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KUGWETSA ONLINE SECONDARY SCHOOL

2024/2025 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION END OF TERM 1
EXAMINATION

BIOLOGY
Subject Number: M022/I
Monday 27 December Time Allowed: 2 hours
8:00 – 10:00 am

PAPER I
(100 marks)
Instructions
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1. This paper contains 12 printed pages.
Number answered these columns
Please check.
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2. Before you begin, fill in your Name 2
and School at the top of the question 3
paper and on all other sheets.
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3. This paper has two sections, A and B. 5
Section A has ten questions and 6
Section B has three questions. 7
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4. Answer all the 13 questions in the
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spaces provided. The maximum
number of marks for each answer is 10
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5. In the table provided on this page, tick 13
against the question number you have
answered.

6. At the end of the examination, hand in

your paper to the invigilator when time
is called to stop writing.
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1. a. What is Tropism?
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b. Explain the term, “nastic response”.

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c. Give two examples of nastic responses in plants.
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2. a. State any one function of plant hormones

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b. Explain the effect of high auxin concentration on each of the following plant parts
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ii. Root tip: ____________________________________________________

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3. Figure 1 is a diagram showing a nephron. Use it to answer questions that follow.

Figure 4
a. Name parts marked P and Q.
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b. Explain any one adaptation of part marked R to its function.
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c. Explain how glomerular filtrate is formed.
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4. a. State any two physical factors in Lake Malawi which can affect fish.
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b. Give any two causes of water pollution.
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c. Explain any one way of mitigating the impact of climate change in Malawi.
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5. Figure 2 is a diagram showing some of the processes taking place in living plant
cells at different times of the day.

a. (i) Which diagram shows that the plant cell is exposed to day light?
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer.
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b. Describe what is happening in the cell at Q?
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6. Figure3 is a diagram representing cross section of a leaf. Use it to answer the

questions that follows．

a. Name the parts marked R and S．

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b. i. Which tissue is a main site for photosynthesis in the leaf?

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ii. Give reason for your answer

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c. State two structural differences between the parts marked T and U，
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d. Explain how a steady flow of carbon dioxide is maintained between

atmosphere and mesophyII cells in a leaf during day time
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7. Figure4 is a diagram representing digestive system of human. Use it to answer

the questions that follows
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a. Name the part labelled B and C

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b. Name any two enzymes that work in part labelled D of small intestine
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c. Mention any two function of part labelled A in relation to digestion
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d. Explain one function of part labelled C
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8. Define the following terms
a. Biotechnology
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b. Genetic engineering
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c. State two application of biotechnology
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d. Mention two problem associated with biotechnology
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e. Describe two ways how genetic counselling is used in biotechnology
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9. figure 5A and 5B are diagrams showing two different types of neurons. Use them to answer the
question that follow.

a. Which the neurons in figure 5A and 5B is a sensory

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b. Give reason for your answer in 9a (i) above
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c. Name the parts labelled L, M and N
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e. In which direction do nerve impulses move in neuron 5B? indicate an arrow on figure 5B
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f. Name a specific organ that might be connected at X

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g. Name a specific organ that might be connected at Y
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h. What is the structure labelled S made of ?
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i. What is the function does structure labelled S have?
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j. State any two structural differences between neuron 5A and 5B.
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k. State one function of synapse.
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10. (a)give two differences between diffusion and active transport
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b. Mention any one function of plasmolysed cell.
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c. Describe the importance of DNA molecule in an organism
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SECTION B
Answer all questions in an essay form
11. describe any five problems associated with the circulatory system
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12. explain how artificial insulin is produced.

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13. describe how urine is formed in the kidneys of human body.

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