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Year 8 - Food and Digestion and Respiration-Answers

This document contains information about a science exam on food and digestion/respiration with 8 questions over 36 minutes and 38 marks available. Question 2 asks about chemical reactions and gases given off during chemical changes. Question 3 asks about digestion in the stomach and small intestine and associates habits with organs. Question 4 asks about gas exchange in lungs and risks of smoking. Question 5 asks about variables in an experiment on the temperature change of water when foods are burned above it.

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Year 8 - Food and Digestion and Respiration-Answers

This document contains information about a science exam on food and digestion/respiration with 8 questions over 36 minutes and 38 marks available. Question 2 asks about chemical reactions and gases given off during chemical changes. Question 3 asks about digestion in the stomach and small intestine and associates habits with organs. Question 4 asks about gas exchange in lungs and risks of smoking. Question 5 asks about variables in an experiment on the temperature change of water when foods are burned above it.

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Food and digestion/respiration

8A & 8B

36 min
38 marks

2. (a) bubbles are formed accept ‘fizzing’ 1


accept ‘effervescence’

1
(b) (i) It does not dissolve in the water.  1
if more than one box is ticked,
award no mark
(ii) it goes down do not accept ‘it goes up the test-tube’ 1
(c) (i) oxygen 1
(ii) water vapour accept ‘water’ or ‘steam’ 1
do not accept ‘condensation’
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3. (a) stomach and intestine answers may be in either order 1


both answers are required for the mark
accept ‘oesophagus’ or ‘gullet’
(b) any two from 2
 to make it easy to swallow accept ‘so that it will go down easily’
accept ‘to stop you choking’
 to digest food or break it down accept ‘to break it into smaller pieces’
 to soften the food accept ‘it dissolves it’

liver

drinking too much alcohol

lung

not eating enough fibre

ribs
(c) (i) 3
smoking cigarettes

intestine

award one mark for each correct line


if more than one line is drawn from any
habit, award no mark for that habit
(ii) heart  if more than one box is ticked, 1
award no mark
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4. (a) (i) oxygen and carbon dioxide 1


(ii) smaller surface area answers may be in either order 1
both are required for the mark
accept ‘O2 and CO2’
accept ‘nitrogen’ instead of oxygen and
carbon dioxide
do not accept ‘smaller’

2
(b) (i) nicotine 1
(ii) tar 1
(iii) carbon monoxide 1
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5. (a) any one from 1


 the test-tube is pointing away from him
accept ‘the test-tube is pointing away from
the edge of the bench'
do not accept ‘the test-tube is at an angle'
 he used a cork and a pin to hold the burning crispbread
accept ‘he used a pin’ or ‘he is not holding
the crispbread'
or ‘the cork is on the stand'
 the test-tube is held in a clamp
accept ‘he used a clamp' or ‘the test-tube is
held tightly'
 it is away from the edge of the bench
 the apparatus is arranged over the base of the stand for stability
accept ‘the tube is over the base'
do not accept ‘he is wearing goggles
(b) any two from 2
 use the same amount of water
 use the same mass or weight of crisp
accept ‘use the same mass of food'
do not accept ‘use the same amount of food'
 the crisp must be the same distance from the test tube as the crispbread was
 start with water at the same temperature
 shield both experiments from the draught
do not accept ‘use the same apparatus' or
'heat for the same amount of time'

(c) The change in the temperature of the water will be greater.  1


if more than one box is ticked, award no
mark
(d) (i) fibre is not digested accept ‘it is not absorbed' 1
or ‘it does not get broken down'
do not accept ‘it is insoluble'
(ii) any two from 2
 it contains less fat accept ‘it is less fattening'
or ‘it contains less energy'
 it contains more fibre
 it contains more protein do not accept ‘more carbohydrate'
(e) oranges  if more than one box is ticked, 1
award no mark
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