CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 7: END-OF-YEAR TEST ANSWERS

Biology
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1 They have tissues and organs. [1]
They are all decomposers. [1]
2 Mitochondrion – releases energy from food [1]
Nucleus – controls the activity of the cell [1]
Cell membrane – controls what enters and leaves the cell [1]
Chloroplast – makes food using sunlight [1]
3 a Energy flow/change/transfer [1]
b Arrows between all four organisms and microorganisms/decomposers [1]
Arrowheads pointing to microorganisms/decomposers [1]
c Any two from:
Rot/decay
Dead bodies/waste material from organisms
Release nutrients (for plant growth) [2]
4 a Fertile [1]
b Hottentotta [1]
5 a It reproduces. [1]
b It cannot move (by itself)/it is not made of cells. [1]

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Chemistry
Answers
6

Acid Alkali

pH 4 feels soapy
turns universal indicator red turns litmus blue
potassium hydroxide

[1] [1]

[2]
8 Metal – found on the left of the Periodic Table
Gas – can be compressed
Alloy – a mixture of two or more metals
Non-metal – low melting point [2]
9 a Accept any of sodium hydroxide; calcium carbonate; carbon dioxide or potassium chloride [1]
b Oxygen or carbon dioxide [1]
c Calcium carbonate [1]
10 a They would use an indicator such as universal indicator solution, which would change to green
when the alkali was neutralised. [1]
b To ensure their results were reliable. [1]
c Water; sodium chloride [2]
d Arun used 20 cm3 of sodium hydroxide rather than 25 cm3, so he needed less acid to neutralise
the sodium hydroxide. [1]
e (It is stronger) because more acid was needed to neutralise the sodium hydroxide in bottle B. [1]

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Physics
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11 a Gravity [1]
From the Sun [1]
b It is moving in a vacuum/there is no air in space. [1]
12 Tectonic plates move towards each other. [1]
At their boundaries, the Earth’s crust is pushed upwards. [1]
(Both marks can be awarded from a labelled diagram.)
13 a Chemical [1]
b Terminal B/the positive terminal [1]
Electrons are negative/opposite charges attract. [1]
14 a Ammeter with scale 0 – 5 [1]
b i 1.6 A/amperes [1]
ii Brighter/increase [1]
15 Conductors: metal spoon and copper coin. [1]
Insulators: glass, marble, cardboard box and wooden chair. [1]
16 An insulator inhibits electron flow/does not allow electrons to move. [1]
A conductor allows electrons to flow/move. [1]
(Award 1 mark for a comparison such as ‘One allows electrons to move and the other does not.’)

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