Module 1- Living Things

SECTION A
Answer all questions. Every question is followed by four answer A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer. Then, blacken your answer on the answer sheet provided. The suggested time for this section is 45 minutes. If you are unable to answer a question, proceed to the next question. 1 What are the basic needs of human beings ? S T U V A B C D 2 Food Water Shelter Air S and U only T and V only S, U and V only S, T, U and V

The diagram below shows an experiment.

Which of the following may happen after one week ? A B C D The mouse will grow. The mouse will die. The mouse will compete to get food. The mouse will compete to get air.

The diagram below shows two potted plants. The plants were put in a bright place. Airtight plastic bag Wet soil

After a few days, plant A grow taller but plant B died. What conclusion can you make from the experiment ? A B C D 4 Plants need air to live. Plants need water to live Plants need sunlight to live. Plants need a suitable temperature to live.

What happens when humans inhale and exhale ? Inhale A B C D . Air is taken into the body Air is given out of the body Water is taken into the body Water is given out of the body. Exhale Air is given out of the body. Air is taken into the body. Water is given out of the body. Water is taken into the body.

We need to remove (excrete) waste materials from our bodies because the waste materials will A B C D make us weak. make us grow tired easilly. make us put on weight quickly. make us become unhealthy

What is meant by excretion ? A B C D Discharging digested materials. Discharging toxic fluid which can be found in the body. Discharging the materials that are not needed by the body. The removal of waste products in the form of feaces and urine.

A pupil quickly withdrew his hand when he accidentally touched a hot iron. What life process is shown by the pupil? A B C D excretion breathing defecation respond to stimuli

The pictures below shows four animals.

Which of the above animals reproduce by laying eggs? A B C D 9 P and Q Q and R P, Q and S Q, R and S

The diagram below shows a type of animal.

The animal protects itself from enemies by A B C D rolling up its body producing bad smells pretending to be dead having a poisonous sting

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The plant below cannot be eaten by animals because

A B C D 11

its stems have thorns its stems produce latex its leave have fine hairs its leaves have bitter taste

The diagram below shows a plant grown from suckers.

Which of the folowing plant reproduce through the same method ? I II III A B C D 12 Pineapple Mushroom Hibiscus I only I and II only II and III only I, II and III only

The picture below shows four animals, W, X, Y and Z.

Which of them reproduce by giving birth ? A B C D W and Z X, Y and Z W,X and Y W, X, Y and Z

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Which of the following animals uses gills as breathing organs ? A B

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A plant has these characteristics.

Roll up its leaves Has a layer of wax on the leaves

What is the purpose of these characteristics ? A B C D 15 To protect the plant from losing too much water. To protect the leaves from being eaten by animals. To prevent insect from laying eggs on the leaves. To prevent rainwater from collecting on the leaves.

The diagram below shows an animal.

How does this animal survive in extreme weather in its habitat ? A B C D They have thick fur. They wallow in rivers. They have humps to store food and water. They have a thick layer of fat beneath their skin.

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Which of the following is true ? ANIMALS A B C D Millipedes Porcupines Bed bugs Chameleons HOW THESE ANIMALS PROTECT THEMSELVES Curl up their bodies Have two large spots on their wings Have venomous stings Have hard scales

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Which of the followings animals have sharp claws to protect themselves from being attacked by enemies ? I II III A B C D cat Elephant Tiger I only III only I and III only I, II and III

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Which of the following are waste products of humans ? I II III IV A B C D Carbon dioxide Sweat Oxygen Urine I and II only I and III only I, II and III only I, II and IV only

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The diagram shows a plant responds to

A B C D

air touch gravity sunlight

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The diagram below shows the life cycle of an animal.

This is most probably the life cycle of a A B C D 21 Frog Chicken Butterfly Cockroach

Which of the below are the basic needs of humans? I II III IV A B C D Food Air Sunlight Shelter

I, II and III only I, II and IV only I, III and IV only I, II, III and IV

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The plant is grown from suckers is ............ A B C D banana balsam rose ginger

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When human defecate, it produced A B C D urine water sweat faeces

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The information below shows the specific characteristics of a plant. Has stem that can bent Has strong and big stem

This shows that the plant can protect from .............................. A B C D 25 enemies dry region strong wind excessive loss of water

The plants that has fine hairs to protect itself from enemies is A B C D mimosa bamboo yam plant papaya tree

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Animals need air to A B C D help them grow and stay healthy. help them breathe. protect them from danger. build up their muscles.

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The diagram below shows a simple experiment. oil

after one day

live tadpole

dead tadpole

The experiment above shows that animals need A B C D sunlight food air water.

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Based on the diagram below, the housefly and the lizard will die because they do not get.

lid housefly

lizard
A B C D 29 water supply. food supply. air supply. enough space.

water

Which of the following seeds will grow after a week? A B

C D

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A potted plant is placed in a box as shown in the diagram .

What will happen to the plant after two weeks? A B C D the plant wilts. the leaves of the plant become yellow. the plant grows towards the hole. the plant grows upwards.

Section B Answer all the questions

A. Match the picture to the name of shelter

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Hut

Bungalow

Cave

Flat

( 4 marks )

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B. Lable the breathing organ for each animal below

Life Processes

Breathing

Animals

1.

Book lungs

4.

2.

3.

( 4 marks )

C. Tick ( / ) for the true statement and ( X ) for the false statement. 1. All aquatic animals excrete through their gills 2. Human excrete urine dan sweat 3. Most land animals excrete through urine which is produced by the kidneys. 4. Different types of animals breathe through the same breathing structures. [ [ [ [ ] ] ] ]

( 4 marks )

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D. Fill in the blank with the correct word given below 1 Human needs ............................... to protect themselves from danger, the Sun and the rain. Animals need to ............................ and drink to help them grow and stay healthy. When we breathe, we inhale and .......................... air and our chest move up and down. ............................................... in the cigarette can damage the lung structures. The .................... of the plants grow towards water and gravity. Tapioca and hibiscus plants reproduce from ..................................... .................................. have hard scales to protect their bodies from being hurt. Papaya leaves produce ............................... to prevent them from being eaten. ( 8 marks )

2 3

4 5 6 7 8

stem cuttings

pangolins

Harmful substances

latex

shelter

exhale

Sharp thorns

shoots

eat

chameleons

seeds

roots

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Section C Answer all questions. 1. The figure shows three different animals P, Q and R.

a.

State the characteristics that these animals have to protect themselves from enemies. P Q R : : : _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ( 3 marks )

b.

Give one other animal that protect itself in the same way as animal P. ______________________________________________________________ ( 1 mark )

c.

The figure below shows a polar bear.

How does it survive in extreme cold weather?

_______________________________________________________________
( 1 mark )

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2. The diagram below shows a fair test carried out by a group of pupils. net cardboard

Food and water

Cage R

Cage S

a.

Based on the fair test above, state the basic needs of animals ..................................................................................................................... ( 1 marks )

b.

What is the aim of the fair test? ..................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................... ( 1 marks )

c.

In this fair test, state i. ii. what to change : .....................................................................

what to keep the same : .............................................................. ( 2 marks )

d.

Predict which mouse will die after one week. .................................................................................................................... ( 1 marks )

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3. A group of students carried out an investigation. They kept a rabbit in a cage and
provided it with adequate food and water. They recorded the the weight of the rabbit every two weeks. Table below shows the recorded results.

Week [WTC] Mass / kg [WTM]

0 0.5

2 0.7

4 1.0

6 1.3

10 1.9

a. What is the aim of the fair test? ..................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................... ( 1 marks ) b. In this fair test, state i. what to change : ..................................................................... ( 2 marks ) c. Predict the weight of the rabbit on week 8? .................................................................................................................... ( 1 marks ) d. What can you conclude from the fair test? .................................................................................................................... ( 1 marks )

ii. what to measure : ..............................................................

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4. A group of students carried out an activity to study the numbers of chest movement and the running distance. The bar chart below shows the results of the activity. The numbers of chest movement in a minute.

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 20 a) 40 60 80 100
Running distance / metre

Based on the investigation, state the following that is : 1) kept the same ? (fixed variable) ____________________________________________________________ ( 1 mark ) changed ( manipulated variable) ____________________________________________________________ ( 1 mark ) measured (responding variable)

2)

3)

b)

____________________________________________________________ ( 1 mark ) What is the purpose of the investigation? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ( 1 mark )

c)

State the relationship between the running distance and the numbers of chest movement in one minute. __________________________________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________________ ( 1 mark )

5.

Two similar seeds were planted in two pots of the same size. The diagram below shows the observation after 2 weeks.

A a)

Give one reason why plant in pot A is bigger than plant in pot B? [ 1 Mark ]

b)

What is to be kept the same ? [ 1 Mark ]

c)

State two things to measure based on the observation. 1. 2. [ 2 Marks ]

d)

Make one conclusion from the fair test.

[ 1 Mark ]

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