Academic Year 2021/2022

End of Year Exam – July 2022

Grade 6 Subject : BIOLOGY Paper : 2

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1. Answer all the questions.
2. Write your name clearly.
3. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.

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Full Marks : 70
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ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

A. BODY ORGANS

1. (a) What is an organ?

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(b) Explain what is an organ system using an example.

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(c) Name 2 organs and state their functions

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organ 2 ……………………………………………………

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B. THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM

1. (a) Why is it important to remove the waste materials produced in our cells?
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(b) What are the two waste materials removed by our kidneys?

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 (c) What does the bladder do?
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2. What is the process of this removal of waste called?

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3. How can you keep your kidneys healthy?

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4. (a) Can a person live with one kidney? Yes or No ……………………………… [1]

(b) What are 2 ways to treat a patient who has damaged both his kidneys?
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C. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

1. (a) What are the 3 parts of the circulatory system and give their functions?

Name of the part Function of the part

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 (b) (i) Name the organ in the diagram below. ……………………………………………………………… [1]

(ii) Write the names of parts 1 to 4 of this organ.

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(iii) Explain why parts 1 & 2 are coloured blue and parts 3 & 4 are coloured red.
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D. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
1. Name the parts A to E of the respiratory system below.

A. ………………………………………………………..
B. ………………………………………………………..
C. ………………………………………………………..
D. ………………………………………………………..
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2. Which gas from the air that we breathe in is necessary for our lives?
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E. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

1. What are the 3 parts of the nervous system?

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(ii) ………………………………………………..…………………….

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2. We sense the environment with our sense organs. List the sense organs and their functions.

Sense organ Function of the sense organ

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3. List 3 things that our brain helps us to do?

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(b) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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F. FOOD AND THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

1. Why do we need to eat food? Give more than 2 reasons.

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2. What are the 7 nutrients?

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ii. ……………………………………………………….
iii. ……………………………………………………….
iv. ……………………………………………………….

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3. Which two (2) of these nutrients give us a lot of energy?

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4. Give two (2) examples of food and what type of nutrient they contain.

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5. Which two (2) nutrients are needed in very tiny amounts?

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6. List the parts of the digestive system in the order that the food we eat goes through.

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G. THE ENVIRONMENT
1. How is acid rain made?

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2. Why do people cause deforestation? Explain the reasons why people cut trees.

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3. Give 3 ways we ca conserve water.

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