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Section A For
Examiner’s
Use
There are 10 questions in this section. Answer all questions.
Choose the correct answer by putting a tick (✓) in the correct box.

1 What is a phenotype?

Tick (✓) the correct box.

a characteristic

an ecosystem

a gene

a species
[1]

2 The diagram shows a family tree. The mother has an inherited genetic disease.

How many male children have the inherited disease?

Tick (✓) the correct box.

3
[1]

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3 What are the levels in a food chain called? For

Examiner’s
Use
Tick (✓) the correct box.

consumer

niche

organism

trophic
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4 The diagram shows part of a food web.

Which of these members of the food web is a herbivore?

Tick (✓) the correct box.

grass

mouse

snake

vulture
[1]

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5 The photographs show how a student’s pupil changes in different levels of light. For
Examiner’s
Use

What is the change shown in the photographs called?

Tick (✓) the correct box.

a kinesis

a response

a stimulus

a taxis
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6 The diagram shows a piece of apparatus. For

Examiner’s
Use

What is the name of this apparatus?

Tick (✓) the correct box.

balance

measuring cylinder

pH meter

stop-watch
[1]

7 Which energy resource is non-renewable?

Tick (✓) the correct box.

hydroelectric

natural gas

solar

wind
[1]

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8 A student wants to melt a solid. For

Examiner’s
Use
Which statement describes how they could do this?

Tick (✓) the correct box.

add the solid to water

add a solvent to the solid

heat the solid

stir the solid

[1]

9 A student shines a ray of light onto a mirror.

Which letter represents the angle of reflection?

Tick (✓) the correct box.

D
[1]

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10 What is the correct order of size from largest to smallest? For

Examiner’s
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Tick (✓) the correct box.

largest smallest

Moon → Sun → Universe → asteroid

Universe → Sun → Moon → asteroid

Sun → Universe → asteroid → Moon

Universe → asteroid → Sun → Moon

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Section B For
Examiner’s
Use
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

11 Keys are used to identify organisms.

The picture shows four different organisms.

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(a) Use the key to identify the organisms. For

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organism name

[3]

(b) Name the type of key used in (a).

[1]

(c) Organism B is a carnivore.

Explain what this means.

[1]

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12 (a) Complete and label the diagram of a typical animal cell. For
Examiner’s
Use
The outline of the cell has been drawn for you.

[4]

(b) State a function of cytoplasm.

[1]

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13 A gardener buys two plants of the same species. The flowers of both plants are blue. For
Examiner’s
Use
The gardener puts the plants in different soils.

One plant is put in soil X. The other plant is put in soil Y.

The plants grow for one year.

After one year, the plant in soil X has blue flowers. The plant in soil Y has pink flowers.

(a) State the type of variation shown in the diagram. Give a reason for your answer.

type of variation

reason

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(b) A scientist uses an indicator to find out if soils X and Y are acid or alkali. For
Examiner’s
Use
The chart for the indicator is shown in the diagram.

The results are shown in the table.

soil X soil Y

colour of indicator orange light blue

(i) Complete the sentences about the soils X and Y using words from the list.

neutral a strong acid a weak acid

a strong alkali a weak alkali

soil X is

soil Y is
[2]

(ii) Name the type of reaction that takes place when an acid reacts with an alkali.

[1]

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14 (a) Complete the table about the properties of solids, liquids and gases. For
Examiner’s
Use
Use the words solid, liquid or gas.

Can they be
solid, liquid or gas Do they flow?
squashed easily?

yes no

yes yes

no no

[2]

(b) The diagram shows what happens when a liquid is put into an empty container.

Describe what happens to the particles in a gas when the gas is put into an empty
container.

[1]

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15 Diagram A shows what happens to sand when it is added to a beaker of warm water and For
Examiner’s
stirred. Use

Diagram B shows what happens to salt when it is added to a beaker of warm water and
stirred.

Explain why the contents of the two beakers look different.

[2]

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Section C For
Examiner’s
Use
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

16 Maha uses a microscope to look at a plant cell. The plant cell is on a slide.

(a) Explain how the slide is held in place on the microscope.

[1]

(b) Microscopes have features that help you see images of small objects.

(i) Name the feature of a microscope that helps Maha see a bright image of the plant
cell.

[1]

(ii) Maha looks at the plant cell image. The image is blurry and not clear.

Explain what Maha should do to the microscope to make the image clearer.

[2]

(iii) The image of the plant cell is small.

Explain how Maha makes the image larger.

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(c) The plant cell image is shown in the photograph. For

Examiner’s
Use

Make a large drawing of the image shown.

Labels are not needed.

[4]

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