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Instruction: Each question is followed by four options, A, B, C and D. Choose the correctanswer.

1 Which of the following is not a basic need of an animal?A WaterB Air

C LightD Food

2 The figure below shows a fish bowl which has a layer of oil on the surface ofthe water.What will happen after a week?A The fish will grow bigger.B The fish will compete for food.C The fish will compete for mate.D The fish will die.

3 Mei Lin covered some mushrooms with an opaque box. After several days, she removed theopaque box and noticed that the mushrooms still grew well. This shows that A mushrooms do not need light to grow.B mushrooms are unable to live in dark places.C mushrooms are able to produce their own food.D mushrooms can live without light and air.

4 Which of the plants in the above figure reproduce through spores?A P onlyB P and Q onlyC Q and R only

D Q, R, and S only

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5 The figure below shows plants that have been placed in sunlight.

What happens if the plant is not watered for a few days?A The leaves will be more green.

B The size of the leaves will increase.C The plants will wilt.D The plants will produce roots on the stems to absorb water from the air.

6 The flies and the lizard in the above figure will die because they do not get A water.B food.C air.D enough space.

7 Seeds need all of the following to germinate, except A water.

B soil.C air.D heat.

8 Which of the following helps the excretion of waste products from the body?A ExercisingB SleepingC ReadingD Talking

9 Which one of the following animals gives birth?

A LizardB BatC CockroachD Grasshopper

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10 The figure below shows a pair of human organs of excretion labeled X.

What waste is excreted from the organs labeled X?A Sweat

B UrineC Carbon dioxideD Solid waste

11 The animal shown in the picture above will grow into a A mosquito.B frog.C butterfly.D grasshopper.

12 A frog can breathe in water and on land because it has two different breathin

g organs, which

are A the lungs and moist skin.B the lungs and gills.C the lungs and air tubes.D the gills and air tubes.

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13 Which of the following animals reproduces in the same way as the animals above?A A stingrayB A penguinC A dolphinD A turtle

14 Which of the following animals can be classified in groups X and Y, based onhow theybreathe?

ABCD

X Y

Tadpole CockroachChicken CaterpillarFrog DragonflyPrawn Worm

15 Which of the following plants reproduce in the same way?

A I and II onlyB I and III onlyC I and IV onlyD III and IV only

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16 Which of the following plants reproduce in the same way?

I Tapioca II RoseIII Sugar cane IV CrotonA I and II only

B I and III onlyC II and IV onlyD I, II, III, and IV

SnakeCentipedeScorpion

17 The animals in the list above protect themselves by A camouflage.B pretending to die.C producing a smell.

D using a sting.

18 The part marked X in the above diagram is used A for finding food.B for protecting themselves.C for easy movement.D for locating predators.

19 The polar bear can survive in a cold and icy habitat because I it has very thick fur.II its fur is white.III it has a thick layer of fat under its skin.

A I and II onlyB I and III onlyC II and III onlyD I, II, and III

20 Rubber trees can reduce water loss during the drought season A by having its leaves folded.B by shedding its leaves.C by having latex produced in the stem.D by shedding bark from the stem.

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21 The pictures below show two animals.

What is the organ of excretion of these animals?A Lungs

B SkinC GillsD Trachea

22 Which of the following animals excretes its waste products through gills?A FrogB MouseC PrawnD Earthworm

23 The figure below shows the life cycle of a frog.

Which of the following is X?

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24 The following pictures show the classification of animals into two groups according to the

way they reproduce.Which of the following animals can be placed in group M and group N?

AB

D

Group M Group NTiger ZebraSnake Snail

Goose Sea lionGiraffe Platypus

25 The picture below shows a mimosa plant.This plant can respond to I water.II touch.III sunlight.A I and II onlyB I and III onlyC II and III onlyD I, II and III

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26 The picture below shows a banana plant.

What is the name of the part labelled X?A Underground stem

B Parent plantC SuckerD Shoot

27 Which part of a plant will respond to gravity?A ShootB RootsC LeavesD Stem

28Which of the following animals will curl up their bodies when they are touched

?A Goat and pangolinB Caterpillar and porcupineC Millipede and pangolinD Chameleon and millipede

29 Which of the following plants have hairs that can cause itchiness?I JackfruitII BambooIII Sugar caneIV PumpkinA II and III onlyB I, II and III only

C II, III and IV onlyD I, II, III and IV

30 The following list shows some plants which have a certain specific characteristic.

Mimosa plant Rose plant Rattan plantWhat is the specific characteristic?A PoisonousB ThornyC SmellyD Produce latex

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SECTIONB

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1 The figure below shows that three different grasshoppers are immersed in water.

(a) Predict the results of this experiment after two hours.(b) State your inference based on the observation in (a).(c) Name the following variables.i. Manipulated variable: _______________________________________________________ 

 _________ ii. Responding variable:________________________________________________________ 

 ________ (d) What is the conclusion of this experiment?

2 The figure below shows the apparatus set up by a group of students in an experiment.

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ii. Give an inference for your answer in (b)i.(c) What is the conclusion can you make from this experiment?3 The pictures below show three types of animals which have specific characteristics for protectingthemselves from enemies.

(a) Name one specific characteristic of animal P which protects it.(b) What is animal R doing?(c) What are the specific characteristics of animal Q which cause enemies to stay away from it?4 A pupil puts a yam leaf and a lime leaf together with a caterpillar in a glasscontainer as shown in the

figure below. After a day, the lime leaf is completely eaten by the caterpillarwhile the yam leaf is noteaten.

(a) What is the aim of this experiment?(b) State one inference based on the observation.(c) What is the importance of having poisonous leaves to the yam plant ?(d) Name one other plant that has the same specific characteristic as the yam plant.10

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5 The figure below shows some plants which are grouped according to their special characteristics.

(a) Name the special characteristic of each group.

i. X: __________________________________________________________________________  _ ii. Y: _________________________________________________________________________ 

 __ iii. Z: ________________________________________________________________________ 

 ___ (b) Why are these characteristics important to these plants?(c) Give an example of a plant that has each of the following characteristics.i. Thorny fruit: _______________________________________________________________ 

 ____ ii. Trunk that produces latex: _________________________________________________ 

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iii. Tree with hard bark: ______________________________________________________  _______ 11

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