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Short and Shock Test 2

Chapter 1,2,3,4

20 marks

1.

(a) State the meaning of accuracy of a measuring instrument. (1 mark)

(b) State whether the following statements are true or false. (3 marks)

Statement True/False

Micrometer screw gauge is less sensitive than vernier calliper.

Clinical thermometer is more sensitive than laboratory thermometer.

Triple beam balance is more sensitive than electronic balance.

(c) Mass is the amount of matter in an object. What is the SI unit of mass? (1 mark)

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2.

(a) Name the part labelled a,b and c, and state their respective functions. (4 marks)

(b) State two differences between asexual reproductions with sexual reproduction. (2 marks)

(c) State one example of organism that undergoes spore formation. (1 mark)

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3. Excretory system are involved in the mechanism of regulation of temperature in the body.

(a) Define organ. (1 mark)

(b) Which organ in the excretory system is involved in this process? (1 mark)

(c) State the corrective actions/mechanisms involved when the temperature of the body is too high.
(2 marks)

(d) Why is it so important for human body to adjust the body temperature when it is too high or too
low? (1 mark)

(e) Nerve cell is one of the most important cells working behind this mechanism.
(i) State the function of nerve cell
(ii) If one day, nerve system fails to function. What will happen to that person?

Name Mark Percentage

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