2009.

S25

Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit

State Examinations Commission

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2009

SCIENCE (REVISED SYLLABUS) – ORDINARY LEVEL

THURSDAY, 11 JUNE – MORNING, 9.30 to 11.30

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write your examination number in the box provided on this page.

2. Answer all questions.

3. Answer the questions in the spaces provided in this booklet. If you require
extra space, there is a blank page provided at the back of this booklet.

For examiner use only

Centre Number Section/Question Mark

Biology
Q.1 (52)
Q.2 (39)
Q.3 (39)
Chemistry
Q.4 (52)
Q.5 (39)
Q.6 (39)
Examination Number Physics
Q.7 (52)
Q.8 (39)
Q.9 (39)
Total (Paper) (390)
Bonus for Irish
Grand Total (Paper) (390)
Coursework A (60)
Coursework B (150)
Grand Total (600)

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 Biology
Question 1 (52) For
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(a) The diagram shows a model of the
Bell-jar
human breathing system. (1) (2)
Name the part of the breathing system
represented by the balloons. Balloons
______________________________

Choose from the list on the right the correct word

to complete the sentence below.
Rib cage
The part of the breathing system represented
Diaphragm
by the bell-jar is the ____________________.

(b) Inheritable characteristics are

controlled by genes. Ability to drive

Write the letter I beside Freckled skin

two inheritable characteristics Tongue rolling
in the table.
Ability to knit

(c) The diagram shows a plant which was left stand

inside a window for a long period. Window

What caused the plant to grow towards

the window?
_____________________________

Name this growth response of plants.

_____________________________

(d) In the table write the letter L beside

Brain
the name of an organ which detects
light. Eye

Write the letter S beside the name of Heart

an organ which detects sound. Ear

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 For
(e) The diagram shows the examiner
Egg
female reproductive system. use only

In the table write the letter A Ovary (1) (2)

beside the name of the
part labelled A. Sperm A
B

Write the letter B beside Womb

the name of the gamete
produced by B.

(f) Choose one vertebrate and

one invertebrate from the list SNAIL
of animals on the right. FROG
Invertebrate __________________________ THRUSH
EARTHWORM
Vertebrate __________________________

(g) Choose the correct temperature range of

36 – 37 °C
human body temperature from the list on the right.
Body temperature _____________________ 86 – 87 °C
Give one reason for a change in body temperature.
_____________________________________

(h) The food chain below relates to a garden habitat.

Study it and answer the questions that follow.

Rosebush

Ladybird

Aphid
(greenfly) Robin

Name a producer in this food chain. _______________________

Name a consumer in this food chain. _______________________
Explain how the removal of ladybirds would affect the greenfly population
in this habitat?
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(7 × 6 + 1 × 10)
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 For
Question 2 (39) examiner
(a) A tooth is labelled T in the diagram. T use only

Write the letter T beside the type of (1) (2)

tooth labelled T.
Canine

Incisor
Write the letter F beside the word
on the right which describes Chewing
the function of this type of tooth. (6)
Biting

(b) The diagram shows the human digestive system.

Examine the diagram and answer the questions below.

In the table write the letter A

Intestine A
beside the name of the part
Stomach Liver
labelled A.
B
Oesophagus
Write the letter B beside the
name of the part labelled B.

Digestion
Write the letter F beside
Egestion
the function of the
part labelled B. (9) Excretion

(c) Proteins, fats and carbohydrates

form part of a balanced diet. Bread

Answer the following questions

about food types. (12)

(i) In the table write the Carrots

letter F beside a good source
of fat.
(ii) Write the letter C beside Cheese
a good source of carbohydrate.
(iii) Give one function of fibre
in the diet. Burger

_______________________

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(d) Photosynthesis is a process by which green plants make food (starch). For
examiner
Describe an investigation to show that starch is produced by a use only

photosynthesising plant.
(1) (2)
Use the headings below. (12)

Equipment: __________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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Procedure: __________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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Result: _____________________________________________________
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Labelled diagram

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Question 3 (39) For
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(a) The diagram shows part of the human urinary system.
Answer the following questions on the urinary system. (15) (1) (2)

Name the parts labelled A and B

in the diagram.

Name of part A _________________ A

Name of part B _________________ B

Give one function of part B.

_________________________________________________________

Name the waste product produced by part A. ____________________

Name one other waste product produced by the human body.

Waste product ________________________

(b) The diagram shows part of the human skeleton.

Answer the following questions A
on the human skeleton. (12)

Name the bones of the skeleton

labelled A and B in the diagram.
B

Name of bone A ___________________

Name of bone B ___________________

Give any two functions of the human skeleton.

1 _____________________________________________

2 _____________________________________________

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(c) The heart forms part of the circulatory system. For
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Answer the following questions on the heart and the circulatory system. (12)
A (1) (2)

The blood vessels labelled A in the

diagram carry blood away from the heart.

B
Name this type of blood vessel.

Name __________________
Left side

Choose from the list on the right, the name of the small
Ventricle
chamber of the heart labelled B in the diagram. Atrium

Name __________________

Why is the wall of the left side of the heart thicker than the wall of the

right side? ___________________________________________________

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 Chemistry
Question 4 (52) For
examiner
(a) Write the letter F beside the name of a Coal use only

fossil fuel in the table. (1) (2)

Nuclear

Oxygen
Write the letter P beside a product
formed when a fossil fuel is burned. Water

(b) The diagram shows an arrangement of

apparatus suitable for the preparation of X
carbon dioxide gas in a school laboratory.

Name suitable substances X and Y

from which carbon dioxide can be made.
X _________________________________

Y _________________________________

(c) The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.

The diagram shows the arrangement of particles

in the three states of matter.

In the table write the letter L beside the

arrangement of particles in a liquid.

Write the letter G beside the arrangement

of particles in a gas.

(d) In each case write the

symbol of the metallic Aluminium

element beside its name Copper

in the table on the right.

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(e) In the table write the letter G For
Carbon dioxide examiner
beside the name of each use only

of the two gases present in Carbon monoxide (1) (2)

unpolluted air.
Oxygen

Sulphur dioxide

(f) Plastics are widely used to make bags,

bottles, lunchboxes, crates etc.
From which raw material are most
plastics manufactured?
_________________________
Plastics can be non-biodegradable i.e. they do not decompose.
Give one reason why this affects the environment.
_________________________________________________________

(g) Complete the following sentence using the words from the list on the right.

Water is an example of a _______________ and Element

hydrogen is an ________________ found in water. Compound

(h) The diagram shows the apparatus set up by a student to investigate

the pH of three different liquids A, B and C.
A few drops of universal indicator were added to each liquid in a test tube.
Study the diagram and the results given. Then answer the questions below.

A B C

Yellow ⇒ pH = 4

Universal
Indicator
Green ⇒ pH = 7 Blue ⇒ pH = 13

(i) Which test tube, A, B or C, contained distilled water? __________

(ii) Which test tube, A, B or C, contained an acid? ________________
Give a reason for your answer.
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(7 × 6 + 1 × 10)

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 For
examiner
Question 5 (39) use only
(a) Separation techniques are very important in chemistry.
The apparatus in the diagram below was used to separate a mixture (1) (2)
of water and a dissolved dye. Study the diagram.

Complete the table correctly matching the labels A – F in the

diagram with words/phrases in the table. (18)

Bunsen B

Cold water in

Condenser C

Beaker

D
Thermometer
E

Round bottomed flask

F

What is the name given to the separation technique shown in the

diagram above? (6)

Technique ______________________

A colourless liquid was collected in container E during the separation.

Name a substance you could use to show that this liquid was water.

______________________________ (3)

What colour change is observed in this test to show that water is present?

______________________________ (3)

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 For
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(b) The apparatus on the right can be used to
decompose water by electrolysis. (1) (2)
B A
Acid is added to the water to allow an
electric current to flow through the
water.

Answer the following questions about the

electrolysis of water. (9)

Hydrogen gas is collected at A.

What test could you carry out in the laboratory to show

that this gas is hydrogen?
___________________________________________________________
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Name the gas collected at B.

Name ________________________

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Question 6 (39) For
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(a) (i) Atoms are composed of tiny particles.
(1) (2)
Choose the correct particles Protons
from the list on the right Electrons
to complete each statement below. (12) Neutrons

The particles located outside the nucleus are the ________________.

The particles that have no electric charge are the ________________.

The particles that have a positive charge are the _________________.

The particles lost, gained or shared when atoms form bonds

are the ________________.

(ii) Different types of bond can be formed when atoms combine.

What name is given to the bond that involves an attraction

between positive and negative ions? (3)

______________________________

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(b) In a school laboratory, a student investigated the solubility of a salt in water.
For
The amount of salt which dissolved in water at different temperatures examiner
use only
was measured. The data collected is presented in the table below.
(1) (2)

Temperature
20 30 40 70 90
°C
Solubility
10 20 30 60 80
g per 100 cm3 of water

(i) Use this data to draw a graph of solubility (y-axis) against

temperature (x-axis) using the grid provided below. (12)

90

80

70

60

Solubility 50
(g / 100 cm3)
40

30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature (°C)

(ii) Use the graph to estimate the solubility at 60 °C. (6)

Solubility at 60 °C ____________________________

(iii) What can you conclude about the solubility of the salt in water

from the graph? _______________________________ (6)

____________________________________________

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 Physics
For
Question 7 (52) examiner
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(a) Friction can be useful when driving a car.
(1) (2)
Name one way in which friction is useful
when driving a car.
_________________________________

Name one possible way to reduce friction.

_________________________________

(b) The diagram shows a three-pin plug with the back removed.

Name the green and yellow wire X Y

labelled X in the diagram.
Name ______________________

Name the device labelled Y.

Name ______________________

(c) A cyclist moves 20 metres along a track in 4 seconds.

In the table write the 5 m/s

letter S beside the
speed of the cyclist. 80 m/s

10 m

Write the letter D 40 m

beside the distance the
cyclist will travel in 2 seconds.

(d) Choose the correct material from the list Copper

on the right to insert in the circuit Wood
between X and Y so that
the buzzer would sound if the Switch
switch were closed. _______________ • •

Name the component labelled A in

330 Ω
the circuit. ______________________ • •
X Y

A
Buzzer

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 For
(e) The diagram shows a bar magnet. examiner
use only

Draw the pattern of the magnetic (1) (2)

N S
field you would notice if iron
filings or plotting compasses
were placed around the bar magnet.

Coal
(f) In the table write the letter N beside
Oil
two forms of non-renewable energy.
Solar

Tidal

(g) The diagram shows two metal cans equal in size and filled with the
same amount of water at 100 °C. Can A is wrapped in cotton wool
and can B has no wrapping.

After 15 minutes, which can, A or B, A B

would you expect to have the
higher temperature? ____________ Cotton wool

Give a reason for your answer.

_________________________________________________________

(h) The mass of a metal block is 14.7 g. It has a volume of 7 cm3.

Name the instrument you would use in the

laboratory to find the mass of the block.

Instrument _______________________

Write the letter D beside the value of 2.1

of the density of the block. 102.9

Write the letter U beside the cm3

unit used to measure the density.
g/cm3

(7 × 6 + 1 × 10)

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 For
examiner
Question 8 (39) use only

(a) A student investigated the relationship between the extension of a spring (1) (2)
and the force applied to it.
The equipment shown in the diagram was used.
The data collected is shown in the table.
The student then drew the graph shown below.
Answer the questions that follow about this investigation. (18)

Force (N) 0 2 4 6 8

Extension (cm) 0 4 8 12 16

16

12 •
Extension
(cm)
8 •

4 •

0
0 2 4 6 8
Force (N)

Name an instrument used to measure the force in this investigation.

____________________________________________________________

Describe how the student could have measured the extension of the spring.
____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

What conclusion would you draw from this investigation?

___________________________________________________________

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 For
(b) A student set up the apparatus drawn below to investigate how sound travels examiner
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through air.

An electric bell was placed inside a bell-jar as shown in the diagram. (1) (2)

The bell rang and it could be

heard clearly.

The vacuum pump was then switched on.

The bell could be seen ringing but it Electric

bell
made less noise as time passed.

After 5 minutes the bell could no longer To vacuum pump

be heard but it could still be seen ringing.

(i) What conclusion could be drawn from these observations? (6)

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

(ii) Even though the bell could still be seen ringing it could not be heard.

What difference between light and sound does this show? (6)

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

(c) The soldier in the diagram has safety goggles on his hat.

Give one reason why safety goggles should be

used in the laboratory. (3)
________________________________

The sign on the right is found displayed at

shooting ranges and in many factories.

What instruction does this sign give? (3)

_____________________________________________________________

Why is it important to obey the instruction given by this sign? (3)

_____________________________________________________________

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 For
examiner
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(a) A student set up the equipment shown to A B (1) (2)

measure the volume of an irregular 100 cm3
shaped object e.g. a stone. 90 cm3
80 cm3
Answer the questions below 70 cm3
about this experiment. (9) 60 cm3
50 cm3
40 cm3
Name the piece of glassware A 30 cm3
drawn in the diagram. 20 cm3
10 cm3
__________________________

Study the diagram. When the stone was carefully dropped into A
arrangement B resulted.
Calculate the volume of the stone from the information shown.

Volume of stone _________ cm3

(b) Answer the following questions about pressure. (9)

(i) Complete the equation in the box below using the words on the right.

Pressure = Area
Force

(ii) If a metal block applies a force of 20 N

on an area of 5 cm2, find the pressure
being applied by the block.

Pressure = _________ N / cm2

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(c) An electric kettle has a power rating of 2 kW. For
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The kettle is used for a total of 2 hours each day. (1) (2)
How many units of electricity (kWh) are used
each day? ____________________

If electricity costs 12 cent per unit how much does this cost? (9)
____________________ cent

(d) Describe, with the help of a labelled diagram, how you could carry out an
experiment to show that metals expand when heated.
Use the headings below. (12)
Equipment: _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Procedure: ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
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Result: _________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
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Labelled diagram

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Indicate clearly the number and part of the question(s) you are answering. (1) (2)
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