THIRD TERM EXAMINATION (2022/2023 ACADEMIC

SESSION)
SCIENCE
GRADE 7
CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATION STANDARD
Doc. Ref: TRA-EXM-STDA-SCI/2023

NAME: …………………………………………………..
Paper 2 – Theory Time: 1 hr.: 30mins
Candidate answer on the Question Paper

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer all Questions.

Write your name first before you start attempting the questions.
Write in dark blue, black pen or pencil.
Do not choose more than one option for a question to avoid scoring zero for that question.

INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is 70.

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Examiner: Tr. Basit

 The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total mark for this paper is 70.
PART A

1. The diagram shows part of the rock cycle

Complete the diagram by writing in two missing types of rock. [2]

2. This question is about completing a key to identify these four arthropods.

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 (a) Look at the key.
The statements for boxes A, B and C are missing.
Use the diagrams to complete A, B and C.

[3]
(b) Spiders also belong to the arthropod group.
Give one feature which separates a spider from the other four arthropods.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]
3. The diagram shows the process of photosynthesis in a leaf of a plant.
Complete the diagram.
Choose words from the list.
Carbon dioxide glucose minerals
Nitrogen sunlight water

[2]

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 4. Sedimentary rocks are formed in layers.
Look at the diagram of layers of sedimentary rocks.

(a) Which layer has the youngest fossils?

…………………………………………….. [1]

(b) Metamorphic rocks do not normally contain fossils.

[1]
5. Mia investigates three types of soil, A, B and C.
She wants to find out how much water each soil can hold.
She adds 20 cm3 of water to the same volume of each soil.
She collects the water that comes through in a measuring cylinder.

Look at the results of Mia’s investigation.

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 (a) Match the letter of the soil to the correct name of the soil.

[2]

(b) Loam soil contains small pieces of decaying plants.

What name describes these pieces of decaying plants?
Choose from the list.
deposits humus sediment top soil
………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

6. Plants are able to use light energy to make their own food.
Name one substance that plants use to make their own food by this process.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
7. The diagram shows a cross - section of rocks in three different locations.

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 (a) Fossils are found in the layers of rocks.
Look at the picture of one of the fossils.

(i) This fossil is the oldest shown in the diagram.

Explain how you can tell.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(ii) The fossil is found in a sedimentary rock.

Circle the sedimentary rock in the list.
Basalt granite marble sandstone
[1]
(b) Complete the sentence to explain how metamorphic rocks form.
Choose words from the list.
Heat ice pressure water wind
Metamorphic rocks form when other rocks are changed by
………………………………..and ………………………………….. [2]

8. (a) (i) Name the process that plants use to make their own food.
……………………………………………………………………………………. [1]
(ii) Name one other product of this process.
…………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(b) In an investigation, identical plants are placed in three different gases.

 Each plant is given constant light.

 The plants are kept in the same conditions for one week.

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 The diagram shows the results of this investigation.

Describe the results of this investigation.

Plant kept in gas A…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
Plant kept in gas B………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
Plant kept in gas C………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

9. This question is about the structure of the Earth.

(a) Draw straight lines to match the part of the Earth’s structure with its description.

[2]

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 (b) The Earth is made up of three different types of rock.
One type is sedimentary rock.
Write the names of the other two types of rock.
……………………………………………………….and ………………………………………….. [2]
(c) Sedimentary rocks sometimes contain the remains of dead animals and plants.
What is the name of these remains found in rocks?

[1]
10. (a) Scientists classify arthropods into four main groups depending on their number of legs.
The diagrams show examples of three of these groups.
Draw straight lines to match each of the arthropods to its group.

[3]

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 (b) All arthropods have jointed legs.
Describe two other characteristics that would identify an arthropod.
1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

11. There are still many undiscovered species of animals and plants in remote parts of the world.
The diagram shows a newly discovered species which scientists have classified and named
Isothrix barbarabrownae.

(a) Name the class of vertebrates that includes Isothrix.

Circle the correct answer.
Amphibians birds fish mammals reptiles
(b) Give two reasons for your answer to (a).
Use information from the diagram.
1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

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 12. Animals can be classified into different groups.
Complete the table.
Choose from the following groups.
Amphibian arthropod bird mammal reptile

13. Water and minerals move through flowering plants.

(a) Complete the sentences about how water and minerals move through a plant.
Choose parts of a plant from the list.
Each part can be used once, more than once or not at all.
Palisade mesophyll phloem root hair xylem
Water and minerals enter plants through the …………………………………cells
The water and mineral solution is transported in the stems through…………………………….. Cells.
The solution reaches the……………………. cells in the leaves and is used for growth. [2]

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 (b) Plants need water to make sugar.
Name two other things that plants need to make sugar.
…………………………………….and …………………………………….. [2]

14. The diagram shows different types of rocks and how they form.

(a) Sedimentary rocks can be turned into rock X by heat and pressure.
What type of rock is X?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]
(b) Which layer of the Earth contains magma?
Circle the correct answer.
Atmosphere inner core mantle outer core [1]

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 (c) Sedimentary rocks often contain the remains of dead animals and plants from millions of years ago.
What word is used to describe these remains?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(d) Different types of soil have different amounts of organic matter in them.
Which type of soil contains the most organic matter?
Circle the correct answer.
Clay loam sandy silt [1]

15. Look at the diagram of a volcano.

(a) Lava from the volcano cools down to make rock.

Which type of rock is made when lava cools down?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]
(b) Rock that forms from lava does not contain fossils.
Explain why.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

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 (c) What is the name of the outer layer of the Earth?
Circle the correct answer.
Crust inner core mantle outer core [1]

(c) The sentences are about the internal structure of the Earth.

[1]

PART B

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 The total mark for this part is 20

1. (a) Suppose you could carry out some tests on each person. Describe five features you would expect to
show variation.

(b) Choose three visible human features that show continuous variation.

(I) Wild cats can look very different. How could you prove that a male and female belong to the same species?

(II) Which group has more species – vertebrates or invertebrates?

(III) The diagram shows a selection of animals.

(a) Choose two that are invertebrates.

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 (b) What is the same about the vertebrates?

(c) Choose two vertebrates that are reptiles. [4]

2. (a) These animals are both found in many countries.

(i) These animals are both vertebrates. What feature do all vertebrates have?

(ii) Identify the vertebrate group each animal belongs to.

(iii) Which animal has dry, scaly skin?

(b) Name the vertebrate group each of these animals belong to.

[4]

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3. (a) Identical seedlings were placed in pure water or water that had been mixed with soil.

Suggest a reason for the differences listed in the table.

(b) The diagram shows a cell from near the top of a leaf.

(i) What type of cell is this?

(ii) Why is it useful for these cells to be near the top of a leaf?

[4]

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 4. (a) Name the layers of the Earth, starting from the inside.

(b) Describe the properties of a typical igneous rock.

(c) Describe how to separate soil components.

(d) Complete these sentences using words from the list. You may use each word once, more than once, or
not at all.
igneous metamorphic sedimentary

Scientists classify rocks in three groups. Rocks that were formed when magma cooled and solidified
are _______ rocks. Rocks formed from fragments of rock are _______ rocks. Rocks formed by the
action of heat and pressure on existing rock are _______ rocks.
[4]

5. (a) The statements below explain how a fossil was formed. They are in the wrong order. Write the letters in the
correct order.

a. The soft parts of the body slowly break down. Only the bones are left.

b. More sand quickly buries the body.

c. An animal dies. It falls onto sand at the bottom of a lake.

d. Underground water that is rich in minerals seeps into the gaps in the bones. The minerals replace the original
minerals of the skeleton.

e. The sand above the bones is compressed, and begins to form rock.

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 (b) Copy and complete the table using the words below.

Sandstone granite marble

(c) This question is about igneous rocks.

(i) Explain how igneous rocks were formed.

(ii) Explain why igneous rocks never contain fossils.

(iii) Give the names of two igneous rocks.

[4]

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