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✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Vena cava (Superior and Inferior vena cava) (b) Oxygenated blood (c) Accept any two of: - Have thick muscular walls to withstand high blood pressure from the heart - Have narrow lumen to maintain high pressure - Have elastic walls to expand and recoil as blood pulses - Have no valves (except at the base of the aorta and pulmonary artery)

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Comprehension & Knowledge (C & K).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Chlorophyll (b) Ferns make their own food through photosynthesis (autotrophic nutrition), whereas mushrooms cannot make food and absorb nutrients from decaying organic matter (saprophytic nutrition) (c) Accept any two of: - Mosses - Liverworts - Horsetails - Algae - Hornworts

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Comprehension (C).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) A fracture is a broken or cracked bone in the body. [1 mark] (b) In a simple fracture, the broken bone remains inside unbroken skin; in a compound fracture, the broken bone tears through muscle and pierces outside through the skin. [1 mark] (c) (i) Splints: Immobilize and hold the broken bone in one fixed position to prevent movement. [1 mark] (ii) Arm sling: Supports, immobilizes, and elevates a fractured or injured arm. [1 mark]

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: In (a), writing 'a broken bone' without mentioning 'cracked' loses precision. In (c)(i), 'keeps bone in one position' is the official mark-earning phrase.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Testosterone. (b) Any two of: Deepening/breaking of the voice, growth of facial hair (beards), broadening of shoulders/chest, or initiation of sperm production. (c) Any one of: Growth of pubic hair, growth of hair under the armpits, or pimples on the face.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Any two: Tendons, Ligaments, Cartilage. [1 mark] (b) A tendon attaches muscle to bone, whereas a ligament joins bone to bone at a joint. [1 mark] (c) (i) Synovial fluid lubricates the articulating bone surfaces. (ii) Smooth articular cartilage cushions bone ends and prevents direct bone-to-bone contact. [2 marks]

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Use the mnemonic BLB (Bone-Ligament-Bone) and MTB (Muscle-Tendon-Bone) to prevent reversing definitions in part (b).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Saliva (b) Accept any two of: - Chewing / masticating food into small pieces - Softening and moistening food with saliva - Lubricating food to ease swallowing - Rolling food into a bolus by the tongue (c) Constipation

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Knowledge & Comprehension (K & C).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) The first yellowish breast milk produced by a mother during the first few days after giving birth. (b) (i) Rich in maternal antibodies that provide immediate passive immunity against infections (ii) Acts as a mild laxative to clear meconium from intestines. (c) Goitre.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Standard 4-mark UNEB question on infant health.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Agroforestry is the agricultural practice of growing crops, planting trees, and keeping livestock on the same piece of land at the same time. (b) Accept any one of: - Fast growing - Leguminous (fix nitrogen in the soil) - Deep-rooted (does not compete with crop roots) - Have multipurpose uses (provide fodder, firewood, fruits) (c) Accept any two of: - Provides an additional source of income and food/timber - Improves soil fertility through fallen leaf litter and nitrogen fixation - Trees act as windbreaks and control soil erosion - Leaves provide fodder for livestock

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Comprehension & Application (C & A).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) (i) Zinc can (negative terminal). (ii) Carbon / Graphite rod with brass cap (positive terminal). (b) It acts as the chemical electrolyte that allows ionic conduction of charges. (c) The active chemicals (zinc and ammonium chloride) are completely consumed by the chemical reaction.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Zinc serves as both the container and the negative terminal.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Tsetse fly (b) Larva stage (maggots) / Adult fly (c) Blood (from humans and livestock) (d) Through biting and sucking blood (injects saliva containing Plasmodium parasites)

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Knowledge & Comprehension (K & C).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) The 4Fs / 5Fs Germ Path. (b) Any two of: Cholera, Typhoid fever, Dysentery, or Diarrhoea. (c) Covering all cooked food with clean lids (or keeping food in a sterile food mesh cabinet).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Identical twins are formed from one ovum fertilized by one sperm cell which later splits, while fraternal twins are formed from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm cells. (b) 1. They are always of the same sex. 2. They look exactly alike (have identical features).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) An ordinary pit latrine requires a tight-fitting lid over its drop hole, whereas a VIP latrine must be left open without a lid at all times. (b) Wood ash (or soil/lime) is sprinkled over the feces. Its role is to dehydrate the waste, neutralize smells, and raise pH to destroy pathogens. (c) Never throw hard materials (like stones, pads, or newspapers) into the bowl to prevent blockage. TOPIC 12: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) (i) Oxygen (O2) (ii) Carbon dioxide (CO2) (b) Accept any two of: - Blows off roofs of houses and destroys buildings - Causes soil erosion (wind erosion) - Spreads airborne diseases and raises blinding dust - Blows down and destroys crops in gardens - Causes boat accidents on water bodies

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Knowledge & Application (K & A).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Lukewarm water. (b) Lukewarm water opens up sweat pores to let out excess body heat, whereas very cold water causes shivering (which reflexively increases internal body heat production). (c) Any two of: Passing out stools with blood and mucus, severe abdominal/stomach pain, high fever, or vomiting. 📝 Would you like me to compile these exact exam questions into a printable PDF assessment worksheet for your class's end-of-term revision?