Science Final test question (Time allowed :2 hours)

Instructions
• Download and open the Microsoft Form, question sheet and write on the paper.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name and campus.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you
need.
• For section A, select the correct answer and use the blank paper for rough work.
• You must show all your working and give the reasons for section B.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• Calculators can be used.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how
much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

1. Flies lay their eggs in the urine and feces that sticks to the wool on sheep. The
eggs hatch and the larvae damage the skin of the sheep leading to infection.
To reduce this problem, farmers in New Zealand have been developing
sheep that have no wool growth on their legs, their backside or on the underside
of their abdomen.
Farmers have crossed different breeds of sheep to produce offspring with
desired characteristics. The characteristics of different breeds of sheep are
shown in the table.

Describe two differences between selective breeding and natural

selection. (3 Marks)
2. (a) Fig. 4.2 shows a flower of Lilium polyphyllum, a lily that grows in the
Himalayan mountains.
This species is cross-pollinated by insects.

(i) Explain what is meant by cross-pollination. (2 Marks)

(ii) Name one feature visible in Fig. 4.2 that helps to attract insects.(1
Mark)
(b) Plants of this species that grow at low altitudes produce flowers 60 days
before the plants of the same species that grow at high altitudes.
Scientists think that plants of L. polyphyllin growing at high altitudes may
evolve into a new species. Explain how natural selection could lead to the
evolution of a new species of lily. (5 Marks)
3. (a) Fig. 1.1 shows five species of mollusc.

Construct and draw the key with four steps to identify each species.
Write the letter of each species (A to E) in the correct box. (4 Marks)

does it have shell --- yes --> E

no ---. go 2
Is the shell shape like circle?
yes --> C
no --> go3

does it have more than three tentacles ?

yes --> go to no4
no -->B

Does it have so many tentacles?

yes --->D
no -->A
4. (a) The diagram shows a section through a leaf.

(i) Complete the sentence by writing sentence in your answer paper. (1

Mark)
The cell that will make the most glucose is ______.
(ii) Describe how carbon dioxide enters the leaf. (2 Marks)
(iii) Describe the process that takes place in the leaf to produce oxygen. (3
Marks)
5. Plants can reproduce sexually or asexually.
Plants that reproduce sexually can be pollinated by insects or by wind.
(a) State three ways in which the structure of insect-pollinated flowers
differs from the structure of wind-pollinated flowers. (3 Marks)
(b) The diagram shows a flower from a plant.

Name the structures labelled on the diagram. (3 Marks)

petal
A...........................................................................................................
anther
B..........................................................................................................
filament
C.....................................................................................................
(c) The flower in the diagram is insect-pollinated.
An insect carrying pollen lands on the flower.
Describe the events that lead to seed formation. (5 Marks)
6. The diagram shows some gas particles in a container.
The piston can be moved in or out to change the volume of the gas.

(a) Copy and Add arrows to the diagram to show the random motion of the
gas particles. (2 Marks)
(b) Explain how the motion of the gas particles produces a pressure inside
the container. (3 Marks)
(c) State what would happen to the pressure if you pushed the piston into
the container without changing the temperature. (1Mark)
(d) When the gas in the container is heated, the piston moves outwards.
Choose and rewrite the three correct statements. (3 Marks)
7. This question is about pressure in a liquid.
(a) A teacher uses this apparatus to demonstrate pressure difference in
water.
The apparatus is hollow and has three short tubes at different depths.
The teacher completely fills the apparatus with water. Water comes out of
all the tubes.

(i) State the relationship between pressure difference, height, density

and g. (1 Mark)
(ii) The diagram shows the path of water coming from the top tube.
Copy and Complete the diagram by drawing the paths of water you would
expect to see from the other two tubes. (2 Marks)
(iii)Explain the pattern of the paths of water from the tubes. (2 Marks)
(b) In another demonstration, the teacher uses this container.
The container is made of glass and each section has a different shape.
The teacher pours water into the container until it reaches the level shown
in the left-hand section.
 (i) State the water levels in the other four sections. (1 Mark)
(ii) Explain why the water fills the container in the way you have
answered in above question. (2 Marks)
8. A student wants to calculate the pressure he exerts on the floor when he
stands on one foot. He records these measurements.

(a) (i) Complete the table by adding the unit for weight. (1 Mark)
(ii)Which piece of equipment should the student use to measure his
weight? (1 Mark)
(b) (i) State the equation linking pressure, force and area. (1Mark)
(ii) Calculate the pressure that the student’s foot exerts on the floor.
(2 Marks)
9. (a) (i) Write down the names of three man-made devices in everyday use
that depend, for their action, upon the moments of forces. (2 Marks)
(ii) Fig. 3.1 shows a uniform rod AB acted upon by three equal forces F.
State two reasons why the rod is not in equilibrium. (2 Marks)
(b) Fig. 3.2 shows a uniform rod PQ, supported at its centre and held in a
horizontal position. The length of PQ is 1.00 m.

A force of 12 N acts at a distance of 0.30 m from the support. A spring S,

fixed at its lower end, is attached to the rod at Q.
Calculate the force exerted on PQ by the spring. (2 Marks)