SECTION B

Answer question one and two other questions

1. The diagram below is a plant cell, study it carefully and answer the questions that follow.

VI
II

III

a. Name the parts labeled I –VI

b. State any two functions of I
c. What is the main function of VI?
d. State any two differences between plant cell and animal cell
e. State three similarities between plant cell and animal cell

2. An atom has atomic number 15 and mass number of 22.

i. Calculate the number of protons
ii. The number of neutron
iii. Draw the atomic structure of the atom
iv. What is its electronic configuration?
v. What is the name of the atom?

3. a . Tabulate five differences between solids and liquids

b . Draw diagrams showing the arrangement of particles between solid, liquid and gas
c. State any three similarities between solids and liquids.

4. a. Define the following terms

i. Evaporation
ii. Condensation
b. Outline any three importance of the water cycle
c. State any five feeding habits of the housefly
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1. The element with the chemical symbol S is …….. 11. Which of the following does not occur in all
a. Silicon living things?
b. Sodium a. Transpiration
c. Silver b. Reproduction
d. Sulphur c. Growth
2. The subatomic particle with no charge is called… d. Respiration
a. Electron 12. Pick the odd one out.
b. Neutron a. Rain water
c. Ion b. River
d. Proton c. Well
3. The chemical symbol for calcium is . d. Lake
a. Ca 13. Water that is formed under the surface of the earth
b. C is known as……
c. K a. Underground water
d. Cd b. Surface water
4. The nucleus of an atom consists of……… c. Acquifer
a. Neutrons and shells d. Sea
b. Protons and electrons 14. The ……….cycle makes water available on earth
c. Neutrons and protons always.
d. Electrons and shells a. Nitrogen
5. An example of alkali metal is.. b. Water
a. Lithium c. Phosphorus
b. Aluminium d. Krebs
c. Oxygen 15. ……………is the process whereby liquid changes
d. Carbon to gas.
6. An atom of an element has 4 protons and 5 a. Evaporation
neutrons in its nucleus. How many electrons has b. Condensation
the atom? c. Transpiration
a. 1 d. Precipitation
b. 2 16. The process whereby water vapour in the
c. 3 atmosphere cools and turn to liquid is called……..
d. 4 a. Condensation
7. All the following are alkaline metals except. b. Evaporation
a. Calcium c. Transpiration
b. Beryllium d. Precipitation
c. Sodium 17. Plant loose water in a process called…….
d. Magnesium a. Evaporation
8. Which of the following is a single celled b. Condensation
organism? c. Transpiration
a. Cat d. Precipitation
b. Goat 18. All the following are forms of precipitation except
c. Amoeba a. Rain
d. Human b. Sleet
9. All the following are common features of an c. Dung
animal cell except………. d. Snow
a. Nucleus 19. The life cycle of housefly begins with a/an
b. Cytoplasm a. Pupa
c. Cell wall b. Egg
d. Cell membrane c. Larva
10. The green pigment in chloroplast of plant cells is d. Adult
called…….. 20. Which of the following is not a feed for housefly?
a. Palisade a. Food waste
b. Mesopyll b. Blood
c. Chlorophyll c. Manure
d. Charcoal 31. Which of the following cell organelles give shape
21. Which temperature range is ideal for a larva? to the plant?
a. 17OC-32OC a. Cellulose cell wall
b. 10OC-17OC b. Chloroplast
c. 10OC-12OC c. Vacuole
d. 0OC-5OC d. Nucleus
22. How long does it take for the egg of a housefly to 32. ………………..contain the DNA of organisms.
hatch? a. Vacuole
a. 1 hour b. Cell membrane
b. 12 hours c. Nucleus
c. 48 hours d. Cell wall
d. 96 hours 33. Which of the following subatomic particles is
23. The length of a housefly’s egg is about…. positively charged?
a. 0.5mm a. Electrons
b. 1.3mm b. Neutrons
c. 1.2mm c. Protons
d. 1mm d. Nucleus
24. The house fly can lay about……….eggs a day. 34. The maximum electron which the first shell can
a. 500 contain is……….
b. 1000 a. 1 b. 10 c. 3 d. 2
c. 10000 35. All the following are physical properties of metals
d. 600 except……………
25. The larva of housefly can also be called…….. a. Brittle
a. Pupa b. Lustrous
b. Adult c. Insulation
c. Parasite d. Ductile
d. Maggot 36. All the following are examples of metals except
26. The larva develops into pupa stage within……… a. Oxygen
days b. Aluminium
a. 10-11 c. Copper
b. 4-13 d. Silver
c. 8-20 37. All the following elements are found in group 1
d. 20-30 on the periodic table except……
27. The pupa is about………long. a. Hydrogen
a. 10mm b. Calcium
b. 2mm c. Lithium
c. 1mm d. Sodium
d. 8mm 38. All the following can be found in both plant and
28. The pupa develops into adult stage animals cells except………
within………..days. a. Cell membrane
a. 2-6 b. Mitochondrion
b. 6-7 c. Cytoplasm
c. 7-8 d. Chloroplast
d. 8-9 39. Which of the following organelles protects the
29. Which of the following stages of housefly plant?
changes colour? a. Cell wall
a. Egg b. Mitochondrion
b. Pupa c. Cytoplasm
c. Larva d. Chloroplast
d. Adult 40. What are the two main lakes in Ghana?
30. The animal cell stores starch in the form of … a. Lake Volta and lake Oti
a. Carbohydrates b. Lake Volta and lake Bosomtwe
b. Lipid c. Lake Tano and lake Oti
c. Glycogen d. Lake Tano and lake Bosomtwe
d. Fat