International General Certificate of Secondary Education

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE

CO-ORDINATED SCIENCES 0654/1PAPER 1 Multiple Choice

MAY/JUNE SESSION 2001 45 minutes

Additional materials:Multiple Choice answer sheetSoft clean eraserSoft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

TIME 45 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces providedunless this has already been done for you.

There are forty questions in this paper. Answer all questions. For each question, there are fourpossible answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice insoft pencil on the separate answer sheet.

Read very carefully the instructions on the answer sheet.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.

Any rough working should be done in this booklet.

A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 20.

This question paper consists of 20 printed pages.

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The diagram shows an insect.

Use the key to identify the insect shown,

has jointed legs

~1 pair of wings

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body short body thinand wide and long

A B

2 pairs of wings

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body short body thinand wide .and long

C D

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The diagrams show a plant cell before and after putting it into a concentrated sugar solution.

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before after

What causes the change in the cell?

A Sugar passes into the cell from the solution.

B

c

Sugar passes into the solution from the cell.

Water passes into the cell from the solution.

D Water passes into the solution from the cell

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3 The photograph is an X-ray of the lower arm, showing a fracture (break).

Which bone is broken?

A humerus

B radius

c scapula

tricepsD

4 An equation for photosynthesis is shown.

P + water I I ~ carbohydrate + Q

What do P and Q represent?

p Q

A carbon dioxide chlorophyll

B carbon dioxide oxygen

c oxygen carbon dioxide

D oxygen chlorophyll

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5 Atmospheric air contains approximately 78% of nitrogen, 21 % of oxygen and 0.03% of carbondioxide.

Which represents the approximate percentage of gases in expired air?

A Oxygen

Oxygen

Carbon dioxideNitrogen

Nitrogen

78% 9% 12%

B 78% 16.4% Carbon dioxide 4%

c Nitrogen 51% Oxygen 24% Carbon dioxide 24%

D Nitrogen 51% Oxygen 20.6% Carbon dioxide 27%

6 The diagram shows a double circulatory system.

capillaril~s ofthe rest of the

body/

capillariesof the lungs

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Which vessels carry oxygenated blood?

A 1 and 2

B 1 and 4

c 2 and 3

D 2 and 4

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7 When does respiration take place in animals and plants?

8 The diagram shows how a large food molecule is changed into smaller units.

process X

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What is process X?

A absorption

B chewing

c digestion

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9 What effect does light from one side have on the shoot of a plant?

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The shoot grows

A away from the light.

B more slowly on the dark side.

c

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towards the light.

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The diagram shows two kinds of fruit.10

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"feathery" structures/

that can act as

parachutes

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small, lightfruits

How are the seeds of these fruits most likely to be dispersed?

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How often is an egg usually released from the ovaries of a woman?11

once a weekA

B once every 14 days

c once every 28 days _1D once every 9 months

12 What will be the genotypes of the offspring resulting from a genetic cross bet'Neen twoindividuals, one of which is homozygous dominant, (TT), and the other, homozygous recessive,

(tt)?

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13 The diagram shows a food web.

Which organism is a decomposer?

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14 The diagram shows a molecule of vinyl chloride (used to make pvc).

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.a carbon atom

.a chlorine atom

0 a hydrogen atom

What is the formula of vinyl chloride?

CH2C~

CH3C~

C2HC~

C2H3Cl

A

B

c

D

t15 Which property of an atom determines the position of the element in the Periodic Table?

A the number of neutrons

B the number of protons

c the total number of protons plus neutrons

D the total number of protons plus neutrons plus electrons

16 Iodine is used to test for

A amino acids.

B glucose,

protein.c

D starch. ~.

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17 A solid X is tested by using the apparatus shown. The bell rings.

battery

Which type of solid is X?

A a ceramic

B a glass

a metalc

D a plastic

18 Coal, methane and hydrogen are burned as fuels.

Which descriptions are correct?

19 Chlorination is a process used to purify water.

Why is chlorination used?

A to kill bacteria in the water

B to make the water neutral

c to make the water taste better

D to remove any salt in the water

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20 The diagram shows an experiment to test the hardness of separate samples of distille!d water,tap water and boiled tap water.

teat pipette

Soap solution is added, shaking after each drop, until a lather is formed.

Which result could be correct?

number of drops of soap solution

distilled water tap water boiled tap water

A 2 5 10

B 2 10 5

c 5 10 2

D 10 5 2

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21 Red litmus paper and solid sodium carbonate are placed in solutions P and Q, as shown

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What do these experiments show about solution P and solution Q?

solution Qsolution P

A acidic acidic

B acidic alkaline

acidicc alkaline

D alkaline alkaline

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22 In the graph, line X shows how the volume of gas given off changes as a 5 g marble chipdissolves in an excess of dilute acid at 25 °G. The experiment is repeated but at a templ~rature of35°G.

Which line on the graph is obtained at 35 °C?

volume of gasmeasured at

r.t.p.

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23 The diagram shows the soil pH range over which a vegetable grows well.The pH of the soil to be used is 5.5.

5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0I I I I I I I I I IpH

vegetable grows well

Why is lime added to the soil before planting the vegetable?

A The lime acts as a catalyst.

B

c

The lime changes the soil acidity.

The lime is an indicator.

D The lime supplies nitrogen.

In which flask do the iron nails rust?24

c DA B

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25 The diagram shows the result of a flame test.

Which element is present in the compound?

A siliconIf!!)~B silver

c sodium

D sulphur

26 Which two substances can form an alloy?

A carbon and copper

carbon and sulphurB

c

D

copper and zinc

sulphur and zinc

27 Barium, in Group II, and oxygen, in Group VI, react together to form an ionic compoundIi

How many electrons does each barium atom give to each oxygen atom?

A 2

B 4

c 6

D 8

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28 A spring is stretched by hanging a piece of metal from it.

What is the name given to the force that stretches the spring?

A friction

B mass

c pressure

D weight

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29 An object has a mass of 75 9 and a volume of 15 cm3.

What is its density?

A O.2g/cm3 B 5g/cm3 60g/cm3 90g/cm3c D

30 A student places his thumb firmly on the outlet of a bicycle pump, to stop the air coming out.

direction ofmotion -

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trapped air

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What happens to the pressure and the volume of the trapped air as the pump handle is pu:;hed in?

volumepressure

A decreases decreases

B decreases remains the same

c increases decreases

D increases remains the same

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31 In a race, a car travels 60 times round a 3.6 km track. It takes 2.4 hours.

What is the average speed of the car?2 \ L k-\i\l\~o 't ~. c,.,

A 2.5km/h

l,~ -:-1,~ "B 90 km/h

c 144 km Ih

D 216km/h

32 Four weightlifters lift weights to different heights.

Which weightlifter does the most work?

A B c D

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1000 N liftedthrough 1.2 m

1200 N liftedthrough 1.0 m

1200 N liftedthrough 1.2 m

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Which boy is more likely to sink into the snow and why?

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34 On a cold night, two children sit next to a camp fire to warm their hands. Their hand~; are thesame distance from the fire. Child 1 holds his hands over the fire and child 2 holds her hands infront of the fire.

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How does the heat from the fire reach each child's hands?

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35 The diagrams show four sources of waves.

Which source generates longitudinal waves?

A B c D

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36 A student copies a diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum but makes a mistake,

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radio micro- infra-red visible X- -I ultra-violetwaves waves waves light rays I waves

long wavelength

gammarays

short wavelength

Which two names should be interchanged so that the order is correct?

A infra-red waves and radio waves

B infra-red waves and ultra-violet waves

c radio waves and visible light

D ultra-violet waves and X-rays

37 A sheet of paper is placed between a radioactive source and a detector..81.

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detector

sheet of paper

Which types of radiation can pass through the paper?

A alpha-particles and beta-particles only

8 alpha-particles and gamma-radiation only

c beta-particles and gamma-radiation only

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/'"39 A vehicle of mass 2000 kg is moving with a speed of 10m / s.

What is the kinetic energy of the vehicle?

A 100J

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B 1000J

c 100000J

D 1 000 000 J

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B electrons

c neutrons

D protons

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