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BWAILA CLUSTER MOCK EXAMINATIONS

2022 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION

BIOLOGY
Subject Number: M022/I

Tuesday, 24th May, 2022 Time Allowed: 2 hours

8:00 – 10:00 am
PAPER I
(100 marks)

Instructions Question Tick if Do not write in

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1. This paper contains 11 printed pages. 1
Please check.
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2. Fill in your name at the top of each
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page.
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3. This paper contains three sections A, B
and C. Answer all the questions in the 5

spaces provided. 6

4. Use of electronic calculators is allowed. 7

5. The maximum number of marks for each 8

answer is indicated against each 9
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SECTION A (70 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. Figure 1 is a diagram representing gas exchange between a leaf and the atmosphere. Use
it to answer the questions that follow.

Figure 1

a. What process taking place in the leaf leads to this gaseous exchange shown in the
Figure 1 above?
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b. Mention any two adaptations of a leaf to photosynthesis.
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c. What is the main function of the mid-rib?
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d. Mention the function of the following cell organelles.
(i) Endoplasmic reticulum
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(ii) Ribosomes
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(iii) Mitochondrion
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e. How do plants synthesize proteins?
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2. Figure 2 shows a bar graph of the human blood groups. Use it to answer the questions
that follow.

Figure 2

a. (i). What type of variation is shown by blood groups in the graph above?
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(ii). Give a reason for your answer to 2 (a)(i) above.
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b. In a population of 200 people, what would be the number of people with blood group
B?
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3. a. Define a “conditioned reflex action”
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b. What is the difference between a “conditioned reflex” and a “simple reflex
action”?
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c. State any two abnormal conditions of the nervous system.
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4. Figure 3 is a diagram showing a protozoa. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

Figure 3

a. (i). Name the part labelled A.

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(ii). What is the function of the part marked A?
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b. Explain any four roles played by micro-organisms in biotechnology.
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5. a. Define the term hypothesis.
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b. Why is it important to report an investigation?
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c. Explain the significance of a control variable in a scientific investigation.
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6. Figure 4 is a diagram showing a vessel of the circulatory system. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.

Figure 4

a. Identify the structure marked Q.

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b. Name the other two vessels in the human body which have the structure labelled Q.
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c. On the diagram above, put an arrow that indicates the direction of flow of blood.

d. Describe what would likely to happen if structure Q were damaged.

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e. State any two factors that would enable blood to move along the vessel.
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7. Figure 5 is a diagram of an apparatus used to demonstrate the action of breathing
mechanism in humans. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

Figure 5
a. Name the parts of the real respiratory system that correspond to the parts labelled A
and C in the figure above.
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b. Explain how the apparatus in Figure 5 above demonstrates the breathing mechanism
in human beings.
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c. In what way does the part labelled B fail to demonstrate the action of breathing that
the real lung demonstrates?
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8. Figure 6 below is a diagram showing the carbon cycle. Use it to answer the questions that
follow.

Figure 6

a. Name the processes marked 1, 2 and 4 above.

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b. Mention two groups of organisms that play a major role in process 3 above.
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c. Name any one common fossil fuel.
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d. Suggest any one possible way how deforestation could affect the carbon cycle.
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9. a. Define the following:

(i) Genetic engineering
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(ii) Gene therapy
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b. Give any two ethical issues in biotechnology.
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c. Explain the importance of genetics during blood transfusion.
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10. a. What is the importance of peristalsis in the human digestive system?

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b. State any two roles played by the liver in relation to digestion.
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c. Explain any two functions of hydrochloric acid produced in the human
stomach.
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SECTION B (30 marks)

Answer all the three questions in this section. All your answers should be in an essay form.

11. Discuss five ways in which a bird is adapted to overcoming gravity and the effects of
drag in flight. Your answer should be in an essay form.
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12. Describe an experiment that can be conducted in order to investigate the effect of exercise
on breathing rate. Your answer should be in an essay form.

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13. Describe any five ways in which breast feeding is important. Your answer should be in
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