THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SHINYANGA DISTRIC COUNCIL
FORM ONE MIDTERM EXAMINATION MARCH 2025
TIME: 2:30 HRS BIOLOGY
INSTRUCTION
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1. (a) What is Biology
(b) Analyze five (5) importance of studying Biology.
2. Biology is not only study of plants and animals but also deals with other living organism
like fungi. The following are the branches of biology which deals with many areas concern.
BRANCH AREA CONCERN
(a) Anatomy
(b) Cytology
(c) Ecology
(d) Entomology
(e) Genetics
(f) Immunology
(g) Taxonomy
(h) Parasitology
3. (i) Differentiate Botany from Zoology
(ii) A person who study biology ……………………………………………………………
(iii) A person who deals with study of plants………………………………………….
(iv) A person who deals with study animals only……………………………………..
4. (a) What is cell
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(b) Elaborates two types of cell.
5. Differentiate (a) Unicellular organism and multicellular organism (b) cytology and taxonomy
6. (i) Mention five components of a cells.
(ii) Study the Diagram below
Identify the name of structure and label it.
7. (a) What are the different between plant cell and animal cell
(b) Compare between plants cell and animal cell
8. what will happen if the following structure are removed ?
I. Nucleus
II. Cell wall
III. Chroloplast
IV. Mitochondria
9. Draw and label the structure of plant cell.
10. Contrast living things from non living things.
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