Pre-IGCSE (Combined sience)

31.8.22 Wednesday
Time allowed – 1 hour and 20 minutes
Total marks – 50Marks

Part-1(Biology) [Total 17 marks]

1. Plants can reproduce sexually or asexually.Plants that reproduce
sexually can be pollinated by insects or by wind.
a. State three ways in which the structure of insect-pollinated flowers
differs from the structure of wind-pollinated flowers. [3]
b. Sexual reproduction in flowering plants and mammals involves the
process of gamete formation followed by fertilisation. Complete the
following table about sexual reproduction in flowering plants and
mammals. [5]
In flowering In mammals
plants
female gametes are made in i ii
the male gametes are made in iii iv
fertilisation takes place in the v vi
embryos develop in the vii viii
embryos get food from ix x
2. Some species have an evolutionary advantage.
a. Explain how variation by natural selection provides the individual
species. [2]
b. Write down two types of influence for variation of the organisms.[2]
c. State where genes are located in a cell. How does offspring inherit
genes from each parent.[2]

3. List the factor affecting the size of population in animals and

plants.[3]

Part-2(Chemistry) (17Marks)
1. This question is about the atomic structure. (4M)

a. Name the following labelled diagram. (1.5M)

b. Calculate the number of protons and number of neutrons in the following atom. (1M)
c. Fill the followings with suitable words. (1.5M)

2. This question is about the trends in some group of periodic table. (6M)
a. In the group VII of the periodic table, which element can be found as liquid state at room
temperature. (1)
b. Why is the noble gas unreactive?
c. Give any two observations when alkali metal reacts with water. (2)
d. Why do all alkali metal have similar chemical properties. (1)
e. Give the word equation of the chemical reaction between sodium and water. (1)
f. Among fluorine and iodine, which one has higher melting point? (1)

3. Answer the followings. (3M)

a. Decide whether each of these reactions is exothermic or endothermic. (2)
a) When two chemicals mix their temperature rises: _______________
b) A solid burns brightly and releases heat, light and sound: _______________
c) When two chemicals are mixed their temperature drops: _______________
d) Plants take in light energy for photosynthesis: _____________
b. Define endothermic reaction. (1)

4. This question is about the reactivity of metals. (4M)

a. What is formed when magnesium burns in air? (1)
b. Students set up a practical and record the following observations.

(i) Which is the most reactive metal? How do you know? (2)
(ii) Which metal can not react with hydrochloric acid. (1)
 Part-3 (Physics)
(16Marks)
1. Calculate the followings. (8M)
a. A rectangular block of copper metal weighs 1896 g. The dimensions
of the block are 8.4 cm by 5.5 cm by 4.6 cm. From this data, what is the
density of copper? (2)
b. Calculate the pressure of the following situation. (2)

c. This question is about the turning effect of a force.

(i) If the beam is balanced, calculate the force F. (2)
(ii) Calculate the anticlockwise moment in this situation. (2)

2. Answer the followings. (4M)

(a) Draw the electronic circuit symbols for the following apparatus.
a. Resistor
b. Voltmeter
c. Cell or battery
(b) Is ammeter connected in series or parallel in the circuit. (1)

3. Answer the followings. (2.5M)

a. List any three renewable energy resources. (1.5)
b. Discuss any two disadvantages of electricity production in chemical power station (from
fuel like coal, oil and gas). (1)
 c. In each of the following examples, identify whether heat is being transferred through
conduction, convection or radiation. Some may have two possible answers. Choose the
answer that best fits the situation. (1.5M)

a b