Q.1. Fill in the blanks.

(10)

1) The study of ____________ is called ecosystem.

2) Any substance that can flow on its own is called _______________.

3) Baking powder is a mixture of _________________.

4) Gas molecules diffuse very quickly up to __________ meters per second.

5) _________________was an English scientist who investigated elasticity.

6) Paramecium is a________________organism which moves by beating the tiny cilia.

7) In ___________ Robert Brown noticed that pollen grains move jerkily when placed in water.

8) ______________ have about 100 eyes positioned around edge of their shells.

9) _________________ acid is found in Rhubarb.

10) There is a tropical seaweed called______________which is a single cell.

Q.2. State whether true or false. Correct in case of false statement. (5)

1) The lemming population in Scandinavia shows a four year cycle.

2) A female rabbit has b/w 3 and 8 young in one litter.
3) In a liquid, particles vibrate and cannot change positions
4) Chalk is soluble in water.
5) Ethanol boils at 78oc.

Q.3. Answer the following short questions. (30)

1) What is kinetic theory of matter?

2) Describe four types of fingerprint patterns?

3) Promiroses live on wood land floors. Explain how Primoroses are adapted to this habitat.

4) Where does the most of the energy comes from?

5) Explain Brownian motion.

6) What is the main problem with wind power?

7) Why is the test for hydrogen useful?

8) Describe how air resistance can be remove?

9) Why do you think cells are so specialized in complex animals and plants?
10) What does this diagram shows (expansion in gases) about? Also label it.

11) What is paper chromatography?

12) How much sugar dissolves 100g of H2O at (i) 20oc (ii) 70oc

13) How would you separate following mixtures?

(i) Heptane (B.P 98oc) and Octane (B.P 126oc)

(ii) Suspension of starch in water.

14) Who was Robert Hook and what was his discovery for materials?

15) What do you know about modern system of classification?

Q.4. Draw the animal Kingdom and shows different classification? (5)

Q.5. Write a word equation b) the chemical equation, for the reaction between calcium carbonate and
hydrochloric acid. (8)

a) Name the two groups of the flowering plants

b) Describe how each group is different?

c) Name two examples of each group

Q.6. The Dead Sea has a very high salt content. Explain why it is easier for a swimmer to float in the
dead sea than in a swimming pool containing fresh water. (5)

Q.7. What is upthurst? Why do things float? Explain what happens when a block of metal weighs 20 N is
submerged in the water? (6)

Q.8. Explain process of obtaining pure water from ink with the help of diagram? (6)

Q.9. What do you know about separahng salt from sand. Proof your answer with experiment.(5)

Q.10. Differentiate between the following (6)

I. Plant cell and Animal cell

II. Cross pollination and Self Pollination

III. Male and Female sex cells

Q.11. A student has a mass of 70kg. Calculate what the student would weigh (10)

I. In Paris ( g 9.85 N/kg)

II. At the North pole ( g 9.85 N/kg)

III. On the moon ( g 1.6 N/kg)

IV. On Mars ( g 3.7 N/kg)

Q.12. What does nochirnal mean? Explain how being nochirnal helps small animals survives in desert.
Write down food web linking all of organisms. (4)

(i) What is barometer? What use is a barometer to weather forecasters?

(ii) Why do passengers aircraft have pressurized cabins?