Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
CO-ORDINATED SCIENCES 0654/13
Paper 1 Multiple Choice October/November 2015
45 minutes
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1 Which chemical is found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell?
A glucose
B glycogen
C protein
D starch
2 What must be present for diffusion to occur?
random
concentration
movement of solvent
gradient
molecules
A
B
C
D
3 Which graph shows the effect of pH on the time taken for the breakdown of urea by enzymes?
A B
time for time for
breakdown breakdown
of urea of urea
0 0
0 pH 0 pH
C D
time for time for
breakdown breakdown
of urea of urea
0 0
0 pH 0 pH
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4 The diagram shows a section through a leaf.
Where are carbohydrates made?
A C
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5 The diagram shows the heart, liver and kidneys with connecting blood vessels.
P Q
What are the labelled blood vessels?
hepatic
aorta vena cava renal vein
artery
A Q P S R
B Q R S P
C S P Q R
D S R Q P
6 The diagram shows sections through a plant root and a leaf.
3
1
2 4
root leaf
Which tissues are phloem?
A 1 and 3 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4
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7 Which part of the alimentary canal is in the form of a coiled tube?
A oesophagus
B pancreas
C rectum
D small intestine
8 What is the definition of homeostasis?
A controlling body temperature
B controlling responses to stimuli
C maintaining a constant external environment
D maintaining a constant internal environment
9 What happens when the body temperature falls below normal?
A Arterioles (small arteries) supplying the skin constrict (become narrower).
B Arterioles (small arteries) supplying the skin dilate (become wider).
C Capillaries move towards the skin surface.
D Capillaries move away from the skin surface.
10 The diagram shows the male reproductive system.
Which structure produces the hormones that control adolescence?
C
B
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11 Which statement about flowers is correct?
A The anther and stigma are parts of the carpel.
B The anther and stigma are parts of the stamen.
C The ovary and stigma are parts of the carpel.
D The ovary and stigma are parts of the stamen.
12 The diagram shows a food chain.
beech tree → insect → shrew → owl
Which statement is correct?
A The beech tree is a consumer.
B The insect is a producer.
C The owl is a carnivore.
D The shrew is a herbivore.
13 The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle.
Which arrow shows respiration by plants?
carbon compounds
A in the air
carbon compounds carbon compounds
in plants C in rocks, sea and soil
D
carbon compounds
in animals
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14 Hexane and octane are liquid hydrocarbons that mix together.
Which method is used to separate a mixture of these two liquids?
A B C D
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heat
heat
15 The diagram shows a helium atom.
e
p n
n p
e
Which particles in the helium atom have approximately the same mass?
A electron and proton only
B electron and neutron only
C proton and neutron only
D electron, proton and neutron
16 Which diagram represents a single element?
A B C D
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17 The diagram shows an organic molecule.
key
carbon atom
hydrogen atom
bromine atom
chlorine atom
What is the formula of the molecule?
A C2H3BrCl 2 B C2H3Br2Cl C C3H2BrCl 2 D C3H2Br2Cl
18 The diagram shows the electrolysis of a dilute solution of copper(II) chloride using inert
electrodes.
+ –
dilute copper(II)
chloride solution
Which row shows the products formed at each electrode and describes the bonding in copper(II)
chloride?
type of
anode cathode
bonding
A chlorine copper ionic
B chlorine hydrogen covalent
C oxygen copper ionic
D oxygen hydrogen covalent
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19 Lime is manufactured by heating limestone.
Lime is used to control the acidity of soil.
Which types of chemical change occur in these two reactions?
heating limestone controlling acidity
A endothermic oxidation
B endothermic neutralisation
C exothermic oxidation
D exothermic neutralisation
20 Nitrogen from the air is used to manufacture ammonia.
nitrogen + hydrogen → ammonia
Why is a catalyst used in this reaction?
A Nitrogen from the air is not pure.
B Nitrogen is a gas at room temperature.
C Nitrogen is a non-metallic element.
D Nitrogen is not very reactive.
21 When petrol burns in a car engine carbon monoxide, CO, and nitrogen monoxide, NO, are
produced.
The gases produced are passed through a catalytic converter.
In the catalytic converter, the carbon monoxide reacts with nitrogen monoxide.
The equation for the reaction is
carbon monoxide + nitrogen monoxide → nitrogen gas + carbon dioxide
Which statement is not correct?
A Carbon monoxide is oxidised in the catalytic converter.
B Carbon monoxide is produced by the complete combustion of petrol.
C Nitrogen from the air is oxidised in the car engine.
D Nitrogen monoxide is reduced in the catalytic converter.
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22 An unknown aqueous solution is mixed with nitric acid and silver nitrate solution.
A white precipitate is formed.
Which ion is present in the unknown aqueous solution?
A carbonate
B chloride
C nitrate
D sulfate
23 An element is a solid at room temperature and does not conduct electricity.
What is the proton number of this element?
A 11 B 19 C 35 D 53
24 Which process does not produce carbon dioxide?
A acid reacting with a metal
B acid reacting with sodium carbonate
C complete combustion of methane
D respiration
25 Which anion is present in limestone?
A carbonate CO32–
B nitrate NO3–
C oxide O2–
D sulfate SO42–
26 Which method is used to separate petroleum?
A chromatography
B distillation
C filtration
D fractional distillation
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27 Ethanol is formed when steam reacts with compound Y.
What is the name and what is the structure of compound Y?
name structure
H H
A ethane C C
H H
H H
B ethane H C C H
H H
H H
C ethene C C
H H
H H
D ethene H C C H
H H
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28 The following are distance / time graphs.
Which graph shows an object moving at constant speed?
A B
distance / m distance / m
0 0
0 time / s 0 time / s
C D
distance / m distance / m
0 0
0 time / s 0 time / s
29 Which statement about weight is correct?
A Weight and mass are both measured in the same unit.
B Weight is the amount of matter in a body and is measured in kilograms.
C Weight is a force and is measured in kilograms.
D Weight is a force and is measured in newtons.
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30 A student pours liquid into a measuring cylinder.
100
90
measuring
cylinder
80
70
60
50
liquid
40 digital
30 balance
20
10
The student records the volume of the liquid from the scale on the measuring cylinder. He then
puts the measuring cylinder containing the liquid on a balance and records the mass.
What else needs to be measured before the density of the liquid can be calculated?
A the depth of the liquid in the measuring cylinder
B the mass of the empty measuring cylinder
C the temperature of the liquid in the measuring cylinder
D the volume of the empty measuring cylinder
31 An electric motor is used to lift a container off a ship.
The output power of the motor is changed by changing the time taken to lift the container and by
changing the work done in lifting the container.
Which row shows changes that both increase the output power?
time taken work done
A decrease decrease
B decrease increase
C increase decrease
D increase increase
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32 On a warm day, a swimmer climbs out of a swimming pool into the open air and water evaporates
from his skin.
As the water evaporates, which molecules escape into the air first and what happens to the
average speed of the remaining water molecules?
first molecules average speed of the
to escape remaining molecules
A least energetic decreases
B least energetic increases
C most energetic decreases
D most energetic increases
33 A sample of a solid is heated for 12 minutes and its temperature noted every minute.
The results are shown in the table.
time / min 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
temperature / °C 11.5 16.1 22.1 31.0 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.3 45.0 65.2 66.2 66.3 66.3
How should the sample be described at the end of the 12 minutes?
A all solid
B in the process of melting
C all liquid
D in the process of boiling
34 Food is kept in a loosely-packed cool-box which uses two ice packs to keep it cool.
Where should the ice packs be placed to keep all the food as cool as possible?
A both at the bottom of the box
B both at the top of the box
C one at the front and one at the back of the box
D one on the left and one on the right of the box
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35 The diagram shows a wave.
8 cm
3 cm
6 cm
4 cm
What are the amplitude and the wavelength of this wave?
amplitude / cm wavelength / cm
A 3 4
B 3 8
C 6 4
D 6 8
36 An underwater lamp is used to light a swimming pool.
Rays of light from the lamp hit the water surface at different angles, as shown in the diagram.
Which ray hits the surface at the critical angle?
air
A B C D
water
lamp
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37 In a test, a car horn is found to be too loud and the pitch of the note is too high.
What information does this give about the amplitude and the frequency of the sound wave
produced?
amplitude frequency
A too large too large
B too large too small
C too small too large
D too small too small
38 A certain electrical appliance is powered from a mains supply.
The appliance normally uses a current of 3 A, but the current briefly rises to 4 A at the instant the
appliance is switched on. The cable to the appliance is designed for currents up to 6 A.
A fuse is used to protect the circuit.
What should be the rating of the fuse?
A 1A B 3A C 5A D 13 A
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39 A lamp is connected in four circuits in turn.
The batteries are identical and the resistors are identical.
In which circuit is the lamp brightest?
A B
C D
40 The table compares an atom of carbon-13 and an atom of nitrogen-14.
carbon-13 nitrogen-14
nucleon number A 6 7
proton number Z 13 14
A neutral atom of carbon-13 and a neutral atom of nitrogen-14 have the same number of
A electrons.
B ions.
C neutrons.
D protons.
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DATA SHEET
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Group
I II III IV V VI VII 0
1 4
H He
Hydrogen Helium
1 2
7 9 11 12 14 16 19 20
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Li Be B C N O F Ne
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
20
85 88 89 91 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Rubidium Strontium Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver Cadmium Indium Tin Antimony Tellurium Iodine Xenon
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37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 209 210 222
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Caesium Barium Lanthanum Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
55 56 57 * 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
223 226 227
Fr Ra Ac
Francium Radium Actinium
87 88 89
140 141 144 147 150 152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175
*58-71 Lanthanoid series
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
90-103 Actinoid series Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
a a = relative atomic mass 232 231 238 237 244 243 247 247 251 252 257 258 259 260
Key X X = atomic symbol Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium
b b = proton (atomic) number 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).
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