ANSWERS

Chapter 1 Respiration

Paper 1

1 C 2 A 3 A 4 B 5 D 6 A 7 C 8 B 9 C 10 B
11 C 12 B 13 D 14 A 15 D

Paper 2

1 (a)

(b) In the alveolus

(c) There are c-shaped cartilage rings all along the trachea

2 (a) The pressure in the bottle decreases. Air enters the balloons and the balloons
inflate.

(b) The pressure in the bottle increases. Air is pushed out through the glass tube and
the balloons deflate.

(c) (i) Inhalation

(ii) Exhalation

(d) (i) Trachea

(ii) Bronchus
(iii) Lung
(iv) Thoracic cavity
(v) Diaphragm

(e) (i) Pneumonia

(ii) Bronchitis
(iii) Lung cancer (accept other correct answers)
Chapter 2 Blood Circulation and Transport

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Paper 1

1 D 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 B 7 D 8 A 9 C 10 B
11 D 12 B 13 C 14 A 15 D

Paper 2

1 (a)

(b) (i) There are two pathways through which blood flows. The first is from the
heart to the lungs and back.
(ii) The second pathway is from the heart to all parts of the body, except the
lungs and back.

(c) Each time the heart pumps, blood enters the artery. This action is felt as pulses.

2 (a) Water is lost through transpiration through the leaves of a plant.

(b) (i) The size and type of plant

(ii) The number of leaves on the plant
(iii) The time period the plants were left out in the Sun

(c) (i) The absence or presence of grease on the leaves

(ii) The final water level in the measuring jug

(d) (i) Photosynthesis

(ii) Transpiration

(e) Plants lose water through the leaves

(f) Through the xylem vessels

(g) Water is absorbed by the roots and travels through the xylem vessels to all parts
of a plant

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Chapter 3 Excretion

Paper 1

1 C 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 C 8 B 9 A 10 C
11 D 12 C 13 C 14 B 15 A

Paper 2

1 (a)

(b) The cortex filters blood to remove excretory products.

(c) (i) Water

(ii) Urea
(iii) Salts
(iv) Uric acid
(v) Nitrogenous substances

(d) Excretory products that are left inside the body become toxic and harm body cells.

2 (a) (i) Respiration

(ii) Photosynthesis

(b) They are removed when the plant sheds its leaves.

(c) (i) In the flowers

(ii) The flowers would produce a fragrance which evaporates from the flowers

(d) (i) Stomata

(ii) Lenticel

(e) (i) Tea plant

(ii) Mangrove

(f) (i) To make tea which is a popular drink

(ii) To make dyes; tanning of leather

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Chapter 4 Reproduction

Paper 1

1 B 2 D 3 A 4 D 5 C 6 D 7 B 8 A 9 D 10 A
11 C 12 A 13 D 14 C 15 B 16 B 17 B 18 C 19 B 20 A
21 C 22 A 23 D 24 D 25 D

Paper 2

1 (a) (i) Testis

(ii) Testis

(b) The urethra channels urine to the outside of the body

(c) In the male, the urethra also channels sperms to the female’s body during sexual
intercourse.

2 (a)

(b) The stamen

(c) The pistil

(d) (i) Pollen grains

(ii) Ovules

3 (a) Pollen grains are transferred from the anther to the stigma of a flower

(b) In J, pollen from the anther is transferred to the stigma of the same flower. In K,
pollen from the anther of one flower is transferred to the stigma of another flower.

(c) (i) Self-pollination

(ii) Cross-pollination

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 (d) (i) The flowers have bright and big petals
(ii) The flowers are fragrant
(iii) The pollen grains are big and sticky

(e) (i) The petals are dull-coloured and small

(ii) The flowers are not scented
(iv) A lot of pollen grains are produced and the pollen is small and light

(f) The pollen grain germinates and a pollen tube grows towards the ovary

4 (a) Fertilisation

(b) (i) Two nuclei

(ii) The generating nucleus and the tube nucleus

(c) Zygote → embryo → endosperm

(d) (i) Fruit

(ii) Seed

(e) To protect the seed

(f) (i) It becomes the shoots

(ii) It becomes the roots

Chapter 5 Growth

Paper 1

1 C 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 C 7 C 8 B 9 D 10 C
11 B 12 D 13 A 14 B 15 B

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Paper 2

1 (a) (i) Infancy

(ii) Childhood
(iii) Adolescence
(iv) Adulthood
(v) Old age

(b) (i) Infancy

(ii) Adolescence

(c) He will become obese and have health problems

2 (a) His body weight and height increases

(b) (i) His head stops growing bigger and becomes more proportionate with his body
(ii) His limbs grow longer

(c) He becomes more active

(d) He should consume more proteins and carbohydrates

(e) (i) Hair

(ii) Nails

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Chapter 6 Land and Its Resources

Paper 1

1 B 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 A 6 C 7 B 8 C 9 A 10 C
11 B 12 A 13 C 14 D 15 A 16 D 17 A 18 B 19 B 20 B
21 C 22 D 23 A 24 B 25 A

Paper 2

1 (a) Place a little of the mineral in a clean test tube. Add distilled water until the test
tube is half full. Stir with a glass rod. Observe whether the mineral has dissolved
or not.

(b) Soft mineral

(c) You can scratch it with your fingernail

(d) A diamond

2 (a) (i) Both do not dissolve in water

(ii) Both do not react with acid
(iii) Both do not decompose when heated

(b) They are used to make fibre optic cables

(c) Silicon and oxygen

3 (a) To study the reaction rates between different metals and oxygen

(b) (i) The amount of metal used

(ii) The amount of potassium (VII) manganate used

(c) (i) The type of metal used

(ii) The rate of the reaction

(d) Aluminium, iron, copper

(e) (i) Aluminium oxide

(ii) Iron oxide
(iii) Copper oxide

(f) (i) White

(ii) Reddish-brown
(iii) Black

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4 (a) Calcium carbonate
heated
(b) Calcium carbonate calcium oxide + carbon dioxide

(c) Quicklime

(d) Calcium hydroxide

(e) Calcium oxide + water → calcium hydroxide

(f) Lime water

(g) Heat is released

Chapter 7 Electricity

Paper 1

1 C 2 B 3 D 4 D 5 A 6 D 7 D 8 A 9 D 10 B
11 C 12 C 13 C 14 D 15 B 16 A 17 D 18 B 19 C 20 A
21 C 22 B 23 D 24 C 25 B

Paper 2

1 (a) (i) Switch

(ii) Fixed resistor
(iii) Fuse

(b) (i) Amperes (A)

(ii) Volts (V)
(iii) Ohms (Ω )

2 (a) To study the pattern of the magnetic field produced by a straight wire carrying
electric current

(b) The iron filings will be attracted by the induced magnetic field and will show the
pattern of the magnetic field produced by the wire

(c)

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3 (a) The polythene rod becomes negatively charged

(b) (i) The gold leaf diverges

(ii) The negative charges flows to the metal disc. The negative charges that
accumulated on the leaf and the rod repel each other.

(c) Rubbing an electrical insulator with a woollen cloth can charge the insulator

(d) (i) The gold leaf collapses

(ii) The positively charged glass rod attracted all the negative charges to it and
hence the gold leaf collapsed

(e) Different insulators rubbed with different materials produce different charges

(f) To earth the electroscope

(g) (i) To determine if an electrical insulator is charged or not

(ii) To detect the type of charge on an electrical insulator

4 (a) Both circuits are made up of two dry cells and three bulbs

(b) (i) In circuit M, there is only one pathway for electricity to flow. In circuit N,
there are three pathways.
(ii) In circuit M, resistance increases as more bulbs are added. In circuit N,
resistance decreases as more bulbs are added.

(c) (i) I = I1 = I2 = I3
(ii) I4 = I1 + I2 + I3

(d) V = I x R
= 3 x (1 + 1 + 1)
=9V

(e) 1 = 1 + 1+ 1
R R1 R2 R3
1 = 1+1+1
R 2 2 2
R = 2
3
2 = Ix2
3
I = 3A

(f) Ohm’s law states that the ratio of voltage to current in a conductor is a constant
and this constant is the resistance of the conductor.

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Chapter 8 Generation of Electricity

Paper 1

1 D 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 B 7 C 8 B 9 B 10 C
11 A 12 A 13 B 14 D 15 A

Paper 2

1 (a) Electricity would leak and she may be electrocuted

(b) Take the iron to a repairman for a new wire to be fixed

(c) (i) Switch off the mains supply immediately

(ii) Use an insulator to move the victim away from the electrical source
(iii) Call for an ambulance or a doctor

2 (a) A live wire

(b) An electric meter

(c) (i) Joules

(ii) Watts

(d) Power = voltage x current

40 = 240 x I
I = 40
240
= 1A
6

(e) (i) 1 kW hour

(ii) 40 x 7 x 31 x RM 0.20
1000
= RM 1.736

(f) (i) Fuses

(ii) The earth wire
(iii) the ELCB (Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker)

(g) (i) The fuse wire melts and breaks the circuit when too much current flows
through it
(ii) The earth wire carries excessive or leaked current down to the ground
(iii) The ELCB automatically switches off the mains circuit if too much current
flows through it

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Chapter 9 Stars and Galaxies

Paper 1

1 C 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 B 7 B 8 A 9 B 10 C
11 D 12 C 13 C 14 B 15 B

Paper 2

1 (a) (i) Sunspots

(ii) Prominences
(iii) Solar flares

(b) Sunspots

(c) (i) Aurora

(ii) Solar flares

2 (a) The intense pull of gravity between the hydrogen gases and dust make the nebula
dense

(b) The temperature and pressure increases

(c) When the nuclear reactions that take place in its core releases heat and light is
produced

(d) The force of gravity pulls more particles to it and it becomes bigger

(e) A super red giant

(f) (i) A white dwarf is a star that is dense, compact and becomes increasingly cold.
(ii) When a white dwarf continues to become colder, it eventually leaves a black
body or black dwarf.

(g) Very strong gravitational force in the core of the star converts the supernova into
either a neutron star or a black hole

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Chapter 10 Space Exploration

Paper 1

1 D 2 C 3 B 4 D 5 A 6 A 7 B 8 D 9 C 10 C
11 D 12 A 13 D 14 B 15 C

1 (a) To explore planets

(b) No

(c) (i) The distance to other planets is too far

(ii) The conditions on other planets may be very hostile to humans

(d) Voyager 2

2 (a) It is very costly

(b) (i) It contributes to scientific knowledge of the Universe

(ii) It has led to many technological developments

(c) Use space shuttles that are reusable instead of rockets that can be used only once

(d) (i) The Hubble space telescope

(ii) It obtains pictures and information about the Universe and transmits them
back to Earth for analysis.

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