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● There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
● For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.
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INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 40.
● Each correct answer will score one mark.
● Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
● The Periodic Table is printed in the question paper.
1 The diagram shows some of the structures that can be seen on an electron micrograph of a cell.
3 Which graph shows the effect of temperature on the rate of enzyme activity for an enzyme from
human cells?
A B
rate of rate of
enzyme enzyme
activity activity
0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100
temperature / °C temperature / °C
C D
rate of rate of
enzyme enzyme
activity activity
0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100
temperature / °C temperature / °C
4 During transpiration, water evaporates from the surface of which type of cell?
A mesophyll
B phloem
C root cortex
D xylem
5 Which blood vessel transports blood from the ileum to the liver?
A hepatic artery
C pulmonary artery
D pulmonary vein
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6 The diagram shows the volume of air in the lungs over a period of 30 s for a person at rest.
4
volume
3
of air
in lungs 2
/ dm3
1
0
0 10 20 30
time / s
Which graph shows the same person doing vigorous exercise over another period of 30 s?
A B
5 5
4 4
volume volume
3 3
of air of air
in lungs 2 in lungs 2
/ dm3 / dm3
1 1
0 0
0 10 20 30 0 10 20 30
time / s time / s
C D
5 5
4 4
volume volume
3 3
of air of air
in lungs 2 in lungs 2
/ dm3 / dm3
1 1
0 0
0 10 20 30 0 10 20 30
time / s time / s
A blood clotting
B engulfing pathogens
C producing antibodies
D transporting oxygen
1 2 3 4 5
A receptor sensory neurone relay neurone motor neurone effector
B receptor motor neurone sensory neurone relay neurone effector
C effector sensory neurone relay neurone motor neurone receptor
D effector motor neurone sensory neurone relay neurone receptor
X X
Sometimes the tubes labelled X become blocked. What effect does this have?
B Menstruation is prevented.
11 Genetic modification can be used to produce crops that are resistant to insect pests and can
produce more vitamins.
A animals
B plants
C the Sun
D water
13 The concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has increased over the last 60
years.
15 Which statement describes what happens to an atom of a Group II element when it forms a
compound with oxygen?
3 Copper is malleable.
H H H H H
H C C C C C O H
H H O H H
A C5H11O
B C5H11O2
C C5H12O
D C5H12O2
18 An incomplete equation for the reaction between ethyne, C2H2, and oxygen is shown.
A 3 B 5 C 6 D 10
19 When aqueous sodium hydroxide and dilute hydrocholoric acid are mixed, they react.
The graph shows how the temperature of the mixture changes over time.
35
30
25
temperature 20
/ °C 15
10
5
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
time / s
Which type of chemical reaction occurs between aqueous sodium hydroxide and dilute hydrochloric
acid?
B endothermic
C exothermic
Equal masses of marble lumps and powdered chalk are added to excess dilute hydrochloric acid.
Which statement explains why the marble takes longer to fully react than the chalk?
21 Magnesium reacts with carbon dioxide to produce magnesium oxide and carbon.
The diagram shows the percentage composition of the gases in clean, dry air.
X Y Z
A N2 O2 noble gases, CO2
B noble gases, CO2 N2 O2
C noble gases, CO2 O2 N2
D O2 noble gases, CO2 N2
fractionating
column
fraction R
fraction S
petroleum
28 A motor racing track is 3.0 km in length. A car travels round the track 25 times in 30 minutes.
A 75 km / hour
B 90 km / hour
C 150 km / hour
D 750 km / hour
A B
10 N 10 N
30 N 10 N
10 N 10 N
C D
5N 5N
30 N 5N
5N 5N
force F
rope
block
P Q
ramp
weight W
The block has weight W and the rope is pulled with force F.
What is the equation for the work done on the block by the rope?
A force F × distance PR
B force F × height QR
C weight W × distance PQ
D weight W × distance PR
ice
warm water
glass
What is the main process by which the temperature of the water at the bottom of the glass
decreases?
A condensation
B conduction
C convection
D radiation
33 An engineer wants to fit a steel washer onto a steel rod. The rod is slightly too big to fit into the
hole of the washer.
steel
washer steel rod
What can the engineer do to fit the washer onto the rod?
34 A ray of light in air is incident on the surface of water. Some light is reflected and some light is
refracted.
B
A C
air
water
Which application uses a region of the electromagnetic spectrum with a shorter wavelength than
visible light?
A Bluetooth
B security scanners
C television
D thermal imaging
36 An electrical appliance has a power rating of 0.60 kW. The cost of electricity is 7.0 cents / kW h.
37 The circuit diagrams include an ammeter, a voltmeter and a lamp in different arrangements.
Which arrangement can be used to obtain readings to calculate the power of the lamp?
A B
A A
V V
C D
A V A
Where is the double insulation located and which wire is not needed by a double insulated
appliance?
● electromagnetic radiation
● helium nuclei.
40 The diagram shows part of a machine that is used to measure and control the thickness of paper
being made in a factory.
radioactive rollers
source
paper
sheet
paper pulp
radiation
detector
Which of the rows shows the most suitable properties for the radioactive source used in this
machine?
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H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1 4
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
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K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium nihonium flerovium moscovium livermorium tennessine oganesson
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– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
139 140 141 144 – 150 152 157 159 163 165 167 169 173 175
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89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232 231 238 – – – – – – – – – – –
The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).
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