S3 Biology End of Term2 District Exam, 2023-2024

Biology and Health
Sciences
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S3 END OF TERM II DISTRICT EXAMINATION, 2023-2024
SUBJECT: Biology and Health Sciences
DURATION: 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Write your names and class on the answer sheet.
2) Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
3) This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B and C.
Section A: Attempt all questions. (55 marks)
Section B: Attempt any three questions. (30 marks)
Section C: This section is compulsory. (15 marks)
4) Use only a blue or black pen.
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SECTION A: Attempt all questions. (55 marks)
1. In which phase of population growth graph does the rate of population growth
highest? (1 mark)
A. Lag phase B. Log phase C. Stationary phase D. Death phase
2. Name the blood vessel that transports blood from: (5 marks)

(a) The small intestines to the liver.
(b) Lungs to the heart.
(c) The aorta to the kidneys.
(d) Liver to the vena cava.
(e) The aorta to the liver.
3. Name three plant hormones. (3 marks)

4. Some stages of meiosis are represented in the diagrams shown below.
Using letters P, Q, R and S arrange them in the correct sequence from the first to the
last. (2marks)
5. Match the main processes in the digestive system in List A with their definitions in
List B by writing the letter of the correct response beside the item number.
For example, (vi) G. (5marks)
List A List B
(i) Absorption A. The taking of substance, e.g. food and drink, into the body.
(ii) Assimilation B. The breakdown of food.
(iii) Digestion C. The movement of nutrients from the intestines into the blood
(iv) Egestion D. The uptake and use of nutrients by cell.
(v) Ingestion E. The removal of undigested food from the body as faeces.
6. Name three groups of food that do not need to be digested. (3 marks)

7. Which of the following do not play a part in asexual reproduction?
Mitosis, gametes, meiosis, cell division, chromosomes, zygote. (3 marks)
8. Differentiate between intraspecific and interspecific competitions using examples.
(4 marks)

9. Identify the type of neuron –sensory, relay or motor- that matches each of these
descriptions. (3 marks)
(a) Carries nerve impulses towards effector.
(b) Carries nerve impulses away from a receptor.
(c) It is entirely inside the central nervous system.
10. Explain what happens in human when the concentration of glucose in the blood
decreases below the normal level. (3 marks)
11. Explain how the structure of Arteries, Veins and Capillaries enable them to carry
out their functions. (3 marks)
12. How does habitat fragmentation contribute to species extinction? (2marks)
13. (a) Name the bacteria found in the root nodules of leguminous plants. (1 mark)
(b) What is the role of the bacteria names in (a) above? (2 marks)
14. When lactic acid builds up in the blood, a person is said to be in oxygen debt.
This debt must eventually be paid. Suggest how the debt is paid. (2marks)
15. A person was able to read a book clearly at arm’s length but not at normal reading
distance.
(a) State the defect the person suffered from. (1 mark)
(b) How can the defect be corrected? (2 marks)
16. A shoot of seedling exposed to light on one side bends towards the source of light
as it grows.
(a) Name the response exhibited by the shoot of the seedling. (1 mark)
(b) Explain how the bending towards the source of light occurs. (2 marks)
17. The diagram below shows how the iris and pupil of a human eye appear under
different conditions.
(a) Name the structures labeled X and Y. (2marks)

(b) (i) State the condition that leads to the change in appearance shown in the diagram
labeled B. (1mark)
(ii) Describe the change that lead to the appearance of the iris and pupil as shown
in the diagram labeled B. (2marks)
(iii) What is the significance of the change described in (b) (ii) above? (1mark)

SECTION B: Attempt any three questions (30 marks)
18. Make a table to distinguish between mitosis and meiosis. (10 marks)
19. Discuss the causes, effects and control measures for water pollution. (10 marks)
20. Describe the flow of blood through the mammalian heart, from the time it enters
the heart through the vena cava to leaving the heart through the aorta. (10 marks)
21. Explain the role of the mammalian skin in temperature regulation. (10marks)
22. Describe the digestion of a starchy meal along the human alimentary canal.
(10 marks)
SECTION C: This section is compulsory (15 marks)
23. An experiment was set up as shown in the figure below
The glucose solution was boiled and cooled before adding yeast.
(a) Why was it necessary to:

(i) Boil the glucose solution before adding the yeast suspension? (1 mark)
(ii) Cool the glucose before adding the yeast suspension. (1 mark)
(b) Why is the layer of oil poured over:

(i) The glucose and yeast suspension? (1 mark)
(ii) The lime water? (1 mark)
(c) Describe what happens to the lime water in the test tube. (2 marks)
(d) Name the type of respiration taking place in the boiling tube. (2 marks)
(e) What are the applications of this type of respiration in industry? (5 marks)
(f) Write equation for the chemical reaction taking place in the boiling tube. (2 marks)
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Biology and Health

….. /03/2024 08:30 AM-11:30 AM

S3 END OF TERM II DISTRICT EXAMINATION, 2023-2024

SUBJECT: Biology and Health Sciences

1) Write your names and class on the answer sheet.

2023-2024- Kayonza District (end of term two examinations) Page 1 of 4

2. Name the blood vessel that transports blood from: (5 marks)

3. Name three plant hormones. (3 marks)

(ii) Assimilation B. The breakdown of food.

(iv) Egestion D. The uptake and use of nutrients by cell.

6. Name three groups of food that do not need to be digested. (3 marks)

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(a) Name the structures labeled X and Y. (2marks)

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(a) Why was it necessary to:

(b) Why is the layer of oil poured over:

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