1. Which of the following is not a natural phenomenon?

A B C D Melting of ice Thunder and lightning Growth and development of plants Using computers in homes

2. All the following are science-related careers except A B C D Artist Pharmacist Astronomer Science teacher

3. What does the hazard warning symbols in Figure 1 mean?

Figure 1 A B C D Irritant Corrosive Flammable Radioactive

4. Which of the following actions can produce a blue flame from a bunsen burner A B C D Open the air hole Close the air hole Increase the gas supply Decrease the gas supply

5. Which of the following is not the step in a scientific investigation? A B C D Identifying the problems Carrying out experiments Copy data from other people Making a conclusion

6. What happen if an experiment result does not support the hypothesis tested? A B C D The hypothesis is rejected A new hypothesis is accepted The hypothesis is tested again The hypothesis is accepted after it is slightly altered

7. Which of the following is not a physical quantity? A B C D Time Mass Inches Length

8. Which is the following is the S.I unit for temperature? A B C D Celsius Kelvin Ampere Fahrenheit

9. Which of the following is true? A B C D 0.29m = 29 cm 0.29m = 1.9 cm 0.29m = 290 cm 0.29m = 290 km

10. The SI unit for weight is... A B C D Newton Kilogram Metre Kelvin

11. An astronaut weighs 120 N on the moon. What would his weight be on the Earth? A B C D 20 N 60 N 240 N 720 N

12. The thickness of the side of a test tube can be measured through using I external calipers II internal calipers III thread A B C D I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III

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Figure 2 The outline of a leaf is traced on to a piece of graph paper. What is the area of the leaf? A B C D 3 cm2 4 cm2 5 cm2 8 cm2

Figure 3 14. Figure 3 above shows an experiment to calculate the volume of a cork. Its volume is... A B C D 2 cm3 7 cm3 9 cm3 24 cm3

15. Figure 4 shows a microscope.

What is the function of the part labelled X? A B C D It controls the amount of light entering the lenses It carries the specimen under observation It directs light towards the lenses It changes the position of the objective lens

16. What is the function of the cell wall? A B C D It controls cell activities It uses sunlight to produce foods It gives shape to the cell It stores food

17. Which of the following exist in both plant and animal cells? I II III A B C D Cell membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III

18. Which part of the plant cell is wrongly matched with its function? A B C D Nucleus Cytoplasm Chloroplast Cell membrane Controls the activities of the cell Stores water and food Carries out photosynthesis Maintains the shape of the cell

19. Figure 5 shows a plant cell.

Which labelled structure in the diagram A , B , C , or D contains genetic information?

20. Figure 6 shows the cell of...

Figure 6 A B C D An onion A rose A grass A fish

21. Which of the below parts of a plant cell is necessary for making food? A B C D Vacuole Chloroplast Nucleus Cell wall

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Figure 7 Which of the below statements is correct about the cell? A B C D The cell belongs to an animal The cell has no vacuoles The cell has no protoplasm The cell is found in green plants

23. What is meant by multicellular organisms? A B C D Organisms that consist of many cells Organisms that contain chlorophyll Organisms that contain multi functional cells Organisms that consists of one cell

24. Which of the following are unicellular organisms? I II III A B C D Spirogyra Amoeba Paramecium I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II, and III

25. Table 1 shows some organisms classified into two groups, M and N. M Amoeba Paramecium Table 1 The classification is according to whether A B C D They are animals or plants They are soil organisms or aquatic organisms They are unicellular or multicellular organisms They can be seen under the microscope N Spirogyra Hydra

26. Which of the following is not a multicellular microorganism? A B C D Chlamydomonas Spirogyra Hydra Mucor

Figure 8 27. Figure 8 shows an example of A B C D a white blood cell a muscle cell a nerve cell a bone cell

28. A group of similar cells performing the same function forms... A B C D an organ a tissue an organism a system 8

29. Which of the following shows correctly the organisation of cells in a mammal? A B C D Cells systems organs tissues organism Cells organs systems tissues organism Cells tissues systems organs organism Cells tissues organs systems organism

30. What is the function of respiratory system in the human body? A B C D To produce hormones To remove toxic substances To enables gas exchanges to take place To produce reproductive cells

31. Which of the following cells fights against bacteria and germ? A B C D Nerve cell Red blood cell White blood cell Sperm cell

32. What is the function of the red blood cells in the body? A B C D to kill bacteria in the blood to transport heat from the body to transport oxygen to the cells to send nerve impulses

33. Which of the following system is not correctly matched with its function? Skeletal system Nervous system Reproductive system Lymphatic system To support body and protect soft organs To help the body to move To create sperm or human eggs To defend the body against diseases 9

A B C D

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34. The function of the system shown in figure 9 is to A B C D transport digested food excrete waste products from the body produce new cells for the body supply cells with oxygen

35. The organ listed below make up a system in the human body The system is... A B C D the respiratory system the digestive system the reproductive system the muscular system Stomach Liver Intestine

36. Based on the figure 10 below, what is X?

Cell
A B C D Heart Muscle Brain Liver

Tissue

Nervous System

Organism

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37. Which of the following things are matter? I II III A B C D Car Plants Water I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III

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Figure 11 What inference can be made based on figure 11? A B C D air is a matter air occupies space air has mass balloon occupies space

39. Matter is made up of very small... A B C D particles organs quantities systems

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Figure 12 40. Figure 12 shows a state of a matter of a... A B C D solid liquid gas vacuum

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CONFIDENTIAL 55/1 SCIENCE PAPER 1 MAY 2010 1 HOUR

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN LAKE

PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN TAHUN 2010

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