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REVISION FOR THE 1St SEMESTER MID-TERM TEST
Name: ………………………………………………………….. Class: …………………. Mark: ……………

Question 1: For each question, circle the letter representing the correct answer. You get 1 mark for each
correct one.

1. . Some lizards detach their tails when threatened by a predator.

Which characteristic is shown?

A. Excretion

B. Growth

C. Reproduction

D. Sensitivity

2. The diagram shows a bird that lives near rivers

Use the key to identify the bird shown in the diagram.

1. toes joined by a flap of skin …………………………….. go to 2

toes separate …………………………………………….. heron
2. beak as long or longer than head ……………………… go to 3
beak not as long as the head …………………………… little grebe
3. top of head black ………………………………………… avocet
top of head white ………………………………………… mute swan

This bird is ………..

A. Heron

B. Little grebe

C. Avocet

D. Mute swan

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3. The diagram shows a leaf.

Use the key to identify the plant to which the leaf belongs.

4. Ana is creating models to show particles of solid bromine, liquid bromine, and gaseous bromine.

How should her three models differ?

A. The size of the particles should vary depending on the state.

B. The mass of the particles should vary depending on the state.

C. The motion of the particles should vary depending on the state.

D. The color of the particles should vary depending on the state.

5. It rained yesterday, but today there are no puddles left on the ground.

What process caused this to happen?

A. Freezing.

B. Melting.

C. Evaporation.

D. Condensation.

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Question 2: This question is about the human respiratory system.

Draw a straight line to match each description to its correct diagram.

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Question 3: Jada and Brian are using a Venn diagram to organize the information they learned about
solids, liquids, and gases.

Look at the diagram.

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(a) (i) State one property of states representing the overlap at position 5.
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(ii) Explain your answer in (i) by using the particle theory.
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(b) (i) State one property of states representing the overlap at position 4.
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(ii) Explain your answer in (i) by using the particle theory.
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(c) (i) State one property where all of the states overlap at position 7.
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(ii) Explain your answer in (i) by using the particle theory.
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Question 3: Plant cells contain many parts.

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(a) One part of this cell has not been named.

Add this name to the diagram.
[1]
(b) Chloroplasts are not found in all plant cells.
(i) Name a plant cell that has chloroplasts.
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(ii) Name a plant cell that does not have chloroplasts.
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(c) Two parts labelled on the diagram are not found in any animal cells.
Which two parts?
1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..
2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….....[2]
(d) Three parts labelled on the diagram are found in both animal and plant cells.
Which three parts?
1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..
2 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………........
3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….....[3]
(e) State the fuction of cell membrane.
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(f) Explain why a microscope must be used to see a plant cell like this.
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Question 4: This question is about states of matter.

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(a) Complete the sentence using the correct states of matter.

When a substance condenses, it changes from a .....................................
to a ..................................... .
When a substance freezes, it changes from a .....................................
to a ..................................... .
[2]
(b) In the box below, draw how the particles would appear in a liquid.
Draw at least six more particles.
The first particle has been drawn for you.

[2]

(c) The table shows the melting points and boiling points of three common substances.

melting point boiling point

substances
in °C in °C
nitrogen -210 -196

water 0 100

iron 1538 2861

Choose a substance from the table which is:

a gas at 10 °C ......................................
a solid at 100 °C ......................................
a liquid over the smallest range of temperatures ......................................

[3]

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Question 5:

The table shows some information about solids, liquids and gases.
Complete the table.

distance attractive force

movement of
state between the between the shape
particles
particles particles

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solid close together fixed shape
……………………. …………………….

move slowly in all …………………….

liquid close together shape of container
directions …………………….

……………………. …………………….
move quickly in all
gas very weak
……………………. directions …………………….

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Question 6: Look at the diagrams of different cells.

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(a) Four of the cells are animal cells.

Write down the letters of the four animal cells.
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(b) Write down two reasons why these cells are animal cells and not plant cells.
1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..
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2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
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(c) (i) Describe the fuction of cell E.
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(ii) Describe the special structure of cell E that helps it to carry out the fuction.
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(d) (i) Describe the fuction of cell A.
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(ii) Describe the special structure of cell E that helps it to carry out the fuction.
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