JZ MOYO AIRBASE SECONDARY SCHOOL

General Certification of Education Ordinary Level

COMBINED SCIENCE 4003/1/2

PAPER 1/2 Multiple Choice/Structured
MIDYEAR 2023 SESSION 2 hours

FORM 3

TIME 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

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

SECTION A
Write your name and class on the answer sheet provided unless you are told to do so.

There are forty questions in this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four
possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice on
the separate answer sheet.
SECTION B
Answer all questions. Write your answers on the spaces provided on the question paper. Each
question carries 10 marks.

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This question paper consists of 17 printed pages

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Section A
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SECTION A
Answer all questions.
1 The diagram shows the cross section of a leaf.

What part is the vascular tissue?

2 What is digested in the human stomach?

A fats B proteins C starch D vitamins

3 Which statement correctly describes a grass flower?

A the anthers have short filament B the anthers have long filament
C the petals are brightly coloured D their nectaries produce nectar

4 The diagram shows a cross section of a maize seed.

Which part develops into a root system?

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5 What is the effect on digestion of blocking the bile duct?

A protein digestion stops B The pancreas stops producing enzymes

C fat digestion stops D the absorption of digested food stops

6 The diagram shows a grooved potato and a visking tube used to demonstrate movement
of water across partially permeable membranes.

Which row correctly describes what happens to the level of the sugar solution in each
set up?
grooved potato Visking tube
A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C increases decreases
D increases increases

7 In a laboratory experiment, 50 bean seeds were planted and 40 of these seeds germinated.

What was the percentage germination?

A 80% B 40% C 20% D 10%

8 What makes oxygen diffuse into the bloodstream from an alveolus in the lungs?

A The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is higher than in the atmosphere.

B The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is lower than in the blood.
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C The oxygen concentration in the atmosphere is higher than the carbon dioxide
concentration.
D The oxygen concentration in the blood is lower than in the alveolus.

9 What is the importance of transpiration to a plant?

A transportation of food B transportation of oxygen

C uptake of water D uptake of carbon dioxide

10 Which condition is not necessary for seed germination?

A light B temperature C oxygen D water

11 Smoking causes

A depression B lung cancer C hallucinations D liver cirrhosis

12 Which change occurs during digestion of food?

A glucose to glycogen B glycerol to fat

D glucose to starch D protein to amino acids

13 The diagram shows a leaf from a plant kept in the sun for 48 hours.

Which colours will be obtained if the leaf is then tested for starch with iodine solution?

Green area White area

A Blue-black Blue-black
B Blue-black Brown
C Brown Blue-black
D Brown Brown
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14 Which of the following diseases is not transmitted by water?

A cholera B bilharzia C dysentery D ebola

15 Which statement about the particles of a gas is not correct?

A They spread throughout the vessel in which they are contained.

B The are able to move randomly.
C They are arranged in regular patterns.
D There are large spaces between the particles.

16 The diagram shows three stages in the germination of a seedling.

Which part develops from the plumule?

17 Place the stages of digestion in the correct order.

A ingestion, digestion, assimilation, absorption and egestion.
B digestion, assimilation, ingestion, absorption and egestion
C egestion, assimilation, absorption, ingestion and digestion
D ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion

18 In which order does food pass through the following organs?

A mouth, stomach, oesophagus, small intestine, large intestine

B mouth, stomach, small intestine, oesophagus, large intestine
C mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
D none of the above

19 The diagram shows part of a green leaf’s cross section.

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The arrows represent the movement of

A carbon dioxide during respiration. B oxygen during photosynthesis.

C sugars during photosynthesis. D water during transpiration.

20 Four tubes are left in the sunlight for one hour. The bicarbonate indicator in each tube is
red at the start of the experiment. Bicarbonate indicator stays red if there is no change in
carbon dioxide concentration. The indicator goes yellow if carbon dioxide concentration
increases and purple if the concentration decreases.

In which tube does the colour change to purple?

21 Pepsin is the enzyme that digests proteins in the stomach.

What are the conditions in which it works?
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22 The diagram shows a group of body cells surrounded by tissue fluid.

Which conditions cause the body cells to take in water?

23 A mixed culture of living and non-living cells is placed in a red stain. Only non-living
cells take up the stain. Which structure prevents the stain entering the living cells?
A cell membrane
B cell wall
C cytoplasm
D vacuole
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24 A balanced fertiliser must contain nitrogen N, phosphorus P, and potassium K.

To grow potatoes, a balanced fertiliser that is high in potassium is needed.

The table shows percentages by mass of these elements in four different fertilisers.
Which fertiliser should be used?

25 Which two gases are both pollutants of the atmosphere?

A carbon monoxide and oxygen B carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide

C nitrogen and oxygen D nitrogen and sulphur dioxide

26 Electrical equipment should not be used in damp conditions.

What is the main hazard?

A The equipment becomes too hot. B The fuse keeps ‘blowing’.

C The insulation becomes damaged. D The risk of an electric shock.

27 Winnowing is relevant in separating what?

A Liquid from a solid B Liquid from a liquid

C Solids from solids D None of the above

28 A horseshoe can be made from a piece of metal by first heating and then hammering the
metal. Which property of the metal changes during the hammering action?

A density B mass C shape D volume

29 A cube with sides 2 cm long is made from a material of density, 8 g/cm 3.

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What is the mass of the cube?

A1g B4g C 16 g D 64 g

30 What is the function of the gall bladder?

A absorption of fat B digestion of fat C production of bile D storage of bile

31 Which process in plants is reduced by a thick waxy cuticle layer?

A Photosynthesis B Respiration C Transpiration D Reproduction

32 Which of the following is a buy-product of the process of photosynthesis?

A Carbon dioxide B Carbon monoxide C Nitrogen D Oxygen

33 Water enters plant roots from the soil because

A Water concentration in root hairs is lower than in the soil

B Water concentration in root hairs and xylem are equal

C Water concentration in root hairs is higher than in the soil

D Water concentration in root hairs and the soil are equal

34 Which secretion does not contain digestive enzymes?

A gastric juice B bile C pancreatic juice D saliva

35 The correct path followed by air from nose to alveoli is

A bronchi, alveoli, trachea, bronchioles B alveoli, bronchioles, trachea, bronchi

C trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli D bronchioles, alveoli, bronchi, trachea

36 Identify the site for gaseous exchange

A trachea B bronchioles C diaphragm D alveolus

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37 Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from

A anthers to filament B anthers to style

C anthers to petals D anthers to stigma

38 How many particles are there in 1 mole of a substance?

A 1 particle B 6 x 10 24particles

C 6.023 x 10 23particles D 6.023 x 10 particles

39 Below is the nuclide notation of atoms. Name the letters a, b and X

a
b X

a b X

A atomic symbol relative atomic mass proton number

B proton number relative atomic mass atomic symbol

C relative atomic mass atomic symbol proton number

D relative atomic mass proton number atomic symbol

40 What type of bonding is shown between the atoms below?

A ionic bonding B covalent bonding C H 2 O bonding D metallic bonding

SECTION B
Answer all questions
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1. Fig. 31.1 shows the human alimentary canal.

Fig. 1.1

(a) Name the parts labelled.

A........................................................................................................................................

B........................................................................................................................................

C........................................................................................................................................

D....................................................................................................................................[4]

(b) A person eats some bread. State two effects of saliva on the bread.

1. ......................................................................................................................................

2. ..................................................................................................................................[2]

(c) Fig. 1.2 shows some of the bread as it moves down, part of the alimentary canal.
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Fig. 1.2
(i) Name the process that causes the movement.

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(ii) State what the muscles of the intestine are doing at point X and at point Y.

X ................................................................................................................................

Y ............................................................................................................................[2]

(d) What nutrient is digested in the mouth?

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[Total 10]

2. Fig. 2.1 shows the male reproductive system.

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Fig. 32.1
(a) Name and give the function of each of the structures labelled X, B and C.

X ……................................................................................................................................................

function .............................................................................................................................................

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B…….................................................................................................................................................

function .............................................................................................................................................

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C………….........................................................................................................................................

function .............................................................................................................................................

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(b) On the diagram label penis, prostate gland, epididymis and testis [4]
[Total 10]

3.a (i) Define the term digestion.

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(ii) Explain the difference between mechanical and chemical digestion.

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[4]

(iii) Give two characteristics of molars and premolars which makes them well adapted for
grinding and chewing as applied to human nutrition.

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(iv) State the end product of the digestion of fats and the name of the enzyme involved.

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[Total 10]

4. (a) Complete the table below, showing differences between Inhaled and Exhaled air.

Inhaled air Exhaled air

16%
Carbon dioxide
Water vapour
78%
[4]
(b) State any 3 structural adaptions of the alveoli for the process of gaseous exchange in the
lungs.

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(c) Draw a diagram in the space provided below, showing the gaseous exchange between the
alveoli and capillaries.

[3]
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5. The diagram below shows a cross section through a leaf.

(a) (i) Which layer of the leaf does most photosynthesis take place? Give a reason for your
answer.

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(ii) Give three adaptations of the leaf to the process of photosynthesis.

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(iii) The vascular bundle in plants comprises of two main tissues. Name them and state the
function of each of them

1…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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2……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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[Total 10] (4)

6. A measuring cylinder contains 80 cm3 of water and has a total mass of 300g. A stone is then
lowered into the cylinder. The new reading of the volume is 110 cm3 and the total mass is 390g.

The readings are shown in Fig. 6.1.

Fig 6.1
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(a) What is the mass of the stone? ............................................................. g (1)

(b) What is the volume of the stone? .........................................................cm3 (1)

(c) Use your answers to (a) and (b) to calculate the density of the stone.

(2)
(d) (i) Define respiration.

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(ii) State two products of respiration in plants.

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(iii) What gas is limewater used to test for in exhaled air and what colour change is observed
from its presence?

Gas……………………………………………………………………………………………….....

Colour change…………………………………………………………………………………….

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[Total 10]