PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NKEREGE SECONDARY SCHOOL
FORM THREE TERMINAL EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY
TIME: 3:00 Hours MAY, 2025
INSTRUCTIONS
i. Answer all questions in section A, B and two (2) questions from section C
ii. All writings should be in blue or black pen, except for diagrams that must be in pencil.
iii. Be neat and maintain good hand writing.
SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions from this section
1. For each of the item (i) – (x) choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write
its letter beside the item number in the answer sheet provided.
i. Strong tissue that holds muscles to bones at the joints is
A. Ligament B. Cartilage C. Connective tissue D. Tendons
ii. Which of the following organisms belong to phylum Ascomycota
A. Bread mould B. Yeast. C. Mushroom D. Toad stool
iii. By which process does carbon dioxide pass from blood to alveoli of the lungs
A. Osmosis B. Diffusion C. Transpiration D. Respiration
iv. In which category the Malpighian layer of mammalian skin is plastic?
A. System B. Cell C. Tissue D. Organ
v. After period of vigorous activity you would expect blood leaving a muscle to have
A. More carbon dioxide, more oxygen and more glucose
B. Less carbon dioxide, less oxygen and less glucose
C. More carbon dioxide, less oxygen and less glucose
D. More carbon dioxide, less oxygen and more glucose
vi. Predict what will happen if the plant lack nitrogen
A. Leaves will turn to yellow C. Leaves will turn to purple
B. Leaves will turn to blue D. Leaves will turn to brown
vii. The statement that will summarize what a scientist has learnt from the experiment
A. Problem identification B. Conclusion C. Hypothesis D. Data interpretation
viii. A part of microscope which allow the observer to move the microscope tube up and
down by tiny amounts to change the focus and see specimen clearly
A. Rotating nosepiece B. Eye piece lens C. Focusing knobs D. Objective lens
ix. Calculate the data of ovulation in a menstrual cycle of 28 days if menstruation occurs on day
th th
9 to 13 of a month.
A. 18th B. 20th C. 28th D. 22nd
x. A term which best described a condition of a plant cell that has lost too much water is
A. Haemolysis B. Turgidity C. Crenation D. Plasmolysis
2. Match the responses in list B with the phrases in list A by writing the letter of the correct responses
from list B beside the item number.
LIST A LIST B
i. Renal vein A. A. Tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
ii. Renal artery B. B. Tube that carry urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
iii. Ureter C. C. Stores the urine temporary
iv. Urethra D. D. Collects urine from all the collecting ducts
v. Urinary bladder E. E. Take blood away from the kidney
F. F. Brings blood containing waste products to the kidney.
SECTION B (60 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
3. (a) Give the meaning of the term “laboratory”
(b) With the aid of diagram, briefly describe the following warning signs.
(i) Toxic
(ii) Flammable
4. Study the food web and answer the questions which follow
a) From the diagram name
(i) Two primary consumer and (ii) Secondary consumer
b) Construct, using the food web above, one food chain, with four links’
c) Explain why every food chain must begin with green plant.
d) If all the owls were killed, what would happen to the size of the populations of earthworms?
5. (a) Give one function for each component found in gastric juice
(b) How does ileum adapted to its role (02 points)
6. (a) Give the name of muscles which are found above and below humurus.
(b) Explain what happen to the muscles when
i. The arm is bending
ii. The arm is straight
(c) What are the adaptations of the muscle to its functions?
7. (a) Explain the meaning of the following terms:
(i) Excretion (ii) Deamination (iii) Detoxification (iv) Secretion
(b) The following are the main excretory products in man carbon dioxide, excess water and Urea
i Name the major organs through which each is excreted
ii Name two substances that the body would be deficient following heavy sweating
8. With the aid of well labeled diagram explain clearly how the gaseous exchange occurs across
alveolus
SECTION C (25 marks)
Answer two (2) questions from this section
9. Highlight two differences for each of the following:
a) (i) Ball and socket and hinge joints
(ii) Skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle
(b) Briefly explain the mechanism of urine formation in human beings
10. Briefly explain the mechanism of breathing in human beings.
11. (a) Give the long term of STLs, STDs, HIV and AIDS.
(b) Explain the risky situation, behavior and practice which lead to the disease listed above
