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 PRIMARY FIVE SCIENCE GUIDING QUESTIONS
TERM 1

TOPIC 1: KEEPING POULTRY AND BEES

(a) Poultry keeping

1. Briefly explain the following terms as used in poultry keeping.
(a) Poultry _________________________________________________________
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(b) Fowls __________________________________________________________
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(c) Pullets __________________________________________________________
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(d) Cockerels _______________________________________________________
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2. Suggest any two reasons why farmers keep poultry.
(i)________________________________________________________________
(ii)________________________________________________________________
3. Name any two examples of poultry.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
4. State any two types of chicken kept by farmers.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
5. Mention any two characteristics for each of the following breeds of poultry.
(a) Exotic breeds
(i) ________________________________________________________________

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 (ii) ________________________________________________________________
(b) Indigenous breeds
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
6. Give any two structural differences between a cock and a hen.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
7. How are feathers useful to birds? (State any two)
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8. Why would a farmer prefer keeping local breeds of poultry to exotic breeds?
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9. How can a poultry farmer improve the quality of his/her local breeds?
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10. Briefly describe the following terms as used in poultry keeping.
(i) Brooding ________________________________________________________
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(ii) Incubation ______________________________________________________
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(iii) Moulting ________________________________________________________
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11. Suggest three situations that may fail a fertilized egg of any fowl from
hatching.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________

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 (iii) ________________________________________________________________
12. What is egg candling?
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13. Identify the system of keeping poultry commonly used in the following
areas;
(a) Rural areas ______________________________________________________
(b) Urban areas _____________________________________________________
14. How are the following important on a bird?
(a) spur ___________________________________________________________
(b) beak ___________________________________________________________
15. _______________ is to birds as teeth are to human beings.

16 (a) What are poultry vices?

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(b) Mention any two causes of poultry vices.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
(c) Suggest ways of controlling poultry vices on a farm.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
17. State any two differences between natural and artificial incubation.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
18. Name any two diseases of poultry that are caused by the following germs.
(a) virus (i) ______________________(ii) __________________________

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 (b) bacteria (i) ________________________(ii) ________________________
19. Suggest any two ways of controlling diseases in poultry.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
20 (a) What is litter as used in poultry farming.
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(b) State any two materials that can be used as litter in a poultry house.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
(c) How useful is litter in a poultry house?
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21. Identify any two effects of parasites and diseases in domestic fowls.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________

TOPIC 1: KEEPING POULTRY AND BEES

(b) Bee keeping

1. Briefly describe the following terms as used in bee keeping.
(a) A swarm ________________________________________________________
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(b) Siting bees ______________________________________________________
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(c) Stocking bees ____________________________________________________
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(d) Apiculture _______________________________________________________

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 ________________________________________________________________
(e) Propolis _________________________________________________________
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2. Give two reasons for keeping bees.
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3. Identify any two items that can be made from bee wax.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________ is to bees as maggot is to houseflies.
5. Mention the three casts (types) of bees in a hive.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
(iii)________________________________________________________________
6. With examples, state the two groups of bees.
Group Examples

(i) ____________________
(a) _________________ (ii) ____________________
(iii) ____________________
(i) _____________________
(b) __________________ (ii) _____________________
(iii) _____________________
7. How useful is honey in our daily life? (State any three)
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8. Why are worker bees called sterile bees?
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 _____________________________________________________________
9. State any three requirements in the making of honey.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________________________________
10. Why does a worker bee sting once in its lifetime?
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11. Give any three reasons why bees swarm.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________________________________
12. Give any two advantages of modern hives over traditional hives?
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13. What role is played by a queen bee excluder in a modern hive?
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14. How useful is propolis in bee keeping?
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15. State any three factors to consider when citing a bee-hive.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________________________________
16. Mention any two enemies of bees you know.
(i) _____________________________________________________________

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 (ii) _____________________________________________________________
17 (a) What is honey extraction.
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(b) List any two methods used in honey extraction.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________

TOPIC 2: MATTER AND ENERGY

Sub topic:
Meas
1. Briefly explain the following as used in measurements.
urements
(a) Area ___________________________________________________________
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(b) Length _________________________________________________________
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(c) Volume _________________________________________________________
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(d) Density _________________________________________________________
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(e) Mass ___________________________________________________________
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(f) Weight _________________________________________________________
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2. What is the basic unit for measuring length?
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3. List any two instruments (materials) that were used to measure length long
ago.

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 (i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
4. Convert: (a) 2km to metres

(b) 5000cm to metres

(c) 600mm to cm

5.The primary five chalkboard is 9m long and 2m wide. Find the area occupied by
the chalkboard.

6. The area of a figure is 15cm2. If its length is 5cm, find its width.

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 7. (a) Name the two types of shapes.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
(b) Why is a box called a regular-shaped object?
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8. How can one find the volume of irregular-shaped objects?
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9. State any two examples of irregular-shaped objects.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
10. List the two methods used to find the volume of objects.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
11. Study the figure below and answer questions about it.
(a)Calculate the volume of the box.
3cm
2cm
5cm

(b) Find the area of the shaded part.

12. Find the length of a rectangular block of 3cm high, 6cm wide and has a
volume of 18cm3.

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 13. The experiment below was carried out by a primary five class. Study it
carefully and answer questions about it.

(a) Name the instruments marked D and T?

(i) A ___________________________(ii) B _______________________-
(b) How useful are the following during the experiment?
(i) string __________________________________________________________
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(ii) Spout __________________________________________________________
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(iii) measuring cylinder ________________________________________________
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(c) How is a measuring cylinder adapted to its function?
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(d) Identify the method used above to find the volume of a stone.
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(e) Why was the method in (d) above chosen?
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(f) What is the volume of the stone?

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 (g) What does the experiment above prove about irregular objects?
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14. State any two differences between mass and weight.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________
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15. Identify the weighing instruments that give accurate values of;
(a) mass ______________________________________________________
(b) weight ____________________________________________________
16. Why do objects weigh less when put in a liquid?
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17. Define the following terms with examples
(a) Sinking _________________________________________________________
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Examples of sinking objects (i) _________________ (ii) __________________
(b) Floating _________________________________________________________
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Examples of floating objects (i) _________________ (ii) _________________
18. How is floating different from sinking?
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19. Why does a needle sink in water?
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 20. Mention the instrument used to measure the densities of liquids.
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21. Use the experiment below and answer questions that follow.

(a) Find the volume of the stone.

(b) Use the volume in (a) above to calculate the density of the above stone with
mass 100g.

22. Calculate the volume of an object whose mass is 20gm and density 4g/cc.

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 23. Three liquids paraffin, water and mercury were put in a test tube and shaken,
then they were left to settle as shown in the diagram below.

(a) Name the liquids marked;

(i) X _______________________
(ii) Y ________________________
(iii) Z ________________________
(b) Why does liquid X settle on to as shown in the diagram?
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(c) Of what reason does liquid Z settle at the bottom?
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TOPIC 3: IMMUNIZATION
1 (a) What is meant by the term immunity?
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(b) Give two types of immunity.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________

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 (c) Okope’s mother died suddenly when giving birth to him. How else can this
child acquire natural immunity?
(d) How is artificial immunity acquired?
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2. Write short notes about the following terms.
(a) vaccines ________________________________________________________
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(b) antibodies _______________________________________________________
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(c) antigens ________________________________________________________
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(d) immunisation ____________________________________________________
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3. Write in full:
(a) BCG ___________________________________________________________
(b) DPT ____________________________________________________________
(c) UNEPI __________________________________________________________
(d) NIDS ___________________________________________________________
4. Okao is a child with a problem of a swollen neck, sores in the throat and
difficulty in breathing.
(a) State the possible immunisable disease he is suffering from.
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(b) Give the cause of the disease stated in (4a) above.
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(c) You as a P.5 child how can you help Okao to overcome the problem above?
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 (d) Suggest a suitable vaccine which can save Okao.

5. Complete the table below sensibly.

Disease Vaccine

_____________________ Sabin vaccine

_____________________ BCG

Whooping cough __________________________

Hepatitis B __________________________

6. (a) Why is DPT regarded as a triple vaccine?

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(b) Give a reason why the following diseases are immunisable against at the
stated ages;
(i) Measles at 9 months ______________________________________________
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(ii) Polio and Tuberculosis at birth ______________________________________
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(c) State the vaccine administered to girls from 15 years to 49 years of age.

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 ________________________________________________________________
(d) Why is the vaccine stated in 4(c) above given to only girls and women not
boys?
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7. Match list A with list B
List A
(a) Yellow fever _____________________________________________
(b) Measles ________________________________________________
(c) Tetanus _________________________________________________
(d) haemophilia influenza B ______________________________________
List B
{mouth, Right upper arm, left upper thigh, left upper arm}
8 (a) Why are the following vaccines termed as below’
(i) Polio: oral vaccine ________________________________________________
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(ii) DPT: triple vaccine ________________________________________________
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(b) Apart from the eight killer diseases, name other two immunisable diseases.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
9 (a) Name two bacterial immunisable diseases.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
(b) Identify the waterborne immunisable disease transmitted by vectors.
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 an infected child to others in a family?
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10 (a) How does meningitis spread?
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(b) How do tetanus germs enter our bodies?
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(c) State any two signs of tuberculosis.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
11 (a) In which way is immunity important?
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(b) Why is immunisation made free of charge in Uganda?
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(c) Name the body responsible for the immunisation of children in Uganda.
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(d) Which ministry in Uganda is responsible for immunisation of children?
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12 (a) Give two types of vaccines
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
(b) State one example of vaccines.
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(c) Under what condition should the vaccines be kept?

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 ________________________________________________________________
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13 (a) What is a child health card?
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(b) Give any two important features on a child health card.
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(c) How can a teacher identify that the child was immunised against
Tuberculosis without consulting the child health card?
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14. What role can be played by the following in immunisation?
(a) A P.5 child ______________________________________________________
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(b) School health club ________________________________________________
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(c) Family members _________________________________________________
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(d) UNEPI __________________________________________________________
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15 (a) How is the child health card important to the following people?
(i) Parents _________________________________________________________
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(ii) Teachers ________________________________________________________
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(iii) Doctors _________________________________________________________

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 ________________________________________________________________
(b) Give any one airborne immunisable disease.
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16 (a) Give any two reasons why the government encourages parents to take their
children to be immunised.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________
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(b) Identify any two immunisation centres in your community.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________

TOPIC 4: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

1 (a) What is digestion?

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(b) Where does digestion in man begin?
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(c) Mention two types of digestion.
(i)________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
2. (a) What is meant by the following?
(i) Indigestion ______________________________________________________
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(ii) Egestion ________________________________________________________
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 (iii) Ingestion ________________________________________________________
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(b) Enzymes are to chemical digestion as ____________ are to physical
digestion.
3. Complete the table sensibly.
Site Digestive juice

Mouth ________________

_______________ Intestinal juice

_______________ Gastric juice

Pancreas ________________

4 (a) How is the ileum adapted to the function of food absorption?

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(b) Name any two substances absorbed in the stomach.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(c) Why are carbohydrate not digested in the stomach?
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5. Suggest the role of the following during food digestion.
(i) Teeth __________________________________________________________
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(ii) Tongue _________________________________________________________
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(iii) Hydrochloric acid _________________________________________________

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 ________________________________________________________________
(iv) Enzymes ________________________________________________________
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6. The diagram below is part of the system, use it to answer the following
questions.

(a) With the help of the arrows, show the food movement in the system above
during digestion.
(b) State the functions of the parts marked ABC during digestion.
(i) A _____________________________________________________________
(ii) B _____________________________________________________________
(iii) C _____________________________________________________________
(c) Name the part which receives food after part E.
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(d) Identify the body system shown above.
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(e) Name the enzymes produced at parts;
(i) X _____________________Y _________________B_______________
(f) Give the diseases and disorders of the system above.
Diseases Disorders
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 (i) ______________________ ______________________________
(ii) ______________________ ______________________________
(g) How can we maintain the normal working condition of the system above?
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7 (a) What are enzymes?
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(b) State two conditions in which enzymes work.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(c) How are enzymes helpful during digestion?
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(d) Lukoya eats a meal containing fish.
(i) In which part of the digestive system will its digestion start?
_____________________________________________________________
(ii) Why do you think the fish will be digested by enzymes in the stomach not
the mouth?
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(e) Name any two enzymes which work best in alkaline condition.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(f) Suggest any two characteristics of enzymes.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________

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 (g) Why is it impossible for a 6 months old baby to digest solid foods?
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8. Match list A with list B
List A
(i) Transports digested food to liver ____________________________________
(ii) Food digestion ends in ___________________________________________
(iii) Germs swallowed with food are killed by ___________________________
(iv) Enzyme present in young babies ________________________________
List B
{peristalsis, ileum, small intestines, HCL, Rennin, Pepsin, Hepatic portal vein)
9. Give the parts which make up the following major parts of the digestive
system.
(a) Small intestine (i) _____________________ (ii) _____________________
(b) Large intestines (i) ___________________(ii) ______________________
10. Name the enzyme that digests fats in the alimentary canal.
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11. Why are canine teeth suitable for tearing?
……..……………………………………………………………..………………………..……
…

12. Why is it necessary to brush teeth after every meal?

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13. Give the function of the teeth in the process of digestion.

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14. Give any one sign of a dehydrated person.
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 15. What structures enable the absorption of food to take place in the
small intestines?
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TERM TWO

TOPIC: COMPONENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Sub-topic: Soil”

1. What is soil?
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2. Name any one component of soil.
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3. How are living organisms like bacteria important in the process of soil
formation?
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4. Which type of soil has got a mixture of two other types of soil?
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5. Give any one factor that can lead to soil weathering.
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6. How is humus formed?
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7. What is soil erosion?
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8. Give any one way the soil can lose its fertility.
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9. Why is bush burning discouraged in farming?
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10. Why is top soil suitable for plant growth?
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 11. Name any one product made out of soil.
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12. Akena is a farmer in Mbale highlands. How does he solve the problem of soil
erosion?
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13. What is soil exhaustion?
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14. Give one factor which leads to soil leaching.
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15. How can the soil regain its fertility?
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16. How does mulching conserve soil?
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17. What are soil pollutants?
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SECTION B
18. a) Give any two examples of organic manure.
i) ______________________________________________________________
ii) ______________________________________________________________
b) Give any two advantages of organic manure.
i) ______________________________________________________________
ii) ______________________________________________________________
19. a) What are compound fertilizers?
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b) Give two examples of compound fertilizers.
i) ______________________________________________________________
ii) ______________________________________________________________
c) State any one disadvantage of using inorganic fertilizers
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 20. a) Give two examples of soil pollutants
i) ______________________________________________________________
ii) ______________________________________________________________
b) How are materials like polythene bags dangerous to plant life in the soil?
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21. Mention 4 types of soil erosion
i) ______________________________________________________________
ii) ______________________________________________________________
iii) _____________________________________________________________
iv) _____________________________________________________________
22. Give two importance of soil to;
a) Plants
i) ______________________________________________________________
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ii) ________________________________________________________________
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b) Animals
i) ________________________________________________________________
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ii) ________________________________________________________________
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23. Draw a diagram to show a soil profile

24. Apart from weathering, give the other process by which soil is formed.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
25. Write down any two causes of weathering of rocks.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) ..……………………………………………………………………………………….
26. How do living organisms in soil help to improve soil fertility?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
27. State any two importance of soil to people.

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 i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
28. Give any one type of soil.
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29. Name the type of soil with;
i. Highest drainage:
………………………………………………………………………...
ii. Highest capillarity:
………………………………………………………………………
30. Name any two components of soil.
i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
31. Equal amounts of water were poured onto soil A and B shown in the
diagram.

a) From which soil did more water drop?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) State why more water dropped from the soil you have named in
(a) above.
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c) Name the type of soil in B.
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d) Give one use of the type of soil in A.
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 TOPIC 2: HEAT ENERGY

1. What is heat?
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2. State the units in which heat energy is measured.
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3. Give any one natural source of heat.
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4. How does heat differ from temperature?
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5. Briefly state the effect of heat on matter?
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6. Why does a clay made of charcoal stove use less charcoal than a metallic one?
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7. Why is smoke known as matter?
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8. What kind of energy is possessed by a ball resting on the ground?
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9. Give the energy change which take place in a burning candle.
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10. Use the diagram below to answer the following question.

What does the experiment prove about air?

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 11. Why do electric wires appear bent and longer on a hot day?
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12. Give any one good conductor of heat.
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13. How does heat travel through a vacuum?
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14. Why are ventilators put at a higher level than doors and windows?
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15. Study the diagram below and answer the following questions.
Evaporation

X Y

Condensation
Name the state of matter marked with letter X
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16. How are convectional currents important in our daily situation?
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17. Give the domestic use of a thermos flask.
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18. How is the cork on a flask able to keep the liquids in a flask at a suitable
temperature?
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19. Nadibanga’s temperature is 20c beyond the normal. What is his new
temperature?
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 ________________________________________________________________
20. Convert 1000c to Fahrenheit scale.

21. State the units in which temperature is measured.

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22. Briefly describe how you can obtain clean water from dirty water?
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SECTION B
23. Study the diagram below and answer the following questions.

a) Give the kind of air which flows through holes:

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b) Why is the handle made of wood?
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c) Give the importance of the above domestic appliance.
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24. a) In which state of matter are the following?
Ash…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Smoke……………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Give one substance which appears in all the three states of matter.
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c) What name is given to a small particles which make up matter.
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 c) In which state of matter does heat travel
i) Faster……………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) Fastest……………………………………………………………………….…………………
25. Give two liquids used in six’s thermometer?
i) ______________________________________________________________
ii) _____________________________________________________________
b) Why is mercury preferably used in a clinical thermometer?
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26. Use the diagram below to answer the following questions.

a) Name the instrument shown above.

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b) Name the parts marked:
A ______________________________________________________________
X ______________________________________________________________
c) Why do doctors shake the thermometer before taking the temperature of
another patient?
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27. a) Give any one effect of contraction and expansion of metals.
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b) What are insulators?
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c) Give two examples of insulators.
i) ______________________________________________________________
ii) ______________________________________________________________

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 28. a) What form of energy does a ball have before it is kicked?
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b) What energy change takes place immediately a ball is kicked?
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c) Give two forms of energy produced by the ball as the goal keeper catches it?
i) ______________________________________________________________
ii) _____________________________________________________________
30. The diagram below shows a piece of metal dipped in a jug containing
hot water. Use it to answer the question that follows.

How does part A become hot yet it is not in the hot water?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
..

31. State any one property of matter.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
..

32. State any two effects of heat gain on matter.

i) …………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………….

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 TERM THREE.
TOPIC 1: CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

1. Define the term environment.

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2. Write down the two main components of the environment.

(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
3. What term is used to describe all changes that occur in living things?
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4. What type of change is germination of seeds and growing of plants?

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5. Why is moulting of insects referred to as a biological change?

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6. What are chemical changes?

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7. Outline three characteristics of chemical changes?

(i) ___________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________
(iii) ___________________________________________________________
8. Mention three examples of chemical changes
(i) _________________________________________________________

(ii) _________________________________________________________

(iii) _________________________________________________________

9. Why is rusting of metals called a chemical change? Give one reason

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10. What type of change is decomposition of dead matter?

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11. What is a physical change?

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 12. Why is melting and freezing of water called physical changes?
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13. Besides the above changes, list down any other two examples of physical
changes?
(i) _________________________________________________________

(ii)______________________________________________________________

14. State two characteristics of physical changes

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

15. What are atmospheric changes?

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16. Outline three atmospheric changes you know.

(i) _____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

17. Give two negative effects of changes in the atmosphere?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

TOPIC 2: KEEPING GOATS, PIGS AND SHEEP

1. Give anyone reason why farmers rear goats?

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2. State one use of goats in a home?

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3. What type of manure is got form a goats farm?

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4. What is gestation period?

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 5. What is the gestation period of a nanny goat?
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6. Why should the floor of a goat’s house be made slanting?

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7. Why should milk goats be given plenty of water?

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8. List down two exotic breeds of goats kept for milk production?
(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

9. Name two breeds of goats kept for meat production?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

10. Mention two methods of grazing goats?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

11. What is Zero grazing?

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12. Suggest two advantages of zero grazing to a farmer?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

13. What is kidding?

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14. Mention two products from sheep?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

15. Define the term castration?

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16. Give two dangers of castration to animals?
(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

17. Why is shearing of sheep done during the hot season?

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18. Give two advantages of docking sheep?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________
19. Why is dehorning a good practice on an animal farm?
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20. Write down four ways of identifying animals on a farm?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

21. Mention four diseases common in sheep and goats?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

22. What causes nagana in farm animals?

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23. Give two effects of parasites in farm animals?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

24. Define these terms

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(ii) Hog____________________________________________________
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25. Why do farmers keep records? Give four reasons. (Use the back space)
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26. How is a sow different from a boar?

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27. Give two characteristics of
(i) local pigs
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(ii)exotic pigs ____________________________________________________

TOPIC 3: FOOD AND NUTRITION

1. What is nutrition?
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2. Why is it important to feed? Give four reasons?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

(iv)____________________________________________________________

3. Write down any four of the 5Hs for eating food?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

(iv)____________________________________________________________

4. What is a balanced diet?

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5. Write down the major three components of the balanced diet?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

6. Give any two food stuffs that are sources of carbohydrates?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

7. What should one eat in order to get vitamins?

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8. Name the malnutritional disease caused by lack of proteins?

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9. What is a food taboo?

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10. State any two;

(a) cultural food taboos
(i _______________________________________________________________
(ii)______________________________________________________________
(b) religious food taboos
(i)_______________________________________________________________
(ii)______________________________________________________________
11. Write down any one advantage of food taboos in the society?
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12. What is breast-feeding?
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13. How is breast-feeding important to a mother? give three ways

(i______________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

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 14. List down three advantages of breast feeding to a baby?
(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

15. Mention three disadvantages of bottle feeding to (i) mother (ii) baby
(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

16. Who are vulnerables?

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17. List four examples of vulnerable groups of people.

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

(iv)____________________________________________________________

18. State the use of fats in the body?

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19. Give two classes of food young children should eat in plenty?
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20. Give four examples of malnutritional diseases?

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

(iv)____________________________________________________________

21. Why should pregnant women be given a lot of foods rich in iron?
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23. What is weaning?

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24. List down three examples of weaning foods

(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

(iii)____________________________________________________________

(iv)____________________________________________________________

25. At what age should weaning of a baby start?

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26. Give two reasons for weaning children?

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27. What is malnutrition?

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28. What is the effect of malnutrition?

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29. State two signs of the following malnutritional diseases?

a) Kwashiorkor
(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

b) Marasmus
(i)_____________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________

30. Suggest one way of controlling the nutritional deficiency diseases below
a) Goiter
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b) Rickets

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c) Scurvy
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