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JUNE 2020
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INTEGRATED SCIENCE
ESSAY and OBJECTIVE
2 HOURS
2&1
GB ASSESSMENT TEST (GBAT)
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June 2020 INTEGRATED SCIENCE 2 &1 2 hours

All answers must be provided on clean sheet of papers (Answer booklet).

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This examination consists of two papers. Answer Paper 2 which comes first, in your answer booklet and Paper 1 on your

Objective Test answer sheet. Paper 2 will last for 1 hour 15 minutes and is in two parts; I & II. Answer all questions in

part I and any other four questions in part II.

Answer all questions in your answer booklet.

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 INTEGRATED SCIENCE 2
This paper is in two parts; I &II. Answer all questions in part I and any other four questions in part II.
PART I
1. (a) The following are food items. Study them carefully and use them to answer the questions that follow.

I II III IV
i. Identify the food items labelled I, II, III and IV above. [2 marks]
ii. Use the food items above to fill the table below. [2 marks]
Food item Nutrient
I
II
III
IV

iii. Use the food items above to give an example of a balanced diet in Ghana. [2 marks]
iv. Mention two (2) deficiency symptoms each of the nutrients mentioned in (aii) above. [4 marks]

(b) The set-up below was used by Efua to separate oil and water. Study it carefully and use it to answer the
questions that follow

I II

III

IV

i. Name the parts labelled I, II, III and IV. [4 marks]

ii. State the method of separation illustrated above [2 marks]
iii. Name the type of mixture in the diagram above [1 mark]
iv. Mention two substances that can be used in place of I [2 marks]
v. State an alternative method of separating the liquids in the set-up [1 mark]

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 (c) The diagram below shows the three-dimensional faces A, B and C of a rectangular block of wood. The mass of the
rectangular block is 20g.Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follow

. C

a c A

i. Measure and record the length a, b and c in cm [3 marks]

ii. Calculate the area of the surfaces A, B and C in meter squared [3 marks]
iii. Calculate the weight of the block. (g = 10𝑚𝑠 −2} [2 marks]
iv. Calculate the pressure exerted by the surface marked B in N/𝑚2 [2 marks]
(d) Study carefully the gardening tools shown below and use them to answer the questions that follow.

A B C D E
i. Identify each of the tools A, B, C, D and E. [2.5 marks]
ii. State one use of A, B, and C in a vegetable crop production. [1.5 marks]
iii. Give two reasons why it is wise to use a tool for the purpose for which it was designed. [2 marks]
iv. Which of the above tool (s) is not needed in a vegetable crop production? [2 marks]
v. In a vegetable crop production, which of the above tools will be needed before harvesting? [2 marks]

PART II
Answer only four (4) questions from this part

2. (a) i. What is surface tension?

ii. Explain how the principle of surface tension operates in raincoats.
iii. List two (2) devices which operate on changes in pressure [3 marks]
(b) i. Describe three (3) methods of soil conservation.
ii. State three (3) ways in which earthworms help to improve soil fertility [3 marks]
(c) i. Describe the five (5) main stages of reproduction in humans.
ii. At what point is a baby’s gender determined? [5 marks]

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 (d) i. What is pollution?
ii. State two (2) effects of each of the following on humans.
𝛼. dust;
𝛽. smoke;
𝛾. refuse [4 marks]

3. (a) i. Describe how air gets into the lungs.

ii. Give two (2) uses of respiration.
iii. Explain how food particles are prevented from entering the lungs. [4 marks]
(b) i. Explain why steel is preferred to iron for car bodies
ii. The density of a substance is 2.5gcm-3. Calculate its volume if it has a mass of 25.0g [4 marks]
(c) i. With the aid of a diagram illustrate how water exists in the three states of matter.
ii. Explain why gases are more compressible than solids. [4 marks]
(d) i. What is sub-surface irrigation?
ii. State four (4) principles that must be applied in crop rotation. [3 marks]

4. (a) i. State four (4) advantages of organic matter in the soil.

ii. Describe the observation that is likely to occur when testing for the presence of water in the soil. [4 marks]
(b) i. State four (4) benefits of using machinery.
ii. List three (3) devices that use wheel and axel to operate.
iii. Give three (3) reasons why no machine is 100% efficient. [5 marks]
(c) i. What is chlorination?
ii. Explain how water is purified by the addition of alum [3 marks]
(d) i. Write chemical formula for each of the following
α. Carbonic acid β. Calcium nitrate
ii. Explain why frying an egg is not a physical change [3 marks]

5. (a) i. List four (4) effects of rusting on metals.

ii. Identify four (4) ways of preventing rusting. [4 marks]
(b) i. What is a nursery in vegetable crop production?
ii. Outline two (2) importance of nursing seeds. [3 marks]
(c) i. Explain how the fuse works in electrical appliances.
ii. State two (2) uses of the sun’s energy in everyday life. [3 marks]

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 (d) i. What is food chain?
ii. State two (2) roles of green plants in a food chain.
iii. Explain the role of autotrophs in the ecosystem. [5 marks]

6. (a) i. Give four (4) farming practices that can aid the prevention of pests in crop production.
ii. Explain the natural means of controlling pests in crop production. [4 marks]
(b) i. Identify the mixture of separation technique(s) involved in each of the following:
𝛼. Gari processing;
𝛽. Salt making;
𝛾. Simple distillation of alcohol.
ii. Explain the scientific principle on which soap making is based. [3 marks]
(c) i. What are red blood cells?
ii. Explain how stimulating the body to produce more red blood cells can help boost the performance of an
athlete. [4 marks]
(d) Using ray diagrams, draw to show the following:
i. a ray of light;
ii. a parallel beam of light;
iii. convergent beam;
iv. divergent beam. [4 marks]

END OF ESSAY

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Answer all the questions.
Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade in pencil on your
answer sheet the space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question.

1. Which of the following materials allows electric C. boron

current to pass through easily? D. sodium
A. Copper
B. Mica 8. The feel method is used to determine soil
C. Water A. air
D. Ceramic B. colour
C. structure
2. The complete development of a human foetus in D. texture
the womb normally takes
A. 6 months 9. All the living and non-living things that surround
B. 7 months an organism constitute its
C. 9 months A. community
D. 10 months B. ecosystem
C. environment
3. The S.I unit of mass is D. habitat
A. joule
B. kilogram 10. A metal block has a mass of 0.1kg . Calculate its
C. kelvin volume if the density is 1.0kg/m3
A. 0.01m3
D. candela
B. 0.10m3
4. The part of a flower that contains pollen grains is C. 1.00m3
called D. 10.00m3
A. anther
B. stigma 11. Water that forms lather readily with soap is said to
C. ovary be
A. clean
D. sepal
B. hard
5. Leguminous crops may often be cultivated to C. soapy
A. add carbon to the soil D. soft
B. break pest cycle
C. add protein to the soil 12. Which of the following processes involves the
solid state of matter?
D. aid soil erosion
A. Boiling
6. Fruits which are dispersed by wind are likely to be B. Condensation
A. dry C. Evaporation
B. juicy D. Melting
C. hairy
13. Characteristics that cannot be passed on from the
D. sticky
parent to the offspring is
7. An example of a semi-metal is A. shape of the nose
A. calcium B. ability to roll the tongue
B. lithium C. baldness
D. moodiness
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14. Plants remove carbon dioxide from the 21. Low blood pressure is also referred
atmosphere by the process of A. hypertension
A. respiration B. B.P
B. photosynthesis C. leukaemia
C. transpiration D. hypotension
D. excretion
22. The energy for life activities mainly comes from
15. The scientific name for milk of magnesia is A. animals
A. sodium hydroxide B. food
B. magnesium hydroxide C. sun
C. potassium hydroxide D. green plants
D. magnesium chloride
23.What is the percentage of organic matter in the soil?
16. The following are alloys except A. 5%
A. steel B. 25%
B. manganese C. 45%
C. solder D. 15%
D. bronze
24. The chemical symbol for silver is
17. Metals that are usually used to make ornament A. Hg
have low B. Ag
A. conductivity C. Sn
B. ductility D. Si
C. malleability
D. reactivity 25. The capacitor is a device for storing electric
A. current
18. Which of these is not a modern energy source? B. charge
A. Solar panels C. power
B. LPG D. voltage
C. Electricity
D. Charcoal 26. Carbon dioxide in the blood is removed from the
body through the
19. Images that cannot be formed on a screen is said to A. kidneys
be B. lungs
A. real C. mouth
B. virtual D. skin
C. laterally inverted
D. erect 27. Transistors may be packaged as part of an
integrated circuit called
20. Heaping up soil around the bases of crops is termed A. chip
A. staking B. sensor
B. earthening up C. vibrator
C. mulching D. inductor
D. thinning out

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28. The organism which lives in the human blood as a C. ion
parasite is D. proton
A. louse
B. plasmodium 35. The instrument which can adequately measure a
C. round worm length of 0.001cm is
A. measuring tape
D. tape worm
B. metre rule
29. The black pod disease which attacks cocoa pods is C. micro meter screw gauge
caused by D. beam balance
A. virus
B. bacterium 36. The type of energy stored in fuels is called
C. plasmodium A. chemical energy
D. fungus B. electrical energy
C. heat energy
30. The by-product of photosynthesis is D. light energy
A. carbon dioxide
B. oxygen 37. The heavenly body that produces and emits its own
C. chlorophyll light is
A. moon
D. starch
B. satellite
31. The number of atoms in copper (I) oxide is C. meteorite
A. 2 D. the sun
B. 3
C. 4 38. The instrument used for measuring blood pressure
is called
D. 5
A. barometer
32. The colour code for a live wire in an electric plug B. photometer
is C. sphygmomanometer
A. blue D. thermometer
B. brown
C. red 39. The pigment that gives the red colour to blood is
A. haemoglobin
D. yellow
B. haemocyanin
33. The part of soil that is most important for the C. copper
growth of plants is D. iron
A. clay
B. humus 40. Which of the following organisms is an
C. sand endoparasite?
A. Flea
D. silt
B. Tick
34. The basic unit of matter is C. Tapeworm
A. atom D. Louse
B. elements

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