GRADE 5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
END OF 1ST TERM TEST 2025
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1(a) The breaking down of food into nutrients needed by the body is called………………………………
(b) The breaking down of food by teeth in the mouth is called………………………………………….digestion
(c) The removal of waste materials through the anus is called……………………………………………………….
(d) The digestion of food begins in the…………………………………………………………………………………………..
(e) Chemicals that help to digest food are called……………………………………………………………………………
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2(a) Name parts of the human digestive system being shown below
A………………………….. B……………………………………… C……………………………………..
D………………………………………………………………. E……………………………………………………………………
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3(a) what is water pollution?..................................................................................................................
(b) one cause of water pollution is………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(c) One effect of water pollution is………………………………………………………………………………………………
(d) Two ways of preventing water pollution are……………………………………………………………………………
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4(a) obesity is an eating disorder caused by………………………………………………………….
(b) Two effects of obesity are…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(c) ………………………………………………….is an eating disorder caused by starving oneself
(d) Obesity can be prevented by………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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5(a) Two examples of sexually transmitted infections are……………………………………………………………………
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(b) AIDS stands for………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(c) HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through………………………………………………………………………………………..
(d) One way of preventing the spread of STIs is……………………………………………………………………………..
6(a) The method of preserving food below is called
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(b) what is food preservation?
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(c) One indigenous method of preserving food is…………………………………………………………………………
(d) ………………………………………………….………………….can be preserved by drying
(e) One advantage of food preservation is…………………………………………………………………………………………..
7(a) The process of producing new offsprings is called……………………………………………………………………….
(b) What name is given to the process below?
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(c) Besides animals the other two agents of pollination are………………………………………………………………
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(d) The fusion of pollen grains and ovules to form a seed is called……………………………………………………
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8(a) what is food spoilage?
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(b) Two causes of food spoilage are………………………………………………………………………………………………
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(c) one effect of food spoilage is……………………………………………………………………………………………………
(d) One way of preventing food spoilage is
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9(a) Name the deficiency disease below?
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(b) The deficiency disease above is caused by
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(c) Give two sources of Vitamin D
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(d) What is a balanced diet?
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10(a) Eggs, beans, fish and milk are good sources of a nutrient called
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(b) Which nutrient is responsible for growth and repairing broken tissues
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(c) Which nutrient is responsible for cleaning and removing toxins away from the body
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(d) Nitrogen is a major plant nutrient used for
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(e) One source of nitrogen is
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