b. Anaphase, metaphase, telophase and prophase
c. Pro-metaphase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
d. Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
(vii) A feature that can be passed on from parents to offspring is
a. Sex linked character c. Genes
b. Phenotype d. Sex influenced characters
(viii) In mrere village there are a lot of fruits including mangoes, bananas,
avocados and oranges but people in the village are complaining of hunger
because it didn't rain and they didn't harvest maize and beans. What
advice could you give them as a biologist?
a. To eat alot of avocados
b. To eat alot of oranges
c. To eat other alternative sources of food
d. To eat mangoes, avocados and oranges
(ix) Which of the following is not transported by blood plasma?
a. Feaces c. Respiratory gases
b. Nutrients d. Hormones
(x) Angel planted castor seeds inorder to harvest castor oil. As the seed
started to germinate, the emerging shoot was observed. What was the
name of the shoot observed?
a. Cytoplasm c. Plumule
b. Stems d. Radicle

2. Match the letter of the correct response beside the item number in the answer
sheet provided
LIST A LIST B

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a. A type of seed germination where by i. Micropyle
cotyledons are pushed above the round. ii. Meiosis
b. A pore which allow water enters into seed iii. Radical
during seed germination iv. Viability
c. Inability of the seed to germinate v. Epigeal germination
d. Prevent a viable seed to germinate vi. Hard seed coat
e. A type of cell division where by the same vii. Mitosis
number of chromosomes is maintained viii. Dormancy
from parent cell to daughter cell. ix. Cotyledon
f. Increases the length and height of roots x. Hypogeal germination
and shoots xi. Lateral meristems
xii. Apical meristems

SECTION B

Answer all questions in this section

3. On their way home, Nina and her friends saw a variety of things. Some were
living things while others were non -living things. Among the things they saw
were baobab trees, cars, Mango trees, stones, butterfly, gravels, pebbles, dogs,
water streams and birds.

i) Sort the organisms into living and non-living

ii) Give two reasons for placing the organisms above into living group
iii) Give two reasons for placing the organisms into non-living group
4. Waste management is one of the things which help us to live healthier

i) Explain three (3) ways which can be used to manage wastes at your school
ii) How do your school community benefits from proper waste management
(03 points)
5. Bwanaheri is a man with an age of 40 years but his appearance looks like that
of 60 years person with wrinkled skin, grey hairs and decreased vision ability.
Predict six (06) possible factors might have caused the condition which
Bwanaheri is experiencing.
6. (a) Suppose there are the following organisms in the ecosystem: Grass, Goat,
Hen, Vulture, Grasshopper, Lizard and human being.
i. Construct a food web from the list provided organisms above
ii. From food web in which you construct which organisms are
a) Producers b) primary consumers c) Secondary consumers
(b) Which important group of organisms should be included in the provided
organisms to make the ecosystems balanced?

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7. Organisms with simple body structure like Amoeba and Paramecium do not
need any elaborate system for excretion because they only use diffusion to
remove wastes from their bodies. On the other hand higher animals like
humans, cows and birds need more complex system for excretion due to their
nature, concentration and varieties of wastes they excrete.

(i) Analyse the three (03) types of excretory products excreted by higher
organisms
(ii) Cite any three (03) organs used by higher organisms for excretion.

8. In an experiment, a variety of garden peas having a smooth seed coat was

crossed with a variety having a wrinkled seed coat. All the seed obtained in
the F1 had a smooth seed coat. The F1 gene for smooth seed coat be S.
(a).Work out the genotypes for the F1
(b) Work out the following for the F2
i. phenotypes
ii. genotypes
iii. phenotypic ratio
iv. genotypic ratio
(c) If the total number of all seeds were 7342. Find out the number of
i. Wrinkled seeds
ii. Smooth seeds

SECTION C

Answer any two questions from this section

9. There are lot of microorganisms around us which can cause harm to our
health. Justify with five (05) points on how our bodies defend themselves
against them.
10. Some bacteria are useful and others are harmful to man verify this statement
by discussing three (3) points of their usefulness and three (3) points of their
harmfulness.
11. On his way home James heared a strong voice of Lion. Describe the
mechanism which enabled James to hear the voice.