CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8: END-OF-UNIT TEST
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End-of-unit test
Unit 7
1 a A balanced diet should include the correct amount of energy each day.
What else should be included in a balanced diet? [1]
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Marcus wanted to know if cashew nuts contain more energy than pecan nuts.
• He measured 20 cm3 of water into a test tube.
• He measured the temperature of the water.
• He held a cashew nut in a flame until it started to burn.
• He held the burning nut under the test tube that contained the water.
• When the nut finished burning, he measured the temperature of the water again.
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b What apparatus should Marcus use to measure 20 cm3 of water? [1]
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c Marcus repeats the experiment using a pecan nut.
How can Marcus use his results to decide which kind of nut contains more energy? [1]
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2 The food that we eat affects our health.
a Explain why fats and oils should be included in a balanced diet. [1]
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b Explain why eating too many fatty foods can harm a person’s health. [2]
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3 The diagram shows a ball-and-socket joint.
The joint is between the bone at the top of the leg, and the hip bone.
a What kind of movement can happen at a ball-and-socket joint? [1]
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b Name one other place in the human body where there is a ball-and-socket joint. [1]
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c The skeleton also has hinge joints.
A pair of antagonistic muscles moves the bones at a hinge joint.
Explain why a pair of muscles is needed to move the bones. [2]
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