MEMON ACADEMY HIGH

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL
END TERM II EXAMS YEAR 2020/2021

Candidate’s name: ………………………………………….………………………….………..

Admission number: ………………………………………………….………..

Biology - 0610

Year 7 Time: 11/2/Hours

INSTRUCTIONS

 Use black ink or ball-point pen.

 Answer questions in the spaces provided.
 Do not use glue or correction fluid(white-out)

INFORMATION
 This paper has section A and section B
 The total mark for this paper is 50

ADVICE

 Read each question carefully and respond appropriately.

 Keep an eye on the time.
 Write your answers neatly and correctly
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.

The marks indicated after each question will guide you on how much
time you need to spend on the question.

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 SECTION A: {30 marks}

1. Which part of a plant cell controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell?

A. cell membrane B. cell wall

C. cytoplasm D. vacuole

2. The diagram shows the structure of a specialized cell.

The specialized structure is a?

A. red blood cell B. nerve cell

C. root hair cell D. Sperm cell

3. What is a function of this specialized cell in number 2 above? It

A. cools the body B. for reproduction

C. sends messages. D. transports food.

4. Which part represents the cytoplasm in the specialized cell in number 2?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

5. Antelopes live in the grasslands with large trees.

What could help to prevent this antelope from becoming endangered?

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A. Burning of land B. Deforestation C. Sufficient rain D. Drought

6. Which of these organisms can be found at the end of a feeding relationship?

A. carnivore B. decomposer C. herbivore D. produce

The diagram shows a food chain in certain grasslands Illinois

7. According to the food chain, the owl is a?

A. secondary consumer B. primary consumer

C. producer D. tertiary consumer

8. The food chain shows that the fox does not feed on?
A. vole B. hedgehog C. weasel D. rabbit

9. Musa observed that the snail, the rabbit and the ------------- belonged to the same feeding level.

A. weasel B. earthworm C. grass D. vole

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10. Which health problem does not arise from air pollution?

A. asthma B. breathlessness C. bronchitis D. Cholera

11. What is global warming?

A. Increase of temperature in the atmosphere.

B. Formation of hole in the atmosphere

C. Increased water level in lakes and oceans

D. death of plants and animals

12. Study the food chain below carefully.

Which member of the food chain should be increased in order to increase all the other members?
A. Snake B. Plants C .Rats D. lizard

12. What is the function of ozone layer? It

A. makes holes in the atmosphere

B. provides warmth to the earth

C. prevents light from the sun from reaching us

D. protects us from ultraviolet rays of the sun

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13. The following diseases that can spread through drinking of contaminated water. Which
one is the odd one out?

A. Typhoid B. Cholera C. Headache D. Dysentery

14. During a nature visit, a group of students saw the plant below.

Which other plant was likely to be seen in the same area?

A. Acacia B. reeds C. rice D. fern

15. The following are ways of reducing environmental pollution. Which is not?
A. Stop using chlorofluorocarbons
B. Burn less fuel
C. Burry rubbish in carefully in landfills
D. Excessive use of farm chemicals

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 SECTION B: {20 marks}

Use the options given below to fill the blanks appropriately. Each word is used ones. Some
word[s] may not apply.

Pollution is the ………………………………. of the ……………………………… by

introduction of contaminants that can cause ……..………………. to environment and harm to

humans or other living …………………………... It is the addition of another form of any

substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can

accommodate either by decomposition, …………………………, or storage in some harmless

form.

Environmental pollution is one the greatest ………………………. that the world is facing today.

It began since industrial ……………………………., increasing day by day and causing

irreparable damage to mother …………..………. Broadly, environmental pollution consists of

three basic types i.e ………………, water and...............................

recycling species damage

air environment challenges

soil sunlight Earth

contamination revolution

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All the best