This document appears to be an exam for an integrated science class covering topics in biology, chemistry, and physics. It contains 6 questions with multiple parts about the digestive system, heart rate, blood, elements/compounds, solutions, and separation techniques. The exam is for Form 2 students at St Monica School Gzira and contains 100 total marks to be earned by answering questions that often require labeling diagrams, matching terms to descriptions, problem-solving, and explaining concepts.
This document appears to be an exam for an integrated science class covering topics in biology, chemistry, and physics. It contains 6 questions with multiple parts about the digestive system, heart rate, blood, elements/compounds, solutions, and separation techniques. The exam is for Form 2 students at St Monica School Gzira and contains 100 total marks to be earned by answering questions that often require labeling diagrams, matching terms to descriptions, problem-solving, and explaining concepts.
This document appears to be an exam for an integrated science class covering topics in biology, chemistry, and physics. It contains 6 questions with multiple parts about the digestive system, heart rate, blood, elements/compounds, solutions, and separation techniques. The exam is for Form 2 students at St Monica School Gzira and contains 100 total marks to be earned by answering questions that often require labeling diagrams, matching terms to descriptions, problem-solving, and explaining concepts.
This document appears to be an exam for an integrated science class covering topics in biology, chemistry, and physics. It contains 6 questions with multiple parts about the digestive system, heart rate, blood, elements/compounds, solutions, and separation techniques. The exam is for Form 2 students at St Monica School Gzira and contains 100 total marks to be earned by answering questions that often require labeling diagrams, matching terms to descriptions, problem-solving, and explaining concepts.
c) Jason is a basketball player. He trains everyday and he is deciding what to eat for lunch. Looking at the options above, suggest a plate that Jason could eat for lunch and state why you chose this particular plate. (2 marks)
d) Jason had a regular medical visit, and he was told that he had scurvy. Explain what ‘scurvy’ is and suggest what Jason can do to improve his condition. (2 marks)
Page 2 of 16 e) i. Label the parts of the digestive system shown below: (5 marks)
ii. Malabsorption syndrome is a disease that causes problems with food absorption. Using the diagram above, give the number of the organ that you think is affected by this disease. ………….. (1 mark)
f) What is the digestive juice found in organ 3 and what is its function? (2 marks)
Page 3 of 16 Question 2 Michael, John and Paul measured their heartbeats. The results they got are shown in the table below: Michael John Paul 62 beats per minute 65 beats per minute 120 beats per minute
a) Which of the boys is most like to have been running? Give a reason. (2 marks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Name three substances that are transported by blood. (3 marks)
c) Complete the sentences about the heart: (2 marks)
Blood comes from your body and goes into the ……………… . Then, it is pumped into the ……………… where it gets oxygen. The oxygenated blood then goes back to the heart to be pumped around your ……………… through the blood vessels called ………………. .
d) Michael has an appointment at the Health Centre to have his blood tested. His doctor told him that they need to check the components of his blood. List the four components that make up blood: (4 marks) 1. ............................. 2. ............................... 3. ............................ 4. ...............................
Page 4 of 16 Question 3 a) These diagrams show the arrangement of atoms in different substances.
i. Which diagrams show that the substance is an element? ……… and ………… (1 mark)
b) In the table below, write the letter you think matches the description. (3 marks)
Description Diagram Description Diagram
Pure element Mixture of two compounds Mixture of two elements Pure compound Mixture of a compound and an An element made up of element molecules
c) Give an example of diagram A …………………………. (1 mark)
d) What is the difference between an element and a compound? (2 marks)
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a) Sodium carbonate is a white solid with the formula Na2CO3.
i. How many atoms are there in a sodium carbonate molecule? ……… (½ mark) ii. List the elements that make up sodium carbonate: (1½ marks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......
b) Look at the following periodic table.
i.
i. What does this table represent? ……………………… (½ mark)
ii. Give the period number of Rubidium (Rb) ………. (½ mark) iii. What group is Carbon (C) in? ………. (½ mark) iv. What do the elements Oxygen (O) and Nitrogen (N) have in common? (½ mark) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Anne has just moved into her new house. She is deciding on which element to use to build her new garage door. She considers the periodic table and chooses two elements that she thinks might be useful to build a garage door.
Page 6 of 16 i. The elements chosen by Anne are indicated below. What elements did she choose? - Element 1 - Period 3, Group 3: ............................ (½ mark) - Element 2 - Period 5, Group 7: ............................ (½ mark)
ii. Anne performs some tests on these elements to investigate their properties. Her results are shown below. Predict which properties belong to Element 1 and which belong to Element 2. (2 marks) Property Element Breaks when hit with a hammer (brittle) Shiny Good conductor of heat Bad conductor of electricity
iii. Which of the two elements do you think should be used by Anne to build a strong garage door? Why? (2 marks)
Question 5 Jane is an analyst. She wants to analise the salt content in sea water. To do so, she must first isolate the salt from a sea water sample, which contains: sea water, a couple of large stones, sand and iron nails a) What separation technique must she use to remove the following? (1 mark) i. Iron nails: …………………………………… ii. Sand: ……………………………………
Page 7 of 16 b) After removing all the solid components, Jane is left with a sample of pure seawater. Seawater in a special type of mixture called a solution. Name the solute and the solvent found in the seawater solution. (1 mark) Solute …………………………… Solvent…………………………
c) Fill in the table by giving the missing term or definition. (4 marks)
Scientific term Definition
The process that occurs when a soluble solid is mixed with a liquid and disappears A solution that has maximum amount of solute dissolved in it at a particular temperature Filtration
The separating technique used to separate colours in ink
d) The diagrams below show techniques that Jane could use to separate water from salt.
i. Give the names of these two techniques. (1 mark)
ii. Give the name of the items labelled A-D. (2 marks)
A: ……………………………… C: ……………………………… B: ……………………………… D: ……………………………… Page 8 of 16 Question 6 Jess was playing football in the school grounds. She stumbled, scraped her knee and started bleeding. She was taken to the school nurse to treat the wound. The nurse had a medicine cabinet containing antiseptics and some disinfectants.
a) Disinfectants are used to fight off harmful microbes called ………………....... (1 mark)
b) Which chemical should the nurse use on Jess’ wound, an antiseptic or a disinfectant? Why? (2 marks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Give an example of a situation where: (2 marks)
i. an antiseptic is used…………………………….............…………………………………………………………… ii. a disinfectant is used………………………………………..........…………………………………………………
d) After two weeks, Jess body started to heal and the wound developed a brown crust. i. What is the name given to this crust? ..................... (1 mark) ii. Name two other barriers of the body against disease. (2 marks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….......……………………………………….
Page 9 of 16 Question 7 Look at the following headline from a local newspaper, published on the 10th April 2021 about the Covid-19 vaccinations in Malta.
a) The sentences below explain how vaccines work, but they are all muddled up. Write the letter number in the space below to make them in order. (5 marks) A. If the pathogen enters the body in the future, the white blood cells work much more quickly to produce the specific antibodies to destroy the pathogens. B. This is injected into a person - vaccination. D. A sample of the pathogen is weakened and killed. D. The person’s white blood cells make antibodies against the pathogens. E. A small amount of the dead or inactive pathogen is put into a sterile liquid.
b) Why doesn’t a vaccination against polio protect you against rubella? (1 mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….......……………………………………….
Page 10 of 16 c) Look at the following table:
i. Mention a prevention that one could take against food poisoning. (1 mark)
iii. Name another disease transmitted by direct human contact, not listed in this question. ................................. (1 mark)
Page 11 of 16 Question 8 On the 18th February 2021, NASA’s Mars Rover named ‘Perseverance’ successfully landed on the surface of Mars at 8.55pm GMT in the UK (12.55pm PT/3.55pm ET). The whole of the landing was streamed live via NASA's YouTube channel, and the rover was later able to send back high definition footage from the final moments of its descent. a) Complete this sentence: Mars is the ................... planet from the Sun. (1 mark)
b) The rover landed at 8:55pm, UK time. At that same time, it was morning in other parts of the world. Explain. (2 marks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….......……………………………………….
Fill in the crossword about the solar system in the next page: (7 marks)
Page 12 of 16 Across Down 3. A rocky body orbiting the Earth (4) 1. Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit 4. Any large body that orbits a start in a the Sun (5) solar system (6) 2. The galaxy containing our solar system 7. The star, planets and other bodies (5,3) around it (5,6) 5. The path taken by one body in space 8. The start at the centre of our solar around another (5) system (3) 6. A number of stars and the solar 10. A rocky inner planet, third from the systems around them grouped together Sun (5) (6) 12. A stony or metallic object that has 7. Something that orbits a planet (9) fallen to earth from outer space (9) 9. Everything that exists (8) 13. Piece of rock or dust that makes a 11. A body in space that gives out its own streak of light in the night sky (6) light (4)
Page 13 of 16 Question 9 Martha is looking out of her balcony when she hears the phone ring. She goes in to answer the phone. The following picture shows her eye in the two locations:
Diagram A Diagram B
a) Which diagram shows her eye
i. on the balcony ............... ii. inside ................... (1 mark)
b) Give a reason for your answer in (a). (2 marks)
d) Martha has a hearing aid. Explain how this helps Martha to hear better. (1 mark)
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Look at the following article taken from a local newspaper:
Two thieves rob Mosta store at gunpoint
Two men robbed a Mosta shop at gunpoint on Friday evening, getting away with cash and several mobile phone top-up cards. The police said that the hold-up of the Constitution street store happened at around 6.30pm, when a man armed with a gun walked into the shop and demanded money from a 36-year-old cashier, who is Indian and lives in Cospicua. An accomplice stood guard by the shop’s door and the two thieves fled before the police were called to the scene. Magistrate Rachel Montebello is leading an inquiry into the case. The police investigation is being led by district police and the force’s major crimes unit.
a) An eye witness later told the police that one of the men dropped a paper with some writing on it. What information can the police get from the paper? Name the separating technique used to get clues from the paper. (2marks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….......……………………………………….
b) Police later found an abandoned car in a nearby field. It was recognised as the one that the thieves used to flee from the crime scene. Mention two ways that the car can be helpful to the police. (2 marks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….......……………………………………….
Page 15 of 16 Question 11 This chart shows the Carbon Dioxide levels between 1960 and 2010.
There is thought to be a link between the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and global warming. a) What is Global warming? (1 mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….......……………………………………….
b) Mention two sources releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. (2 marks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….......……………………………………….
c) State one thing that we as humans can do to decrease the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. (1 mark) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
