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

(a) Afforestation is the massive planting of trees in an area where there have never been trees before. (b) (i) To get land for farming and settlement (ii) To get wood fuel (firewood and charcoal) and timber. (c) Tree roots that absorb excess rainwater are destroyed, and bare soil easily allows rapid surface runoff into rivers and lakes.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Mark strictly on environmental cause-and-effect.

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

(a) (i) Black jack: Animal dispersal (epizoochory) (ii) Sycamore: Wind dispersal (b) Accept any two of: - Have wing-like structures (e.g. sycamore) - Have parachute of fine hairs / pappus (e.g. dandelion, tridax) - Are very small and light in weight - Are dust-like (e.g. orchids)

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

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

(a) Kwashiorkor. (b) Marasmus. (c) Proteins. (d) Milk / Eggs / Fish / Mukene / Beans / Groundnuts.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Clear 4-mark clinical comparison.

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

(a) A physical change does not take place in living things and is reversible, whereas a biological change takes place exclusively in living organisms and is irreversible. (b) (i) Melting (ii) Evaporation / Boiling (c) Evaporation

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Clear distinction in reversibility and living vs non-living matter.

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

(a) Accept any two of: - Accessibility of the site - Nearness to a water source for watering young seedlings - Type and drainage of soil - Availability of adequate land - Security against stray livestock and fire outbreaks (b) Accept any two of: - Provides timber and building poles for sale - Provides firewood and wood fuel - Provides shade and purifies the air - Can be used for apiculture (bee farming) - Creates employment opportunities

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

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

(a) Volume: The loudness or softness of a sound (b) Pitch: The highness or lowness of a sound (c) Frequency: The number of vibrations (cycles) per second (d) Echo: Reflected sound

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Knowledge (K). Exact UNEB definitions required.

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

(i) Sorting: Separates clothes by color to prevent staining, and by texture/dirtiness to protect delicate fabrics. (ii) Soaking: Softens and dissolves stubborn dried dirt and stains, making scrub-washing easier.

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

(a) Raised dish drying rack (or Plate stand). (b) (i) Keeps plates away from crawling insects, dogs, and chickens (ii) Prevents mud and dust splashes from dirtying clean plates. (c) The ultraviolet (UV) rays of sunlight kill harmful bacteria on the plates.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Award 4 marks for complete sanitation rationale.

✅ 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) (i) Orange (ii) Violet (b) Due to the difference in speeds and wavelengths of the different colors of light as they travel through glass (c) A rainbow is formed when white sunlight is refracted, dispersed, and totally internally reflected by airborne raindrops acting as tiny prisms

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

✅ 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) Biceps (ii) Triceps [2 marks - Reject: Flexors / Extensors] (b) Muscles produce movement and locomotion // Cardiac muscles pump blood // Diaphragm/intercostal muscles aid breathing // Sphincter muscles control urine release [1 mark] (c) Prevents bone deformities // Prevents backaches, neck, and chest pains // Aids proper food digestion // Helps internal organs function properly [1 mark]

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: In part (a), candidates who write 'flexors and extensors' score 0. Examiners require the proper anatomical names: Biceps and Triceps.

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

(a) Saanen / Toggenburg / Alpine / Anglo-Nubian (b) Mohair (c) Accept any two of: - Goats require less pasture, care, and attention than cattle - Goats require less space and can be kept on small pieces of land - Goats reproduce and multiply faster than cattle (shorter gestation period) - Goats have lower water requirements and survive better in harsh dry areas - Cheaper to buy and maintain with quicker financial turnover

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

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

(a) Dry banana peelings (or dry bean plant leaves). (b) Filtration (followed by evaporation/crystallization to get solid crystals). (c) Any two of: Used to soften/tenderize food (like dry beans) during cooking. Used as a food preservative for meat and fish. Used as a pesticide. Used as local medicine to cure minor stomach upsets.

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

(a) (i) Sanitation: The general cleanliness of the environment to promote public health / steps taken to keep an area clean. (ii) Personal hygiene: The cleanliness of the body and the materials used to clean it. (b) Accept any two of: - Sweeping rubbish from the compound - Picking up littered rubbish and disposing of it in dustbins or rubbish pits - Slashing tall grass and clearing bushes around the compound - Draining stagnant water to destroy mosquito breeding grounds - Scrubbing and cleaning latrines and urinals regularly

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