TTIE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION 2011
(Level 1)

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

TIME: 90 MINIJTES

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INSTRUCTIONS

Read the following carefullY:

l. This paper consists of two (2) sections. There are forty (40) Multiple
Choice questions in Section I and six (6) structured questions in Section tr.

2. Fill in the following information on the Multiple-Choice answer sheet

using a 2HB pencil only (if it has not been completed already):
- School's Name
- School's ID
- Student's Name

- Student's Number

- Date of Birth

3. Attempt all questions in Section L Record your answers on the Multiple

Choice answer sheets Provided.

4. Answer all questions in Section II in the spaces provided in this booklet.

5. You should spend approximately fifty (50) minutes on Section I and forty
(40) minutes on Section II.

6. On the Multiple Choice answer sheet DO NOT

oWrite anyttring on the top and sides
o Staple
. Punch holes
o Tear
r Make stray marks

7. Complete the following on the cover of this test booklet:

- Student's name

- Student's number

- School's name

- School's ID

8. If you are finished before time is called, go back and check your work.
 SECTION I
IVIULTIPLE CHOICE

There are forty (40) questions in this section rvith four (4) options A, B, C, and D.
You are requit'etl to ansrver ALL questions. Select only ONE (1) option.

1. 4. A plate of food left orr a kitchen

',ffi i'ffi counter rryas foturd to be spoilt after a

felv hours. This u'as rnost likelv
caused by the

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pl"'b.i A. air around the food
B. heat in the sumourdings
C. lrurnidity in the surrottudiugs
D. micro-orgauisurs in the food

The structures X and Y above represent

,5. The table belou, shows the results of
X Y food test doue ou four samples of food
A. Animal cell Plant cell to detemrine the presence of protein
Bacterium Fungus and starch.
B.
C. Fnngus Bacteritun
Sample Starch Proteiu
D. Plant cell Anirnal cell
I No change Violet
II Blue black No change
Which of the follorving strttctttre is ilI Blue black \riolet
I\T No change No change
found in plant cells onlv?

A. Nucleus Which sample cotttaiued starch only?

B. Cell rvall A. I
C. Cy4oplasnt B. II
D. Cell uretnbrane C. ilI
D. IV
a
J. Bob observed soure cells and foturd
6. A boy wlto vvas sweating iu the sun
that they contairr cell lvalls and
chloroplasts. From which of the cooled dorvu quickly lvhen he stood in
following living things could these front of a fan. This is because the
cells come?
A. sqteat r,vas cooled
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A. Bacteria B. boy stopped sr'l,eatiug
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B. Flying Fish C. breeze frotn the fau was cool

C. Hurnau Being D. evaporatiou of svi'eat uras iucreased
D. Ivlarrgo Tree

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7. Which of the following is true for
photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

Photosynthesis Cellqlar I
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Respiratio.n
A. Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide is
is produced prodttced
B. Carbon dioxide Oxygen is
is produced produced
C. Food is Energy is prodtrced
produced
D. Occurs in day Occurs onlY at
only nieht
ln the above food web, if all the
small fish died, which of the
following statements would be
The largest proPortion of a correct?
weightlifter's diet should be
A. All the big fish wotrld eventuallY
A. fats die.
B. minerals B. The Pelican PoPulation would
C. proteins increase.
D. vitamins C. The amount of seaweed would
decrease.
D. The bird PoPulationwould'
9. Organisms ofthe same species that live increase.
in a defined area form a./an

A. communitY 12. Reforestation can increase levels of

B. ecosYstem
C. niche
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Nitrogen
D. population
C. OxYgen
D. SulPhur dioxide
10. Which ofthe following represents
energy transfer through a food chain?
13. Which,ofthe following is not a
collsuffier4 secondary propertY of liquids? :

A. PrirnarY
consumer +
.. 1. -:; .:.
tertiary constllner . .,: I .. a

B. PrimarY consumer+ secondarY A. flow

constlmer Producer B. rnass
C. Producer 4 PrimarY consumer C. definite shaPe
secondary consumer D. volume
D. Producer € secondary
consumer 4 tertiary consumer

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Qtrestions 14 and 15 are based ou the
following statement
A mouse eats corn, a snake eats the
mouse and an owl eats the snake.
18. Four dyes, A, B, C and D, were each
placed in position X on different
strips of chromatography paper and
dipped in water. The results are
shown below. Which dye is not a
rnixttrre?

14. Which ofthe following is a

predator/prey relationshiP ?

A. Mouse and corn

B. Owl and mouse
C. Orvl and snake
D. Snake and com HHHH
A. B. C. D.

15. The snake is considered the

19. Salt is added to water at roorn
A. producer temperature until no more dissolves.
B. primarY consulner At this point the solution formed is
C. secondary consulner
D. tertiarY collsulner A. dilute
B. saturated
C. strpersaturated
16. Arnixture of mud and water is best D. insoluble
separated by

A. distillatiott 20. When conunon salt is added to water

and stirred the result is a
B. separating funnel
C. chrornatograPhY A. solution
D. filtration B. colloid
C. suspension
D. rnixture
17. Perfume was sprayed in otre comer of
a rooln, but the scertt was detected all
overthe room. The Process which 21. Which of the following cannot be
best explains this is seen during a solar ecliPse?

A. osmosis A. Sun
B. diffi.xion
C. brownian tnotion
B. Moon

D. reverse osmosis
C. Stars
D. Earth

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22. 24. Packing your lunch in an ernpry
ice-crearn container is an example of
Copper Sulphate
Solution A. refining
B. re-using
Warm C. recycling
Before After
D. renerving
The cliagram above shorvs copper
sulphate crystals being depositecl on a 25. Scientists found that corals of the
piece of tlread when a solution of Buccoo Reef are df ing due to the
copper sulphate cools. Tltis occtlrs increase greenhouse effect. The
because greenhouse effect results in an

A. the tlrreacl contracts rt'helt coolcrj A. increase in carbon dioxide

B. the solution contracts rvlien resulting in higher temperahtres
cooled B. iiicrcasc in carbon dioxide
C. solubilitv decreases rvith drop in resulting in lorver temperahtres
tentperature C. increasc in nitrogen resulting in
D. solubility increases tvith drop in Irigher tetnperatures
tetnperature
D. increase in nitrogen resultiug in
lorver temperattlres.

23. The diagratn belorv sltorvs exhalecl

air frotn a student blorvn into a test
tube containing litne'rvater. 26. Blimps use hot air l'hen ascending
because hot air has a

A. lou'er density than cool air

air being blorvn B. higher density than cool air
into strarv C. higher presstlre than cool air
D. lorver pressure than cool air

27. Plants use light energ]'from the sun

to rnake food during
After a feu, minutes the litne rvater
rr,iII A. transpiration
B. photosynthesis
A. nrrn blue C. respiration
B. turn putPle D. expiration
C. turn milky/cloudy
D. retnaitt the satne

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 28. Which statements BEST define the 31. The energy changes that take place
law of conservation of energy? when a television is switched on are

I. Energy can neither be created A. Electrical-+1;g1t1'+

nor destroyed in many process. Sound and Heat
il. Energy can be converted from B. Electrical--+Light +
one from to another. .+
Sound Heat
ilI. Energy cannot be transferred
from one body to another. C. Electrical-+Light and Sound
IV. The total energy in the universe and Heat
remains constant. D. Electrical-+Light and Sound
+ Heat
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. L II and III 32. Which row in the table below has
correct symbols for the switch,
D. I, il and [V battery and voltmeter?

29. hr which of the following does

Switch Battery Voltmeter
consen'ation of energy tatrie place?
A.
-fl- ---l l-- --J€>-
L Switching offthe lights when
they are not in use
B.
-{*- ---l F-- -19-
il. Opening the refrigerator door C. --l r- ---{_l-
--l ,-
regularly D.
III. Driving less, walkiug more
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IV. Using fluorescent bulbs

A. I and II 33. I. N N
B. I and III
C. L II and III il. S N
D. I, il and IV
m. N S

30. Which ofthe following disperses

ry. S S

sunlight to produce rainbows?

For which sets of magnets labeled I
to [V above will there be magnetic
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A. Air
attraction?
B. Water vapour
C. Ice
D. Raindrops A. I and II
B. I and IV
C. II and III
D. III and IV

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34. A material that partiallv keeps out 38. The diagram below illushates an
the passage of light through it, is object @ placed in front of a plane
described as being mirror.
Mirror
A. opaque
B. translucent
C. transparent
D. virtual

35. A student placed a magnet near a Pot

at home. The magnet was not
attracted to the pot. The material of
the pot could be
The distance of the object from its
A. Iron image in the mirror is
B. Aluminum
C. Steel A. 0.5 m
D. Nickel B. 1.0 m
C. 1.5 m
D. 2.0 m
36. The major force resPonsible for
keeping objects on the ground is
39. If atrnospheric Pressure is 100 Pa,
A. compression what is the force exerted bY the
B. friction atmosphere on a rectangular surface
C. gravity that measures 0.8 m bY 0.5 m?
D. magnetic
A. 4.0 N
B. 4ON
37. In which of the following situations c. N
250
is work being done? D. 400 N
I. A book resting on the table'
II. Pushing a box along the floor 40. A chemical change is
III. Climbing a flight of stairs
IV. A coconut falling from the tee A. temporary, reversible and a new
to the ground. substance is formed
B. temporarY, reversible and no new
A. I and II substance is formed
B. II and Itr C. permanent, irreversible and a new
C. I, II and tV substance is formed

D. II,Itr and [V D. permanent, irreversible and no

new substance is formed

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 SECTION TI

There are SD( (6) questions in this section.

Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.

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(a) Name the parts labels I to IV in the diagram of the human digestive system above.

II.

m.
ry.
(4 marks)

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(b) Earl chewed a small piece of whole wheat bread for a few minutes and noticed
that it started to taste sweet. Briefly explain why the bread started to taste sweet.

(4 marks)

(c) The following table shows the data from a Nutrition Fact Label found
on a packet
of potato chips.

Amount per 40g

Energy 2lOkJ
Protein 2g
Carbohydrates 21g
Total Fat 13g

Dietary Fiber 1g

Added salt lg

(D A student consumes a packet of potato chips for lunch. Is this

a balance
diet?

(1 marks)

(ii) Explain your answer in (i) above.

(1 mark)
Total 10 marks

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 2. A student collected a jar of brown water from the river at the back of his house. He left it
on a cupboard shelf for 24 hours and it became clear.

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(a) (i) Is the brown water a solution?

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(1 ma*)
't (ii) Explain why the brown water became clear after 24 hours.
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(2 marks)

(b) The student wanted to obtain pure water from the brown water.

(i) Name the process by which the brown water can be made pure.

(1 mark)

(ii) outline the process, including apparatus involved in obtaining pure water
from the brown water.

(4 marks)

(c) Name another method including one piece of apparatus by which the student
can
l obtain clear water from the brown water in thelaboratorv.
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(r) Method
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(ii) Apparatus
(2 mark)
Total 10 marks

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 Battery (4 dry cells)
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The above diagram shows various components connected together in a circuit. Bulbs l, 2
and 3 are all identical.

(a) Draw a circuit diagram using the appropriate symbols.

(3 marks)

o) What type of circuit is shown in the diagram above?

(tr nnark)

(c) What would happen to bulb I and bulb 3, if bulb 2 should blow? Explain your
answer.

(2 marks)

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 (d) From the diagram above, if two of the dry cells were removed, how would the
brightness of the bulbs be affected? Explain your answer.

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(2 marks)

I (e) The circuit was reconnected containing two dry cells, a switch, bulb 1, bulb 2 and
bulb 3. The new arrangement is such that if any of the bulbs blow, the others
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would also go out. Draw a circuit diagram showing this arrangement.

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(2 marks)

Total l0 marks
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(a) An aqurium is similarto apond. List TWO (2) biotic and TWO (2) abiotic
fbctors in the diagran ofthe aquarium strown below

TWO (2) biotic t-actors

TWO (2) abiotic factors

(4 marks)

(b) Name TWO (2) ways in which apond can become polluted.

(2marks)

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 (c) State TWO (2) effects of the pollution listed in part (b) on the living things in the pond.

(2 mnfts)

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(d) There is a large pond in yorlr community. Give ONE way each, in r,vhich the
cornmunity and the govemment can preserve the pond.

(i) The cornmunity

(1 mark)

(ii) The gorrenunent

(1 mark)
Total 10 marks

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5. ' (u) Carbon dioxide is one of many gases present in the atntosphere. Name ONE
other gas in the attnosPhere.

(1 mark)

(b) Carbon dioxide in the

atmospherc

Exhaust fumes
from vehicles

(i) Narne the processes A and B in the diagram above

B
(2 marks)

(c) There has been an increase in greenhouse gases in the atttrosphere.

(i) Identify oue greenhouse gas.

(1 nrark)

(ii) Erplain TWO (2) factors vvhich contribute to the increase in gteenhouse
gases in the atrnosphere.

(2 marks)

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 (iii) Name TWO negative effects on the earth of an increase in the greenhouse
gases. Suggest two measures which should be implemented t-o redttce the
greenhouse effect.
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(2 marks)
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' (in) Suggest TWO lneasures which should be implemented to reduce the
greenhouse effect.

A marks)
Total 10 marks

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 (a) The spring balance is often used by trenclors to detsrrritte the tnass
ofproducls on sale.
(i) Distinguish betu'een the tetms 'mass' and weight'?

(2 rnalksi

(ii) What is the SI unii for rnass and r'.'eight?

mass

vueight
(2 rnarks)

(b) (i)
f//,/,//!fr,
Gt
H l10cm
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N o rnass
present

(i) The diagram above shov.'s alight spring that obeys Hooke's Larv. Using
the dragrams, calculate the length of the spring, x, '-'.'hen a mass of 5kg is
sr.rspendecl.

(I rnark)

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 (ii) What is the length of the spring,y, when a mass of 10 kg is suspended
from it?

(1 mark)

(iii) Give one precaution you will take when measuring the length of the spring
to ensure its accuracv.

(1 mark)

(c) The mass of a block of wood is 5009 as shown in the diagram below.

500g

(i) Find the mass of this block in SI units.

(1 mark)

(ii) Calculate the weight of the block shown above.

(g: 10 ms-')

(2 marks)
Total l0 marks

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