THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MUFINDI DISRICT COUNCIL
MADUMA SECONDARY SCHOOL FORM THREE MID-TERM EXAMINATION AUGUST-2025
BIOLOGY
CODE: 033

Time: 3 Hours

Instructions

 This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions

 Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C

SECTION A (16 MARKS)

[Link] each of the items (i)-(x) choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its
letter in tabular form.

i. A biologist discovered a new cell in a culture, the new cell has a distinct cell wall but it did not have a
definite nucleus. The cell is mostly likely to be

A. Prokaryotes B. Eukaryotes C. Protozoa D. Fungi

ii. If you don’t have gloves you can use.................. to protect your hands

A. Socks B. Plastic bags C. Paper D. A piece of cloth

iii. Which of the following is the basic difference between plants and animals

A. Reproduction B. Excretion

C. Nutrition D. Movement

iv. Sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles is known as

A. Muscle sprains B. Muscle cramp C. Muscle fatigue D. Muscle shock

v. A neuron that carries impulse from brain or spinal cord to the effector organ where response take place
is

[Link] neurone B. Relay neurone C. Motor neurone D. Intermediate neurone

vi. A person picks up a telephone after hearing it ringing. which characteristics of living things is the
person showing by this action

A. Excretion and reproduction

B. Respiration and growth

D. Irritability and response

vii. The following are the characteristics of coniferophyta EXCEPT

A. They are cone bearing plant B. They lack flowers in their plants

C. They have naked seeds

D. They have well developed tap root system

vii. Which of the following condition would cause the Adrenal gland to produce adrenaline hormone?

A. Playing music

B. Eating tomato

C. Seeing a snake

D. Smelling lemon

viii. A person who is admitted in the hospital after an operation will mostly be likely to be fed on food
rich in

A. Vitamin C

B. Vitamin A

C. Water D. Protein

ix. A structure that allows air to enter the trachea and prevent food from entering the wind pipe is known
as

A. Glottis

B. Tongue

C. Epiglottis

D. Bronchi
2. Match the part of the body in List A with responses in List B by writing the letter of

the correct response below the corresponding item number in a table.

LIST A LIST B

A. Incineration

[Link] vegetables and dead animals B. Waste disposal

ii. Site for dumping waste and covering it with C. Hazardous waste
soil
D. Organic matter
iii Burning of waste Making
E. Re-use
iv. useful products from waste
F. Medical waste
v. To use a product more than once
G. Recycling
vi. Waste products that can transmit diseases
H. Landfill

I. Tipping

J. Pit latrine

SECTION B (54 MARKS)

3. An accident occurred at the school playing ground, where form three and four had a football match.
Teachers and other students tried as much as they could to help injured student before taking them to the
hospital especially those who were more affected

a) Give the name and define the procedure performed by teachers to students

b) State four advantages of what teachers and students did to victim.

4. a) Animals cannot survive without moving from one place to another. Justify this statement by giving
three points.

b) Explain the following biological phenomena

i. Movable joints need synovial fluids.

ii. Cardiac muscles never get fatigue.

6. Form three students at Kilimani secondary school collected different plants around their school
environment where they have grouped into two groups depending to their characteristics. Group A have
parallel leaf venation, fibrous root system and have long and thin leaves, where group B have net like
venation, tap root system and short and broader leaves.

a)State the kingdom, division and class to which plant A and B belongs

b)State four (4) importance of the division to which plant A and B belongs.

7. Give the long meaning of the following abbreviations

i. HIV

ii. STIs

iii. STDs

b) State, how you will care your friend living with HIV/AIDs. (Give six (6) points)

8. By using well drawn and labeled diagrams only, differentiate motor neurone from sensory neurone.

SECTION C (30 MARKS)

(Answer any TWO (2) questions)

9. Biology teacher asked a form three students to prepare a presentation work on photosynthesis to
educate form two students. As a form three student educate form two students on external and internal
factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis. (6 points)

10. Cholera is among of communicable diseases which always erupt during rainy season particularly.
Explain clearly six (6) points how people can be free from cholera.

11. Explain a series of information flow from when a person touches a hot object to the time when
withdraws the hand from that hot object.