Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

COMBINED SCIENCE 0653/12

Paper 1 Multiple Choice (Core) February/March 2017
45 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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1 One characteristic of all living organisms is that they carry out

respiration. What does this mean?

A They break down food to release energy.

B They breathe, exchanging gases with the environment.
C They release waste into the environment.
D They take in food from their surroundings.

2 The diagram shows a plant cell.

1
5 2

4 3

Which two parts are found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

A 1 and 5 B 2 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 5

3 The graph shows the effect of pH on the activity of four different

enzymes. Which enzyme is most active in the stomach?

D
B

enzyme A
activity

01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
pH

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4 What must be present for photosynthesis to occur?

chlorophyll light oxygen water

A key
B = is necessary
C = not necessary
D

5 Which row shows where starch is digested in the alimentary canal?

duodenum liver pancreas

A digested digested digested
B digested not digested not digested
C not digested digested not digested
D not digested not digested digested

6 Which statement describes transpiration?

A evaporation of water from leaf mesophyll cells

B intake of water from the atmosphere through the stomata
C transport of water through xylem tissue to the leaves
D uptake of water by root hairs in the soil

7 Oxygenated blood returns to the heart from the lungs in vessel X and leaves the heart to circulate
around the body in vessel Y.

What are X and Y?

X Y
A aorta pulmonary vein
B pulmonary artery vena cava
C pulmonary vein aorta
D vena cava pulmonary artery

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8 Limewater is a colourless liquid.

What happens to limewater when you breathe into

it? A It stays colourless.

B It turns blue. C It

turns cloudy. D It

turns yellow.

9 Which row shows an effect of the hormone adrenaline, and the organ where adrenaline is broken
down?

effect of adrenaline organ where adrenaline

is broken down
A decreases blood glucose concentration heart
B decreases blood glucose concentration liver
C increases blood glucose concentration heart
D increases blood glucose concentration liver

10 What is a product of asexual reproduction?

A a diploid nucleus due to fertilisation B a

zygote

C genetically dissimilar offspring

D genetically identical offspring

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11 The diagram shows the changes that occur to the uterus lining during the menstrual cycle.

X
28 1 2 3
27
26 4
25
5
24

6
23

7 day

22

8
21 9
lining of uterus
10

20 gets thicker
19 12 11
lining of
uterus
18 17 13
16
15 14

Which stage of the cycle is represented by X?

A fertilisation
B implantation
C ovulation
D menstruation

12 Energy flows along a food chain. What

does every food chain start with? A

carnivore

B consumer

C herbivore D

producer

13 Which two gases contribute most to global warming?

A carbon dioxide and methane

B carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

C methane and oxygen
D oxygen and carbon monoxide

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14 Which diagram represents molecules of hydrogen gas?

A B C D

15 Which substance on the chromatogram is a pure substance?

A B C D

16 The atomic (proton) number of potassium is 19.

The mass (nucleon) number of potassium is 39.

Which statement describes a neutral atom of potassium?

A It contains 19 electrons and 20 neutrons.

B It contains 19 electrons and 39 neutrons.

C It contains 20 electrons and 19 neutrons.

D It contains 39 electrons and 19 neutrons.

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17 Molecules of W, X and Y are shown.

W X Y

What are W, X and Y?

W X Y
A hydrogen chloride nitrogen water
B hydrogen chloride water nitrogen
C nitrogen hydrogen chloride water
D water nitrogen hydrogen chloride

18 Which row shows the formulae of sodium hydroxide and of potassium hydroxide?

sodium potassium
hydroxide hydroxide
A NaOH KOH
B NaOH POH
C SOH KOH
D SOH POH

19 Copper chloride and lead(II) bromide are ionic compounds.

Glucose is a covalent compound.

Which substance undergoes

electrolysis? A aqueous copper chloride

B aqueous glucose
C solid glucose

D solid lead(II) bromide

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20 Solid ammonium nitrate is soluble in water.

When a large quantity of ammonium nitrate is added to water, the water freezes.

Which statement describes this change?

A an endothermic chemical change

B an endothermic physical change C

an exothermic chemical change D an

exothermic physical change

21 Four experiments, each using 2 g of calcium carbonate and dilute nitric acid, are set up. In

each experiment, the volume and concentration of the dilute nitric acid is the same.

Which reaction is fastest?

A B C D

dilute nitric dilute nitric

acid at 25 °C acid at 35 °C

calcium calcium
carbonate carbonate

22 Which compound reacts with dilute sulfuric acid?

A magnesium chloride

B potassium carbonate
C sodium sulfate
D zinc nitrate

23 Which aqueous reagents give a white precipitate when added to aqueous zinc chloride?

sodium barium silver

hydroxide nitrate nitrate
A
B
C
D

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24 Element X is a very soft solid.

It reacts violently with water.

A purple flame is seen as it reacts with

water. What is X?

A iodine
B potassium

C sodium D

zinc

25 Iron occurs in the ground as iron oxide. Gold

occurs in the ground as the element. Which

statement explains this observation? A Gold

is more reactive than iron.

B Gold oxide is more reactive than iron oxide.

C Iron is more reactive than gold.
D Iron oxide is more reactive than gold oxide.

26 Which chemical test shows the presence of water?

A Water has a boiling point of 100 °C.

B Water has a freezing point of 0 °C.

C Water turns anhydrous cobalt chloride from blue to pink. D

Water turns anhydrous copper sulfate from blue to white.

27 A hydrocarbon fuel is burned completely.

hydrocarbon fuel + oxygen → X + Y

What are X and Y?

X Y
A CO H2
B CO H2O
C CO2 H2
D CO2 H2O

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28 A car travels between two towns. After 1 hour the driver has travelled 120 km. She then stops
and rests for 1 hour. She takes another 1 hour to travel a further 60 km to reach her destination.

120 km 60 km

start destination
rests for
1 hour

What is the average speed of the car for the whole journey?

A 60 km / h B 90 km / h C 120 km / h D 180 km / h

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29 A solid rectangular metal block has the dimensions shown. The density of the metal is 8.0 g / cm .

5.0 cm

4.0 cm

10.0 cm

What is the mass of the metal block?

A 160 g B 320 g C 400 g D 1600 g

30 In which unit is the kinetic energy of a car measured?

A joule

B joule / second C
metre / second D
2
metre / second

31 Which energy resource is not renewable?

A geothermal

B nuclear

C solar D

wind

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32 Diagram 1 shows a force F lifting a weight through a height h.

Diagram 2 shows the same force F lifting the same weight through a height 2h.

In both cases, air resistance and friction are negligible.

force F force F

2h
h
weight weight

diagram 1 diagram 2

Each lift can take either 1 s or 10 s.

Which row shows the greatest power being developed when the weight is lifted?

height time taken

lifted for the lift / s
A h 1
B h 10
C 2h 1
D 2h 10

33 In which states of matter is convection the main heat transfer

process? A gases and solids only

B liquids and gases only C

solids and liquids only D

solids, liquids and gases

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34 The diagram represents a wave, with two measurements given.

1.0 cm
distance

6.0 cm

Which row gives the amplitude of the wave and the wavelength of the wave?

amplitude / cm wavelength / cm
A 1.0 4.0
B 1.0 8.0
C 2.0 4.0
D 2.0 8.0

35 The diagram shows a ray of light hitting the edge of a glass block. Three rays, the angle of
incidence i and the angle of refraction r are labelled.

air r = 90°
refracted ray

glass
i

incident weak
ray reflected ray

Angle i is decreased slightly.

What happens?

A Angle r becomes equal to the critical angle.

B Angle r becomes less than 90°.

C The weak reflected ray disappears.
D Total internal reflection occurs.

36 Which of these uses electromagnetic waves with the highest frequency?

A airport security scanners

B radio communication
C satellite television
D television remote controllers

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37 Four loudspeakers each vibrate at the frequencies shown.

Which loudspeaker produces the lowest-pitched sound that can be heard by a human?
3 3
A 5.0 Hz B 10 Hz C 5.0 × 10 Hz D 10 × 10 Hz

38 The diagrams show four circuits.

Which circuit can be used to find the resistance of resistor R?

A B

R R
V A
A V

C D

R
A V
R

V A

39 What is the purpose of a 3 A fuse?

A to keep the average current at 3.0 A

B to keep the current constant at 3.0 A
C to stop the current decreasing below 3.0 A

D to stop the current increasing above 3.0 A

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40 The diagram shows a battery connected to three 6.0 Ω

resistors. Two points X and Y are marked on the circuit.

X 6.0 Ω 6.0 Ω6.0 Ω Y

What is the combined resistance of the three resistors, and how does the current at point Y
compare with the current at point X?

combined current at point Y

resistance / Ω
A 6.0 less than current at point X
B 6.0 the same as current at point X
C 18 less than current at point X
D 18 the same as current at point X

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© The Periodic Table of Elements
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Group
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
1 2

H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1 4
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10

Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
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rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131

16
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba lanthanoids
Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon

133 137 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116
Fr Ra actinoids Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Fl Lv
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium flerovium livermorium

– – – – – – – – – – – – –
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
139 140 141 144 – 150 152 157 159 163 165 167 169 173 175
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232 231 238 – – – – – – – – – – –

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).