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2024 WASSCE SUPER MOCK INTEGRATED SCIENCE 2

INTEGRATED SCIENCE
PAPER 2
ESSAY
[80 marks]
Answer four questions only from this section.
Credit will be given for clarity of expression, orderly presentation of material.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. a) i) Distinguish between fish farming and fishing. [3 marks]
ii) List three (3) characteristics of Tilapia sp. that make it ideal for pond.
[3marks]
b) i) What is an echo? [2 marks]
ii) State any three (3) uses of echo in everyday life. [3 marks]

c) i) Explain the term sublimation [2 marks]


ii) Name two (2) substances that can sublime [2 marks]

d) i) Explain the term “tissue”. [2 marks]


ii) Select four among the following organisms/organs and form the levels of
organization with them;
I mango leaf, III paramecium V hydra
II onion IV spider [3 marks]

2. a) i) Distinguish between neutralization and esterification [2 marks]


ii) Name the components of stainless steel [2 marks]

b) i) Explain the following terms as used in classification of living things;


α) Key
β) Species [2 marks]
ii) Distinguish between ‘the family’ as a rank in classification of organisms and
‘the family’ as a social group. [2 marks]
c) i) Define dispersion of light [2 marks]
ii) Explain the formation of rainbow in the sky. [2 marks]
iii) Mention any two (2) defects of the eye [2 marks]
d) i) Differentiate between sedimentary rock and metamorphic rocks. [3 marks]
ii) List three (3) characteristics of igneous rock [3 marks]

3. a) i) Define the term ‘magnetic field’. [2 marks]


ii) Draw the magnetic lines of force around a bar magnet. [2 marks]

b) State the importance of each of the following management practices in animal


production:
i) Debeaking
ii) Dipping
iii) Dehorning [6 marks]
c) i) Explain the term joint with reference to skeleton [2 marks]
ii) Below is a list of parts of the mammalian skeleton;
I – Skull V – tibia IX - vertebrae
II – Ulna VI – fibula X – pelvic girdle
III – Clavicle VII – femur XI – mandible
IV - humerus VIII - radius

Select all those that form the axial skeleton [3 marks]

d) Indicate whether each of the following substances is an element, a compound or a


mixture:
i) water
ii) glass
iii) iron fillings
iv) milk of magnesia
v) iodine crystals [5 marks]
4. a) i) Explain the term binomial system of nomenclature. [3 marks]
ii) Write the species for the following organisms using the binomial system;
α) Mango
β) Domestic dog
γ) Maize [3 marks]

b) i) Define the term hydrocarbon [1 mark]


ii) Draw the structural formula for butane [2 marks]

c) State six (6) human activities which cause depletion of soil resources. [6 marks]

d) i) What does the expression “plastics are insulators mean”? [2 marks]


ii) A simple circuit has a supply delivering 1.5 V. if the current in the circuit is 0.5
A, calculate the resistance. [3 marks]

5. a) i) What is a lawn? [2 marks]


ii) List two ways of maintaining an established lawn. [2 marks]

b) i) Define latent heat of fusion. [2 marks]


ii) Explain the statement “the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J Kg-1 K-1.
[2 marks]
iii) State two factors that must be considered to ensure proper ventilation when building a
house. [2 marks]

c) i) Name the kingdoms to which each of the following organisms belong


α) virus γ) rhizopus
β) euglena δ) moss [4 marks]
d) i) What are metalloids [2 marks]
ii) Give two examples of metalloids [2 marks]
iii) Name two alloys and state the constituents of each of them. [2 marks]

6. a) i) List two groups of hydrocarbon [2 marks]


ii) A group of hydrocarbon has the general formula CnH2n
α) Name the first two members of the group [2 marks]
β) State the main reaction that members of this group undergo
[2 marks]
b) i) Explain the term mitosis [3 marks]
ii) There are 78 chromosomes present in a domestic dog. Determine the number of
chromosomes that;
α) are present in its Salivary gland
β) form the sperm cell
γ) form its sex chromosome [3 mark]

c) i) What are leguminous crops? [2 marks]


ii) State three (3) examples of leguminous crops. [3 marks]

d) Give an example each of the following types of motion:


i) linear
ii) rotational
iii) random [3 marks]

END OF PAPER

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