Contoh soal IPA (Biologi) SD

4th International Mathematics &

Science Olympiad
for Primary School 2007
 Soal 3.1
Some animal have strategies to escape from predators
or enemies, such as producing a bad smell, changing
color,etc. Which is the following tactics is used by squid?
a. By curling its body
b. By having an electric tail
c. By detaching its tail easily
d. By excreting inks
e. By changing body color
 Soal 2.2
Animal in the house may indicate a potential disease that
may spread in the family. If you have a cat in the house,
choose the following disease that may spread by the cat
to human:
a. dengue
b. avian influenza
c. AIDS
d. polio
e. tuberculosis
 3.2
Why does the seed of the coffee have a very tough seed
coat? The seed can .
a. dispersed by propulsion
b. extend the distance of its dispersal by traveling
breezes
c. adhere to passing animals
d. survive the mechanical forces and conditions of the
animals guts
e. attract the animals
 1.2
Plants use water for .
(1) cell growth (2) photosynthesis (3)germination
a. (1) and (2)
b. (1) and (3)
c. (2) and (3)
d. (1), (2), and (3)
e. None of them
 4.2
Which of the following statements about an animals
size and shape is not true?
a. Larger animals require more food than smalest
animals
b. Larger animals produce more waste than smaler
animals
c. Larger animals are more vulnerable to cold than
smaller animals
d. Larger animals require more oxygen than smallest
animals
e. Larger animals require larger area than smaller
animals
 9.2
If you want to make your plant increase in height,
which part of the plant you have to cut?
a. Terminal bud
b. Flower
c. Axillary bud
d. Stem
e. Internode
 11.2
Which of the following substances can be recycled in an
ecosystem?
(1) carbohydrate (2) water (3)nitrate
A. (1) and (2)
B. (1) and (3)
C. (2) and (3)
D. (1), (2), and (3)
E. none of them
 14.2
Which of the following type of reproduction produces
offspring with identical genotypes?
(1) Buds from the same potato tuber;(2)seeds from the
same potato;(3)spores the same fungus
a. (1) and (2)
b. (1) and (3)
c. (2) and (3)
d. (1), (2), and (3)
e. None of them
 If an animal is subjected to repeat stimulation, it may
gradually cease to respond. This is an example of:
a. Selection
b. Habituation
c. Sign of stimulus
d. Irritability
e. reflex
The following picture should be used to answer the next
two question
 22 a.2
What are the conditions of the heart valves when the
ventricles are all relaxed?
a. valves 1 and 2 are closed; valves 3 and 4 open
b. Valves 1 and 3 are closed; valves 2 and 4 are open
c. Valves 1 and 3 are open; valves 2 and 4 are closed
d. Valves 1 and 2 are open; valves 3 and 4 are closed
e. All the valves are open
 22.b.2
Some people may have a hole in the septum that
separates chambers X and Y. What problem will they
have?
a. They may develop anemia
b. They may a lower blood pressure
c. Their blood may not be able to clot normally
d. Their arterial blood may not be fully oxygenated
e. They may have a higher blood pressure
 25.2
An ecologist studied the number of organism in grassland area
over three year period :

Year Grasshoper Mice Insectivorous bird Grassland area

1 220 15 1 10 hectares

2 140 16 0 7 hectares

3 80 14 5 3 hectares
 Pick from the following choices to answer question (a),
(b), (c) :
a. mice population is increasing
b. Mice population does not depend on the area of
grassland
c. Insectivorous birds is migrating into area
d. Insectivorous birds depends on population of
grasshoper
e. The grassland area affects the population
(a) What the best explanation for the decrease in the
population of grasshopers from year 1 to year 3 ?
(b) What the best explanation for the change in the mice
population?
(c)What the best explanation for the change in the bird
population?
 26.2
a) Ultraviolet light from the sun Vitamin D
has .properties and can be
used to sterilize tools Sunburn
b) Ultraviolet light has to other
medical effects such as the
Antiseptic
production of . Globe
c) Ultraviolet light is strongly
reduced by earths . Atmosphere
d) The variation of ultraviolet Magnetic lid
light with latitude is
responsible for many Skin color
biological adaptations,
including variation in
human
 12.2
In order to increase speed and agility, an animal uses different
kinds of strategy. Complete the table by writing the body part used
by the animal.

Animals Reduce friction Increase friction

Fish Streamline body,

Bird Flap & tail

frog Mucous skin
 5.1
Which one of the activities described in the table below does not
match the characteristic of all living things.

Characteristic Activity
A Excretion Removal poisonous waste
products
B Reproduction Making new individuals
C Sensitivity Responding to stimuli
D Growth Decrease in total body weight
E Nutrition Require food
 6.1
Elvira wants to prove that plants need some nutrients in
the soil. In order to test her idea she uses two pots of
plants. Draw another sets that she use as a control set-
up
 7.1
Choose a hypothetical graph to show the respiration of
an animal in closed chamber over a period of time
A. B.

c. D. E.
 14.1
Desert is an area characterized by low rainfall, high
evaporation and low humidity. In such a condition,
desert plants survive by adapting themselves
structurally and physiologically. Which of the following
is the least possible adaptation of desert plants?
a. shallow and spreading roots
b. Fleshy leafs
c. Thin and wide leaves
d. Green stem
e. Thick-cuticle leaf
Explain your answer.
 15.1
Two identical plants are grown in two different places,dark (plant
A) and light (plant B). After some weeks, what is the appearance
of both plants?

Plant A (dark) Plant B (light)

Leaf Light green/dark Light green/dark
green green

Stem Thick/Thin Thick/Thin

 22.1
The lowest transpiration occurred when the air is .
a. hot, damp, not windy
b. Cold, damp, not windy
c. Hot, dry, windy
d. Cold, dry, windy
e. Hot, dry, not windy