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2 For each question from 1 to 28, 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. (56 marks) 1 Which of the following is a function of the human skeletal system? (1) protects organs in the body (2) protects the muscular system (3) transports blood around the body (4) transports food in the digestive system 2 Study the chart below. organisms eS —+ insect No Yes__, bird No mammal Which of the following shows the characteristics represented by A and B? Characteristics | A B (1) has fur has a beak 2) has six legs has feathers @) has wings has fur (4) | has hard body covering ves birth to young oogiaa(ay2017 3 Which one of the following organisms is not a fungus? a) (2) (3) (4) fem yeast mould mushroom Which of the following correctly describes the transfer of energy in a community of organisms? (1) (2) (3) (4) Energy is transferred from predators to prey in a food web. Energy is transferred from one plant-eater to another in a population. Energy is transferred from producers to consumers in the same hal at Energy is transferred from decomposers to producers in the same community. Halim found an animal in a stream deep in a forest. Which of the following characteristics should he use to identify it as amphibian, fish or reptile? a) (2) (3) (4) presence of gills type of body covering method of reproduction whether it can live both on land and in water, ‘oo0sroa(ay2017 (Go on to the next page) 4 The food relationship between three organisms is shown. R —> s ——>T The following took place when a large number of organism T died. A The number of R decreased. ‘The number of S increased. B C The number of $ decreased. D There was insufficient food for S. ‘Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events? a) (2) (3) (4) Two cells A and B are shown. A,B,D,C AD,C.B B,A,D,C B,D.CA Which of the following gives the correct classification of the cells and the function of part J? Pint) |paaimel Function of part J | - A.B. | controls movement of substances in and out ofthe cell (2) B A controls. a of substances in and out of the cell l@| eB A gives the cell a shape |@| AB ei gives the cell a shape ooaia2¢ayi2017 5 The diagram shows plant P growing on a tree trunk. Its roots grip the surface of the trunk but do not reach the ground. tree trunk When tiny, dust-like substance from plant P land on other tree trunks, they grow into new plants. Which statement about plant P is correct? (1) Wind is used for the dispersal of its spores. (2) P- grows on a tree trunk so that it can avoid insects. (3) Its roots can absorb water droplets formed from condensation. (4) Fertilisation takes place after the dust-like substance are dispersed. ‘Which of the following are correct? A carrying out reforestation helps to reduce soil erosion and floods B preventing disposal of waste into water helps to reduce pollution and haze C using less fuel helps to reduce haze and global warming (1) AandB only (2) AandC only (3) Band C only (4) ABandc ‘000/02(4)2017 (Go on to the next page) 10 Jack grew some seeds of a plant on four trays inside a room. The experimental conditions and results are shown below. Presence Tray Soil of light Appearance of seeds on Day 5 A dry no oO oO ® c ary yes oO oO oO eats Based only on the results shown above, what is the correct conclusion for the. germination of the seeds? (1) light is required (2) water is required (3) light, water and air are required (4) air, water and warmth are required 11 Astudent made three statements about sexual reproduction in plants and humans: A Fertilisation occurs in a female reproductive part. B Reproductive cells are produced in the anthers. c The fertilised egg is found in the ovary. Which of the following is correct? Plants Humans ) B AC (2) A.C c (3) A,B,C A (4) A,B,C AC ooeraa(ay2017 7 12 A farmer has two different plots of land, X and Y, growing similar tomato plants as shown below. one tomato plant x “a er to the soil around He predicts that more tomatoes will be produced by adding 5 g of fer each plant. However, his wife predicts that adding 10 g of the same fertiliser will give better results, Which of the following arrangements should the farmer use to provide a correct test for both their predictions? [E] 59 of fertiliser added ZZ, 109 of fertiliser added (2) : a] Z@ 0802142017 (Go on to the next page) 8 13. Ascientist studied the effect of light on plant S. His observations are shown below. evorage number average height of leaves of plant (cm) amount of amount of light (units) light (units) Which of the following will he most likely observe when plant S is grown under different amounts of light? a) (2) low amount of light | high amount of light |_| low amount of light | high amount of light (3) (4) low amount of light | high amount of light low amount of light | high amount of light AR ooeioa¢ayi2017 14 15 9 Minah built a small pond in a garden on Day 1. Minah observed three types of animals, mosquito, butterfly and frog living in the garden. ‘The number of days needed for their eggs to hatch is shown below. Characteristic mosquito | butterfly | frog | Number of days needed for eggs to hatch ol 3 2 | On Day 15, what would Minah most likely find in the pond? (1) mosquito larvae and butterfly larvae (2) mosquito larvae and tadpoles (3) __ frog eggs and mosquito larvae (4) frog eggs and butterfly larvae The diagram shows a cylinder and a plunger. Ahmad filled the cylinder with some water as shown, j— cylinder 1 — plunger air water Why is Ahmad able to push the plunger downwards without air or water escaping? (1) air has weight (2) air occupies space (3) air has no definite shape (4) airhas no definite volume o0siaaqay2017 (Go on to the next page) 10 16 The diagram shows the change of state of water. gas x liquid Y solid What are processes X and Y? x Y (1) freezing ‘evaporation (2) condensation freezing (3) freezing condensation L® condensation melting 47 An insect is covered in a shell that supports its body and protects its organs. This shell is made of material C. shell of material C Which property of material C allows the shell to perform the functions described? (1) strength (2) flexibility (3) waterproof (4) ability to float oogie2(ay2017 18 19 " Aisha conducted an experiment by heating substance P. At the start, P was a solid at 30°C. After 15 minutes of heating, P reached a temperature of 100°C as shown. After 15 minutes ee solid P F liquid P (30°C) Tr ‘too °C) heat Based on Aisha’s experiment, which one of the following is possible? Melting point of P(°C) | Boiling point of P (°C) (1) 20 105 2) 25 100 | @) 30 95 (4) | 50 140 A ball tied to a string was released. It swung and hit the plastic bottle. The bottle fell down, ball bottle Ss floor Which of the following shows the correct conversion of energy? (1) (2) kinetic energy of ball -+ potential energy of ball ~> kinetic energy of bottle potential energy of ball — kinetic energy of ball + kinetic energy of bottle kinetic energy of ball — kinetic energy of bottle + potential energy of bottle potential energy of ball ++ potential energy of bottle — kinetic energy of bottle cooaraayay2017 (Go on to the next page) 20 21 12 Which of the following is a possible effect on the water cycle when the temperature of the environment increases? (1) Condensation of water vapour decreases resulting in more rain. (2) Condensation of water vapour increases resulting in less clouds, (3) Evaporation of water increases resulting in more rain. (4) Evaporation of water decreases resulting in less water vapour in the air. ‘Two magnets A and B were placed close together with their north poles as shown. A B When B was released, it moved along the surface of the floor. Which of the following shows the direction of the magnetic force acting on A and the direction of frictional force acting on B? Magnetic force acting on A_| Frictional force acting on B | [@ — a @) — — @) — — ®) — = oonaraa(ay20t7 13 22 Anengineer set up a system using light bulb P and alarm Q to alert him when the temperature of an oven is too high. He used a metal rod that expands easily when temperature increases. The table shows his results at different temperatures. ‘Temperature of the oven (°C) Light bulb P Alarm Q 26 off off 100 ‘on off 300 on on Which of the follon is his set-up? (1) metal contact P Q ae contact ‘metal rod wall of oven ooeraaqay2017 (Go on to the next page) 14 23 Bulbs A, B, C and D were connected in a circuit hidden in a wooden box shown below. All the light bulbs lit when the circuit was closed Melissa removed one light bulb from the circuit each time and observed what happened to the rest of the light bulbs. Her observations are recorded in the table below. Bulb removed Bulb(s) lit A B,C andD B None | c AandB | D Aand B | Which of the following correctly shows the circuit hidden in the wooden box? (1) -—'|-— (2) 1| oonaiaa¢ayzot7 15 24 Sulaiman placed two empty identical containers, K and M, both initially at room temperature, on a table, He poured 500 cm? of boiling water into container K and 250 cm* of boiling water into container M. container K container M ; The temperatures of water in K and M were recorded every minute for some time. Which one of the following is the correct graph for his results? (1) (2) temperature (°C) temperature (°C) 4 ‘ 100 100 time (minutes) (3) (4) temperature (°C) temperature (°C) * 400 100 5 > 0 > time (minutes) time (minutes) 009102(82017 (Go on to the next page) 16 25 Acompass has a small magnet that can rotate freely as shown. north pole of small magnet Four bar magnets were arranged such that they were attracted to one another. A,compass was then placed near end P and the direction of the compass needle is as shown below. compass What would be the direction of the needle when the compass was placed at Q? (1) ® (2) ® (3) ® (4) © ‘0008102(A)2017 7 A spring is compressed and released at A. It moves to B as shown. The graph shows the amount of different types of energy of the spring at A. 26 Energy (units) A Types of energy 1 elastic gravitational _ Kinetic v potential potential energy z energy energy B ground Which of the following graphs shows the amounts of different types of energy for the spring at B before it hits the ground? a) (2) Energy (units) Energy (units) Types of Types of elastic gravitational kinetic energy elastic gravitational kinetic energy potential potential energy potential potential — energy energy energy energy energy (3) (4) Energy (units) Energy (units) Types of Types of elastic gravitational kinetic energy elastic gravitational kinetic energy potential potential energy potential potential energy energy energy energy energy ooos/oziay2o17 (Go on to the next page) 18 27 Weishen has three sheets of different materials with different shapes cut in the middle. Only one sheet is made of a material that allows light to pass through. 0 <— bel 30m 3om sheet L sheet M He conducted an experiment in a dark room using the setup below. screen P. | fe Q —_ Which of the following could be seen on the screen? | Go | GC | ry | CG ooaiaa(ay2017 28 19 Wenkang sat on a ride at an amusement park. a elastic rope P Diagram 1 Diagram 2 When released, the stretched elastic ropes pulled Wenkang upwards as shown in Diagram 1. The elastic ropes stretched to a maximum length when he was at the highest point Q as shown in Diagram 2. ‘Which one of the following correctly explains why Wenkang was slowing down as he moved from P to. Q? (1) Elastic potential energy was converted to heat by friction. (2) Elastic potential energy was converted to gravitational potential energy. (3) Elastic force was increasing as he was moving upwards. (4) Elastic force was pulling him in opposite direction to his weight. o009/02iay2017 (Go on to Booklet B) For questions 29 to 40, write your answers in this booklet. The number of marks available is shown in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. (44 marks) 29 (a) __The diagram shows half a seed. Part Q protects the baby plant. baby plant . Q State another function of part Q. 0] {b) Melvin observed stages in the life of fish T and fish W as shown. OT eT — ep Fish T stored food egg young (stage 1) young (stage 2) adult sep Fish W young adult (gives birth to young) ‘o00802(8)2017 (i) Based on Melvin's observation, state a characteristic of the young of fish T that helps it to survive in stage 1 10] (ii) State a characteristic of the young of fish W which gives it an advantage to survive compared to the young of fish T at stage 1. Explain your answer. E i) Fish T lays its eggs inside a cave as shown. It is known to protect its eggs. Explain how laying eggs in a cave helps fish T to protect its eggs. t (Go onto the next page) SCORE 0902162017 30 (a) Bacteria M can cause illness when it is present in large numbers. Rahim conducted an experiment to find out how quickly bacteria M can reproduce when it is kept at different temperatures. His results are shown below. Temperature at which Amount of bacteria M (unit) bacteria Mis kept (°C) | At the start of experiment 24 hours later 30 1 120 35 A 250 40 1 130 * 45 1 60 (i) Describe how the amount of bacteria M changes with temperature. n Bacteria M can be found on raw food. The human body temperature is 37 °C. Based on the information given, suggest why bacteria M will reproduce quickly in the human intestines when raw food is eaten, tt) {b) Rahim carried out a second experiment to find out if bacteria M can be Killed at high temperatures. He heated the same amount of bacteria at different temperatures for 15 seconds. His results are shown below. Amount of bacteria M left after 15 seconds -. amount of bacteria at start of experiment Temperature (°C) 80 90 100 He cooked some raw food to 100 °C. The cooked food was left at 30 °C for several hours. Based on the results of Rahim’s two experiments, explain why the cooked food may no longer be safe to eat. (2) SCORE 00802162017 31 A farmer observed a food relationship on his farm: plantE ———> insect B The farmer learnt that another insect, L, is a predator of insect B. Insect L also likes to feed on pollen. Using this information, he grew plant E between rows of plant D, as shown. Plant D Based on the information above, explain how this farming method allows the farmer to grow plant E without pesti 2 (Go on to the next page) SCORE onei02(8)2017 32 (a) The diagram shows cells during a process H in the reproduction of an animal : Ce Je we low ae Q Part C controls all the activities of the cell. Name part C. a) (b) Process H also occurs in plant P. The diagram shows how a fruit is formed from the flower of plant P. The fruit of plant P has been cut open. —> | Process G |— | Process H |—> i flower fruit (i) Describe process G. i (ii) State the part of the flower that J developed from. [1] {c) Ina population of plant K, each plant has only red flowers or only white flowers A farmer collected seeds from plant K with red flowers to grow new plants. Explain why the new plants will have only red flowers. (1) SCORE oovern2(8y2017 33 A scientist carried out an experiment to measure the volume of blood supplied per minute to different parts of the human body during two activities: resting and running. Activities Volume of blood resting supplied per minute (cm?) WZ sunning legs (a) Describe how oxygen in the environment reaches the legs. 2] (b) Using the graph above, explain how running after a meal affects the absorption of digested food in the small intestine. ty (Go onto the next page) SCORE ooosrn2(ay2o17 34 (a) __Fourparts of a plant are shown below. Draw arrows (> in the diagram below to show how water is transported in a plant. 1] stem leaves roots flowers (b) (i) Describe the process of photosynthesis in green plants. tt) (ii) Insect R eats its way into a tree trunk. This affects the growth of the roots of the tree. Explain why. (1) (c) Plant T grows in a desert. It is able to store air in the leaves. Carl observed the cells of a leaf of plant T during the day and at night as shown. tiny opening Day (45 °C) Night (9 °C) Based on Car's observations, explain how plant T is adapted for photosynthesis in a desert, 2) SCORE ‘o00s02(8)2017 35 A metal lid was fitted tightly onto an empty glass jar. Mary placed the lid in hot water. (a) After a while, she found it easier to remove the lid. Explain why. iO) — thick glass wall boiling water —[- (b) When Mary took a cold thick-walled glass from a refrigerator and placed it in boiling water as shown above, the glass cracked. Explain why. 2] (Go on to the next page) SCORE oogra2(6y2017 10 36 = (a) _State a difference between evaporation and boiling. oO) (b) _ Fatimah fried some bananas and put two pieces each in box R and box $ as shown below. hot fried bananas bole fn the le Box S She observed that the bananas in box R became slightly wet after some time, but not those in box S, Explain why the bananas in box R became wet. . 2 SCORE oog/n2(@yi2017 11 37 Dingwei wanted to investigate how the number of batteries affects the number of paper clips attracted by a rod using the set-up below. battery switch ned t — ip He placed the rod 1 cm from some paper clips and counted the number of paper clips that were attracted to it. His results are shown below. number of paper clips number of batteries (a) Name one suitable material for the rod. tt) (b) Suggest two reasons why the number of paper clips attracted did not increase when the number of batteries was increased from three to four. 2) (Go on to the next page) SCORE cooera2(ey2017 12 38 Muthu performed an experiment on two different types of springs, P and Q, of the same length using the set-up shown in Diagram 1 spring ruler pin (taped to spring) . mass +} Diagram 1 He measured the extension of the spring after adding a mass. His results are shown in Table 1 below. Spring P Spring Q Mass (3) | extension (em) extension (cm) 100 29 su) 200 64 40 : 300 9.0 2, 400 12.1 84 Table 1 (a) Based on his results, state the relationship between the mass and extension of spring P. (1) (b) Explain the purpose of the pin in the set-up. i) oogi0a(ey2017 13 Muthu used spring P to make a dish rack as shown in Diagram 2. plate stretched spring P metal disc. Diagram 2 (c) When Muthu removed a few plates quickly from the top, the metal disc moved up continuously from A to C. Name the main forms of energy of the metal disc atB. [1] (a) Next, Muthu changed all the spring P to spring Q. He put back all the plates on the metal disc. Based on the results in Table 1, describe one difference Muthu will observe of the new dish rack with spring Q when he removes a plate from the top. Explain your answer. [2] {Go onto the next page) SCORE ‘o0na102(8)2017 14 39 John wanted to compare how fast a wooden block can move on different planks using the set- up below. He released the block, measured the distance moved by the block down the plank and the time taken. wooden block plastic plank R (a) Ashorter plank made of the same material as R was placed at the same height, h. Will the block take a shorter, longer or the same time to reach the bottom of the plank? Explain your answer in terms of energy changes. fo) (b) John’s results for plank R are shown below. distance (cm) 4 80 — oa > time (s) 0 1.0 2.0 John repeated the experiment with a wooden plank of the same length. The wooden block moved down the plank more slowly. (i) State which graph, J, K, L or M shows the correct results for the wooden plank. (1) distance (cm) graphK graph L 4 graph J 80 graph M 0 30 » time (s) Graph: (li) Besides the height, h and the length of the plank, state two other variables that John must keep constant for the comparison. tt) SCORE onoainayay2017 4 15 Poh Lee wanis to remove water from the ground using a water pump when it rains heavily. He uses the set-up shown below to turn on the water pump. metal rods rubber water pump ground metal sheet wooden block Rain water enters the container through a hole at G. (a) State a property of rubber that allows the set-up to work properly. ) {b) Describe and explain how the water pump is turned on when it rains heavily. 2] (c) Without using different apparatus, suggest one way to turn on the water pump when it rains less heavily. Explain your answer. tt] End of Paper SCORE 0008102(8)2017

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