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2022 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

DATE: BIOLOGY PAPER 1 Subject Number: M022/1

THEORY (100 Marks) Time Allowed: 2hrs 30min

Instructions

1. This paper contains 8 printed pages. Please check.

2. Fill in your name at the top of each and every page.
3. This paper has two sections, A and B.
Section A has ten questions and
Section B has three questions.
4. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
The maximum number of marks for each answer is
indicated against each question.

SECTION A (70 Marks)

1. a. Mention any two abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
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b. Explain how the following aspects of the nitrogen cycle help in nitrogen fixation.
i. Lightning. ___________________________________________________________________
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ii. Nitrifying bacteria. ____________________________________________________________
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2. Figure 1 is a graph showing results of an experiment conducted using a potted plant. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.

Figure 1
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a. i) Give the optimum temperature for the rate of photosynthesis.

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ii) Explain your answer in 2 a. i) above.

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b. Give the aim of the experiment.

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c. State the following variables in the experiment.

i) Input variable. _____________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

ii) Control variable. ___________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

3. a. Mention any two characteristics of the class pisces.

i. ___________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)
b. Give any two structural similarities between the classes pisces and reptilia.

Pisces Reptilia

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4. a. State any two functions of xylem tissue.
i. _______________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)
b. Mention two components of xylem tissue.
i. _______________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)
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c. Explain any two structural adaptations of xylem tissue to their function.

i. __________________________________________________________________________________
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ii. __________________________________________________________________________________
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5. a. Name the process which helps in the movement of a bolus through the oesophagus.
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b. Mention any three functions of large intestines.
i. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
iii. __________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
c. Describe the digestion of fats along the alimentary canal.
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6. Figure 2 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the human heart. Use it to answer the questions
that follow.

Figure 2
a. name the following parts of the heart.
i. Part labelled A. ___________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. Part labelled B. ___________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
b. State the function of part labelled D.
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c. Explain why the left ventricle has thicker muscles than the right ventricle.
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d. State two characteristics of the muscles of the heart.
i. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 marks)
ii. __________________________________________________________________________ (1 marks)
7. a. Define the term ‘gene mutation’.
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b. State any two causes of gene mutation.
i. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
c. Mention any two effects of gene mutation.
i. ____________________________________________________________________________
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ii. ___________________________________________________________________________
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d. State any two causes of speciation.
i. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
8. a. Name the organ which secretes Antidiuretic hormone.
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b. State the function of Antidiuretic hormone.
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c. Explain how Antidiuretic hormone works.
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d. Mention the hormone which controls the concentration of salts in blood.
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9. Figure 3 is a diagram showing the female human reproductive system. Use it to answer the questions that
follow.

Figure 3
a. Name the following parts.
i. Part labelled A. _______________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. Part labelled B. ______________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
b. Mention two hormones which are produced by the part labelled A.
i. ____________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
c. Explain any one adaptation of part labelled B to its function.
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d. Explain the excretory function of part labelled C.
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10. One of the interventions to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic is to get vaccinated.
a. Name the type of immunity that one gets after receiving a vaccine.
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b. Explain how a vaccine works.
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c. State any one importance of vaccination.
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SECTION B (30 marks)

Answer all questions in this section. Your answers should be in an essay form.
11. Explain any five adaptations of hydrophytes to their habitat.
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12. Explain any five importance of breast feeding.

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13. Describe how sex is determined in human beings.

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