Biology Confidential Instructions

553/2&3 Inst. Sch.
BIOLOGY
PRACTICAL
INSTRUCTIONS
2024
UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD

Uganda Certificate of Education
BIOLOGY PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS
553/2&3 Inst. Sch.
CONFIDENTIAL
This information is given only to facilitate preparation of examination.
Great care should be taken that the informaton given below does not reach the
candidates either directly or indirectly.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING SPECIMENS AND APPARATUS:

The teacher responsible for preparing specimens must ensure that candidates are
provided with correct specimens and other materials as specified in these
instructions. Specimens and solutions which have been assigned codes should be
presented to candidates using those codes only and not any other identity. The head
teacher must ensure that the teacher responsible for preparing the specimens hands
in his/her trial results for the physiology/biochemistry question, properly sealed in
a separate envelope and firmly fastened (attached) to the candidates’ script
envelope(s).
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Each candidate should be provided with;
25 cm3 of solution A (is prepared by crushing 125 g of peeled fresh cassava,

into paste, add 500 ml of water, mix and decant the solution then dilute it to
1000 ml using distilled water).
25 cm3 of solution B (is prepared by soaking 125 g of beans in water for

24 hours, poundthe beans into paste and mix with 500 ml of distilled water.
Decant the solution and dilute to 1000 ml using distilled water).
Freshly killed housefly, labelled specimen Y.
Freshly killed worker termite, labelled specimen X.
Access to:
Reagents for food tests.

2 Beakers.
Hand lens.
Source of heat.
6 Test tubes.
Test tube holder.
Test tube rack.
Droppers.
A thermometer.
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This information MUST be completed and returned in a separate envelope
firmly attached to the script enelope(s).
UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
2024
REPORT ON BIOLOGY PRACTICAL 553/2&3
Section I:
Any information which the teacher responsible for preparing the specimens and
apparatus thinks may be useful to the examiners should be given on this sheet. The
teacher must try the physiology/ biochemistry question and submit his/her results in
the space provided below to guide the examiners about the specimens, apparatus,
and concentrations of the chemicals used.
NB: Teachers who DO NOT submit their trial results will be held responsible for
their candidates’ performance.
Results:
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Section II:
The invigilator in consultation with the teacher responsible for preparing the
specimens should give details below of any difficulties experienced by particular
candidates, giving their names and personal numbers. This should include reference
to:
(a) Candidates who were unable to use specimens,
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(b) Insufficiency of specimens or shared specimens,
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(c) Substituted specimens,
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(d) Any other information.
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Other cases of hardship e.g. illness, disability, should be reported directly to UNEB
in the normal way.
A plan of work benches, giving details by personal numbers of the places
occupied by the candidates for each session, must be enclosed with the scripts.
DO NOT STAMP ANYWHERE ON THIS DOCUMENT.
Invigilator’s Name___________________________Signature________________
Signature of the teacher responsible for preparing specimen __________________
Signature of the head teacher ___________________________________________
Random Number ____________________________________________________
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553/2&3 Inst. Sch.

UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD

BIOLOGY PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS

553/2&3 Inst. Sch.

This information is given only to facilitate preparation of examination.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING SPECIMENS AND APPARATUS:

© 2024 Uganda National Examinations Board Turn Over

25 cm3 of solution A (is prepared by crushing 125 g of peeled fresh cassava,

25 cm3 of solution B (is prepared by soaking 125 g of beans in water for

Reagents for food tests.

UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

REPORT ON BIOLOGY PRACTICAL 553/2&3

DO NOT STAMP ANYWHERE ON THIS DOCUMENT.

Signature of the teacher responsible for preparing specimen __________________

Signature of the head teacher ___________________________________________

Random Number ____________________________________________________

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