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TERM I - 2021/2022
SCIENCE
PAPER I

Grade 8 A/B/C/D 45 minutes

Seth Fernando
Name: __________________________________________________Grade: 8___
D

Answer all the questions.

The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

Total Marks 50

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1. The diagram shows a food web.

a) Tick (√) the correct answer.

The arrows in the food web show,
i) How animals eat

ii) The direction of flow of matter in an ecosystem

iii) The direction of energy flow in an ecosystem

iv) How organisms exchange their materials in an ecosystem [1]

b) How many trophic levels can be identified in the above food web? ………………………………….. [1]
c) What is the trophic level of the green plant? …………………………………… [1]
d) Write a complete food chain that includes the rabbit.
green plant > rabbit > wild cat > lion
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

e) The number of goats decreases.

How might this affect the number of wild cats?
If the number of goats decrease, the wild cats will starve which will decrease their population.
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…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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2. Look at the diagram of part of the periodic table of the elements.

a) Use the periodic table to write the electronic configuration of Silicon.

2,8,4
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

b) Draw the electronic structure of Magnesium.

[2]

c) How many protons are there in an atom of Fluorine? ………………………………….. [1]

f) The number of protons in the nucleus of an element is it’s …………………….. .

Tick (√) the correct answer.

i) atomic number

ii) atomic weight

iii) atomic mass

iv) mass number [1]

d) A sodium atom, Na, forms a sodium ion, Na+.

Describe, in terms of electrons, how a sodium ion is made from a sodium atom.

The sodium atom gains an electron which makes the number of electrons higher than the
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
protons, which makes the element negative.

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3. Mia is a dancer. The force she exerts on the floor is 500N.

a) She stands with both feet flat on the floor.

The area of her shoes in contact with the floor is 400 cm2 .

Calculate the pressure she exerts on the floor.

pressure = 500N/400 cm2

pressure= 1.25 N/cm2

Pressure………………………………. N/ cm2 [2]

b) Mia stands on the points of her feet.

Her new area of contact with the floor is 10 cm2 rather than 400 cm2.

Describe what happens to the pressure she exerts on the floor.

She exerts a high pressure on the floor because her toes have a low surface area.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

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c) Mia balances on one point.
She cannot remain on one point for a long time because it may damage her toes.

Suggest why this may damage her toes.

A high pressure is exerted on her toes as her force towards the ground is 500N, so she can't stand
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
in one leg for a long period of time as it may hurt her toes.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

4. Grade 8 students investigate how quickly plants absorb water. They use the stem and leaves of a plant
called celery. They put a stem of celery in a jar of coloured water.

After one hour they look at the celery to see how much coloured water it has absorbed.

a) Suggest how they measure the amount of coloured water the celery has absorbed.

They can measure the amount of coloured water by observing how much coloured water has travelled
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
up the stem of the celery.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
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b) They also investigate the effect of temperature on the absorption of water.
State two variables they control in this investigation.

The amount of water

1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The room temperature
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

c) Which of the following words describe the loss of water from a plant leaf?

Circle the correct answer

Evaporation absorption transpiration transportation gas exchange [1]

d) Write two other factors which affect the rate of absorption of water by a plant.

The height of the Celery

1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The period of time
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

5. Jack and John are seated on a balanced see-saw.

John Jack

1.5m
1.0m
Jack has a weight of 500N.

a) Calculate the weight of John.

weight = 500N x 1.5 = 750 N

[2]

b) If Jack moves closer to the pivot, what happens to the see-saw?

John will go up
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

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c) The diagram shows a human arm. Label the load, pivot and the effort.

effort

pivot

load

[2]

6. Some plants live in dry places where there is very little rainfall.

a) These plants often have a large network of roots.

Describe two other adaptations these plants have to survive in the dessert.
1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
They have long roots.
The have thick and waxy skin which prevents water from transpiring.
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

b) When it is dry, resurrection plants* are rolled up.

(* plants that can survive in extremely dry conditions)
In wet conditions, resurrection plants unroll and flatten out.
This exposes the plant’s leaves and reproductive organs.

Explain why these changes are important to the resurrection plant’s survival.

i) Unrolling to expose its leaves.

Its leaves absorb water when unrolled.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Its leaves can photosynthesize when unrolled.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

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ii) Unrolling to expose its reproductive organs.
It can spread spores to places where its wet.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
When it unrolls reproductive organs it can spread spores to wetter areas to rehydrate themselves.
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7. The diagram below shows a circuit containing two identical lamps.

The number of cells was changed from 1 cell to 6 cells.

Table below shows how the readings of ammeter A1 to A4 changed in each time.

Current in amps
Number of cells A1 A2 A3 A4
1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6
3 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8
4 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.2
5 1.4 0.7 0.7 2.8
6 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.8
a) What do the results tell you about what happens to the current in point X and Y?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

b) One of the results is anomalous.

Circle the result in the table that is anomalous. [1]
c) Predict the values of A2, A3 and A4 if the value for A1 is 1.6A.

A1 = 1.6 A A3 = …………………………

A2 = …………………………… A4 = ………………………….. [1]

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8. a) Write the correct ion each of the following elements form.

Choose from the list given below.

Ca2+ O2- Zn3+ Ca+ Cl+ O- Zn2+ Cl-

Calcium - ………………… Chlorine - ………………

Oxygen - ………………… Zinc - ………………… [2]

b) Write the word equation for the reaction between Calcium carbonate and Hydrochloric acid.
Calcium carbonate + Hydrochloric acid > Calcium Chloride + Water + Carbon Dioxide
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

c) Complete the balanced symbol equation for the above reaction.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

9. This question is about the life cycle of a plant.

a) These processes take place in the life cycle of a plant.

fertilisation pollination seed formation seed germination

Put the processes in the order in which they occur in the life cycle of a plant. One has been done for you.

pollination fertilisation seed formation seed germination

[1]
b) The diagrams A, B and C show three different types of seed.

A B C

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Suggest the method of dispersal for each type of seed. Give a reason for each answer.

Method of seed dispersal reason

It can fly in the air which can make it travel

A wind
further into another place.

[3]

10. A new road is built through a forest.

Many trees must be removed to build the road.

a) Removing trees changes the amounts of some gases in the atmosphere.

i) Complete the sentence.

When trees are removed the amount of carbon dioxide ............................................ increases and the
amount of oxygen ......................................................... .
decreases [1]
(ii) Explain your answer.
..................................................................................................................................
Plants photosynthesize but when the are cut down, they cant produce oxygen
neither can they absorb carbon dioxide, so level of oxygen decreases and the level of
.............................................................................................................................. [1]
carbon dioxide increases.
b) Animal populations decrease when the trees are removed.
Give two reasons why.
They are habitats inside trees are destroyed.
1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
When trees are removed, they cant produce fruits which will starve animals. [2]

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