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Lusignan Practical Instruction Centre

Mid – Term Test Christmas Term ( 2010/2011)
Integrated Science Grade 8 Time:1 hour
Answer all questions

1. Why do scientists use microscopes?

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2. Jack had to do a research in his school science lab. It was his first time using a microscope.
Could you tell Jack two ways how to use the microscope?
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3. Jack also needs to know how to care the microscope so that the other students can get to use it.
Tell Jack one way in which he can care the microscope.
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4. Fill in the blanks with the following words where necessary.

Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Vacuoles, Cell wall.

- ____________________________ is the power house of the cell, that controls all its
activities.
- ___________________________ is the liquid that surrounds the Nucleus.
- ___________________________ is only a part of plant cells.
- ___________________________ is responsible for the conversion of food to energy.

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5. Pollination is the process where by plants breath in air and produce fruits. T F (2mks)
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6. Pollination involves the _____________________of _________________ from the male sex

organ to the female sex organ. (4mks)
7. The stigma is the _______________part of the flower. (2mks)
8. The anther is where ___________________________is made. (2mks)

9. When pollen grains falls on the stigma of the same flower, this is said to be

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10. List the agents of pollination:

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11. Germination is the process where by seeds become seedlings.
T F (2mks)

12. Complete the diagram below:

Seed Coat, Micropyle, Hilum.

13. A monocotyledonous seed has ____________ cotyledons. (2mks)

14. A dicotyledonous seed has ______________ cotyledons . (2mks)

15. The ___________is the young root of the plant. (2mks)

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16. The ________________ is the young shoot. (2mks)

17. Match the following:

Black eye Monocotyledonous

Tomato seed Dicotyledonous

Corn

Coconut

Peanuts (10mks)

18. Photosynthesis is the process where by

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19. State the three states of matter:
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20. Give one property of each :

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