CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 9: END-OF-UNIT TEST

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End-of-unit test
Unit 4
1 Zara investigated how giving plants different amounts of water affected their growth.
She grew some seedlings in pots and watered them each day.
She measured the height of each seedling on day 1 and on day 7.
The table shows her results.

Height of seedling in mm Increase in

Water given Seedling
Day 1 Day 7 height in mm

1 6.0 6.5 0.5

none 2 5.5 6.0 0.5

3 5.5 6.0 0.5

4 5.5 7.5 2.0

2 cm3 5 6.0 8.0 2.0

6 6.0 8.5 2.5

7 6.0 9.5 3.5

5 cm3 8 5.5 9.5

9 6.0 10.0

a Calculate the increase in height for seedlings 8 and 9.

Write your answers in the table. [1]

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b Write down a conclusion that Zara can make from her results. [1]

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c Explain why Zara used three seedlings for each amount of water in her experiment. [1]

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d The parts of the plant that the water moved through are listed, but not in the correct order.

leaves xylem root hair

Write them in the correct order. [1]

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2 When a woman becomes pregnant, she may need to make small changes to her diet and lifestyle.
Explain how each of the following changes can help to maintain the health of the mother
and her fetus.
a eating more foods that contain iron [2]

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b stopping smoking [2]

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3 Here are some sentences about excretion.

The sentences are not in the correct order.
A The urine is stored in the bladder.
B The urine flows down the ureter.
C Urea is made in the liver.
D The blood transports urea to the kidneys.
E The urine flows down the urethra.
F The kidneys filter urea out of the blood and make urine.
Write down the letters of the sentences in the correct order, from left to right.
One has been placed for you. [2]

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