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PART.
For each question from 1 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and shade your answer on the Optical Answer Sheet.
(60 marks)
4 Which of the following characteristic(s) is/are found in birds, but not in other animals?
A They lay eggs.
B They have wings.
c They have a streamlined body.
D They have feathers on their bodies.
(1) Bonly
(2) Donly
(3) A,BandDonly
(4) A,B, CandD
2 Meifen classified three types of cells as shown,
Does it have a cell wall? x
Does it contain chloroplast(s)? Y
Zz
What could X, Y and Z be?
x Y Zz
(4) cheek cell leaf call root cell
2) root cell cheek cell leaf cell
@) ieaf ceil root cell cheek cell
|) | cheek cell root cell leaf cell
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Study the distribution of seeds by plant P.
— = River >
wind direction
: water direction
° @®, -
: parent plant
@Nee
:seed
One of the following fruits is from plant P. Which one is this fruit?
(1) (2)
ey) “© YQ (\__ Podtlke structure
hooks 4 )
y 9 6
(3) (4)
sp
Cian structure
fibrous husk
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The characteristics of two organisms are shown below.
Organism
Characteristic s T
Makes its own food No Yes
Produces spores Yes Yes
‘What could organisms S and T be? :
s T
(1) flowering plant mushroom
2) fern mushroom
(3) fern flowering plant
|) | mushroom fern
ae A
rich in rich in
oxygen rich in oxygen
carbon
dioxide dioxide
[ec | B
What do A, B and C represent?
| A B c
(1) lungs other parts of the body heart
(2) heart lungs other parts of the body
(3) lungs heart other parts of the body
| @) | heart other parts of the body | lungs
oosinayayzo16 6 Study the table below.
Parts of the digestive system
rr elem (
150m 60.om
60cm
amount of water
in test tube
time
Based on the graph,
(i) explain why different distances of light from the plant affect the amount
of water lost. ty
(i) which variable, light or wind, has a greater effect on the amount of water
lost? Give a reason for your answer. tl
‘0008102(8)2016 {b) Samy observed that @ plant P growing in a sunny area has smalier leaves
than the same type of plant growing in a shaded area.
leaf A in sunny area leaf B in shaded area
Based on Samy’s experiment, suggest a reason why leaf A is smaller in size
than leaf B i
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36 Agreenhouse provides a suitable environment for growing certain crops.
A farmer planted some strawberries in his greenhouse. To produce sweet
strawberries, he must ensure that the plants get at least 8 hours of sunlight daily.
(@) Suggest how having at least 8 hours of sunlight daily may help in producing
sweet strawberries, tl
(b) In some cold countries, greenhouses are built next to a power station. There
are pipes to transport the waste gases and heat produced by the power
station to the greenhouses.
‘Suggest one benefit of this arrangement to the environment. i
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copai0a(ey2016 37 _Liwen conducted an experiment using four identical tubes as shown.
light light light 7]} |__ black
p ° box
vf if v
1 snail 6,
Pe]
}— Plant £ fs ,
YQ
c
After a few hours, a drop of liquid Y was added to each tube. When liquid Y was
added, the colour of water changed according to the amount of carbon dioxide
present,
we
A
(a) Each number below represents a different colour. The number for the colour
of the water in tube Ais 4
increasing amount of carbon dioxide
purple red yellow
BBE a AGL
tube A
‘Suggest a number for the colour of the water in tubes B and D. tt
Tube B: Tube D:
(b) _Liwen predicted that tube C has more carbon dioxide than tube A. However,
her friend Santhi said that this may not be true. Explain why tube C may not
have more carbon dioxide than tube A. 2
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cooein2(ay2016 38 When air became very cold suddenly, cracks appeared on the pavement.
cold wind
Se
crack
SS
Pavement
- Explain how the change in temperature caused the pavement to crack. 2
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39 Xiaoming conducted an experiment using the set-ups shown. The two beakers were
identical and contained hot water at the same temperature,
(a)
(b)
thermometer
wooden cover
wooden cover
air
beaker of
hot water —| beaker of
= hot water
block of wood large glass container
set-up A set-up B
After some time, Xiaoming found that the temperature of water in set-up B
‘was higher than that in set-up A. Explain why. 2]
in cold countries. It has a thick layer of fur on its body.
thick layer of fur
Based on the results of Xiaoming's experiment, explain how the thick layer of
fur of animal Q would help to keep it warm. ty
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40 Jiaxian used the set-up shown to investigate the magnetic force between two
magnets,
‘wooden rod
magnet A
magnet A
P.
magnet B magnet B
Diagram 1 Diagram 2 .
(a) Explain why magnet A stayed in the same position above magnet B as shown
in Diagram 1. (1)
(b) Jiaxian pushed magnet A towards magnet B as shown in Diagram 2. He
found that he needed to push harder as distance P decreased. Explain why.
{1]
(©) A toy ball, G, floated above a base because of magnetic force as shown in
Diagram 3.
‘A second toy ball, H, had a rod through its centre that was connected to a
base as shown in Diagram 4. Both balls were made of the same material and
of the same size.
direction of rotation
direction of rotation Ss>
Diagram 3 Diagram 4
Jiaxian rotated both balls with the same amount of force.
Explain why H stopped rotating around the rod after a few rounds but G
continued to rotate many more rounds before stopping. io)
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41 (a) _—_Hulting’s mother bought a new pot that has a layer of material that prevents
food from sticking to its surface during cooking
Huiting’s mother stopped her when she wanted to use @ metal scrub to clean
the pot.
metal scrub
layer of material
pot
Explain how the metal scrub will damage the pot. tl
(b) _Huiting wanted to find out the hardness of two materials H and F. She used a
rounded object made of material G and forced it into each material with the
same force. The results of her experiment are shown below.
rounded object of rounded object
material G of material G
3mm cr] 1mm
object of object of
material H material F
List materials F, G, H in increasing order of hardness. Explain your answer.
2)
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Hai
13
iq used the set-up shown to find out how the type of bulb affects the temperature
of its surrounding,
Bul
wooden box with a lid
|—} temperature sensor
bulb R fa) Seas
lb R was lit up. He covered the box and recorded the temperature of the air in the
box over a period of 10 minutes. Then he removed bulb R and left the box uncovered
for
15 minutes before repeating the experiment with bulb S and then bulb T. The
results are shown in the table.
Temperature of air in box (°C)
f bulb
Type of bu At the beginning After 10 minutes
R 25 30
s 25 33
T 25 36
(a) Fill in the boxes to show the energy changes in the bulb )
changed into .
energy energy energy
(b) Give a reason why Haziq left the box uncovered for 15. minutes before
(c)
repeating the experiment with the next bulb. ty
Which bulb, R, S or T should Haziq use to light up his room so as to reduce
energy used by the air conditioner? Give a reason for your answer.
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data logger
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43 (a) _Aninflated balloon was placed in a toy rocket as shown below. When air was
released from the balloon, the toy rocket moved upwards.
" A toy rocket
inflated balloon
After moving some distance, no more air was released from the balloon at G.
Explain why the toy rocket was still able to move from point G to the highest
point H and then fell downwards. 2]
(b) The diagram below shows the path of a balloon moving in many different
directions when air escapes from it
If there is no wind in the room, suggest a reason why the balloon does not
move in a straight line. i)
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A ride at an amusement park for children becomes unsafe when the mass of a child
is too high. Therefore, a child can board the ride only if his/her mass is less than
40 kg.
Set-up A is used to detect a child with mass of 40 kg or more.
fa)
(b)
(c)
set-up A
What type of material are the contacts made of? Why? i
An engineer says that the design of set-up A is not safe. He says it will be
safer ifthe bulb lights up when a child of acceptable mass stands on it.
Give a reason why the design of set-up A is not safe. i
How should set-up A be changed to allow a child who is 50 kg and below to
board the ride? io)
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