Chelsea Final Examination

NAME:
Integrated Science
Essay and Objective
2 hours ✍ DATE:

CHELSEA KIDS SCHOOL

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BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
FOR SECOND SEMESTER: 2022/2023

JHS 1

END OF TERM EXAMINATION

INTEGRATED SCIENCE 2 & 1
INSTRUCTION:
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Read and observe all
instructions carefully and ensure that all answers are brief and properly
demonstrate your understanding of the concepts. Marks will be provided for clarity
of expression.
The booklet consists of two parts. Answer paper 2 which comes first, in your
answer booklet and paper 1 on your objective test answer sheet. Paper 2 will last
for 1 hour 15 minutes and paper 1 will last for 45 minutes. Do not start paper 1
until you are told to do so.

TIME ALLOWED:
TWO (2) HOURS

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 PAPER 2
This paper is in two sections: A and B. Answer Question 1 in section A and any four questions
in section B.
Answer all the questions in your answer booklet.
PART I
[30 Marks]
Answer all of Question 1
1. a) The diagram below shows an illustration of a cycle in nature. Study the diagram carefully
and answer the questions that follow.

(i) What is the name of the cycle illustrated above? [1 marks]

(ii) Name the parts labelled A to E. [5 marks]
(iii) State the functions of each of the parts labelled A, C and E. [3 marks]
(iv) Mention one significance of the cycle illustrated above. [1 marks]
b) The diagrams below are illustrations of an insect. Study the diagrams carefully and answer
the questions that follow.

(i) What is the scientific name of the insect above? [2 marks]

(ii) Name the parts labelled I to V. [5 marks]
(iii) Give one breeding place of the insect above. [1 marks]
(iv) State two ways in which the pest above can pose a nuisance to the environment
[2 marks]

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 c) Below are illustrations of animals produced on the farm. Study the diagrams carefully and
answer the questions that follow.

Y
X
(i) Name the parts labelled A to H. [4 marks]
(ii) Identify the farm animals that each of the animals X and Y belong to? [1 marks]
(iii) Give one reasons for each of your answers in (ii) above. [2 marks]
(iv) State the function of the part labelled A, D and H. [3 marks]

PART II [10 Marks] (Compulsory)

Fill in the blanks in the following statements
(i) A worm like structure in the life cycle of the housefly is the …………………..
(ii) The process whereby a larva of a housefly sheds old skin to grow new ones is called
………..
(iii) A housefly that protects itself can live up to 6 months. True or False?
(iv) Plant nutrients enter into the soil through ……………
(v) In …………….. method, the organic fertilizer is mixed with the soil before planting
begins.
(vi) The Hampshire is a type of breed of a …………
(vii) The organ in a rabbit that helps digest cellulose is the …………
(viii) While ruminants digest cellulose, monogastric herbivores are unable to digest cellulose.
Is this statement true or false?
(ix) Weakness, paleness, emaciation, discolored hair and dry scaly skin are signs of
…………..
(x) The valve at the end of the stomach that ensures that food remains in the stomach long
enough for food to be digested is called the ……………..

PART III [60 Marks]

Answer four questions only from this section.
2. (a) What is an organelle? [2 marks]
(b) State one function of the following organelles:
(i) Cell membrane
(ii) Cytoplasm
(iii) Ribosome
(iv) Golgi Apparatus [8 marks]
(c) List three differences between a goat and a sheep. [3 marks]
(d) Explain why organic fertilizers are applied to the soil long before sowing or planting begins.
[2 marks]

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3. (a) (i) Explain the term metamorphosis in the life cycle of houseflies. [2 marks]
(ii) List the stages in the life cycle of a housefly. [4 marks]
(b) (i) State three differences between organic and inorganic fertilizers [3 marks]
(ii) State two methods of applying fertilizers in the farm. [2 marks]
(c) What is peristalsis? [2 marks]
(d) State two importance of the gastric juice produced in the stomach [2 marks]

4. (a) (i) What is the hydrological cycle? [2 marks]

(ii) State, in the correct order, the main stages in the water cycle. [4 marks]
(b) Give two breeds each of the following animals:
(i) Cattle
(ii) Sheep
(iii) Fowls
(iv) Pigs [4 marks]
(c) Describe what happens to a morsel of bread in the mouth. [3 marks]
(d) List two elements on the periodic table that are classified as noble gases. [2 marks]

5. (a) What is digestion? [2 marks]

(b) Give the function of the following parts of the digestive system:
(i) mouth
(ii) stomach
(iii) small intestine [6 marks]
(c) (i) Explain the term decomposition as applied to fertilizers. [2 marks]
(ii) Name two examples of the following types of nutrients:
(α) macro-nutrients
(β) micro-nutrients [2 marks]
(d) Suggest three ways of reducing the effects of the activities of houseflies on humans and the
environment. [3 marks]

6. (a) (i) What is soil fertility? [2 marks]

(ii) Mention three ways by which a soil can lose its fertility. [3 marks]
(b) State three commercial importance of farm animals. [3 marks]
(c) (i) What do you understand by the term food? [2 marks]
(ii) What is likely to happen to a person who has not eaten for a long time? State two signs
that is likely to be seen on that person. [3 marks]
(d) State one characteristic of elements in:
(i) the same period
(ii) the same group [2 marks]

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 SECTION A [40 Marks] 45 Min
Answer ALL questions

1. The periodic table is an arrangement d. Fungiology

of elements according to increasing 8. Which part of the water cycle is
…… directly affected by energy from the
a. atomic number Sun?
b. mass number a. rainfall
c. nucleon number b. evaporation
d. neutron number c. condensation
d. runoff
2. When matter changes from gas to
9. Which of the following substances is
liquid, there is…………………..
a. decrease in mass a compound?
b. decrease in volume a. Copper
c. increase in volume b. Diamond
d. increase in temperature c. Sucrose
3. Which of these properties changes if d. Sulphur
the size of the object changes? 10. The presence of chlorophyll in green
a. density plants is a necessary condition for
b. melting point photosynthesis because it ……..
c. weight a. absorbs oxygen
d. mass b. absorbs solar energy
4. All of the following must be applied c. produces carbon dioxide
to the soil for some time before d. produces water vapor
sowing or planting seeds except 11. Which of the following substances
…………… break down fats into tiny droplets
a. compost during digestion?
b. ammonia a. Gastric juice
c. animal dung b. Pancreatic juice
d. green manure c. Bile
5. The storage house for food in a cell d. Saliva
is……… 12. Which of the following material
a. nucleus allows electric current to pass
b. mitochondrion through easily?
c. vacuole a. Carbon
d. cell membrane b. Aluminum
6. Chlorine gas is an example of c. Glass
……… d. Water
a. an atom 13. Depending on the living conditions,
b. an element what is the life expectancy of a
c. a compound housefly?
d. a molecule a. 3 to 5 days
7. ………….. is the study of plants. b. 7 to 10 days
a. Botany c. 15 to 30 days
b. Zoology d. 25 to 30 days
c. Virology
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14. Which of the following can be used d. inorganic fertilizer
to measure the diameter of a circle? 21. Classification of soil nutrients into
a. A metre-rule micro-nutrients and macro-nutrients
b. A thermometer is based on…….
c. A protractor a. the amount present in the soil
d. A compass b. the amount required by the plant
15. A lunar eclipse may occur when the c. the color of the soil nutrient
a. Moon is between the earth and the d. the type of plants that require
sun them
b. Sun is between the earth and the 22. Plant roots take in nutrients from the
moon soil through a process known
c. Earth is between the sun and the as………..
moon a. absorption
d. Moon is positioned far away from b. assimilation
the earth c. mineralization
16. Which of the following are matter? d. decomposition
I. Hydrogen 23. Which of the following organisms
II. Air attacks crops in storage?
III. Stone a. Crickets
a. I and II only b. Grasshoppers
b. I and III only c. Millipedes
c. II and III only d. Weevils
d. I, II and III 24. The yellow coloration of leaves of
17. It is not advisable to use old gadgets plants is a major symptom of
because they …………… deficiency of
a. are not efficient a. Calcium
b. are dangerous b. Nitrogen
c. produce sparks c. Potassium
d. waste energy d. Phosphorus
18. How many different elements are 25. Which of the following diseases is
present in the compound H2CO3? not a deficiency disease?
a. 2 a. Scurvy
b. 6 b. Cholera
c. 5 c. Beriberi
d. 3 d. Goiter
19. The true stomach of a ruminant is 26. A person urinates more often in the
called
rainy season than in dry season
a. rumen
because
b. reticulum
a. More sweat evaporates from the
c. omasum
d. abomasum skin
20. Which of the following fertilizers is b. Less sweat evaporates from the
bulky in nature? skin
a. artificial fertilizer c. His kidneys works faster
b. commercial fertilizer d. He drinks less water
c. organic fertilizer 27. Chloride ion has

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 a. More protons than electrons 34. Which of the following clearly
b. Equal number of protons and shows the difference between mass
electrons and weight?
c. More electrons than protons a. Weight is always constant but
d. Less neutrons than protons mass varies
28. Animals used for farm work are b. The mass of any object is always
referred to as ………… greater than the weight.
a. farm animals c. Mass is always constant but
b. tamed animals weight varies.
c. trained animals d. Weight varies more than mass.
d. draught animals 35. The part of a flower that protects the
29. The reticulum is responsible for other parts at bud stage is the …….
……… a. Sepals
a. digesting complex carbohydrates b. Stamen
b. emulsifying fats c. Petals
c. retaining debris from feeds eaten d. pedicel
by the animal 36. All the following are breeds of pig
d. storing undigested food except …………….
30. All the following are derived a. Khaki Campbell
quantities except b. Ashanti black
a. pressure c. duroc
b. power d. large white
c. density 37. Which of the following is true about
d. temperature the noble gases?
31. . In the chemical formula of the a. They are monoatomic gases.
compound H2O, the 2 written as the b. They are charged gases.
subscript represents the number of c. They are diatomic gases.
a. atoms d. They do not have a stable
b. molecules electronic configuration.
c. elements 38. Weight is measured in ……….
d. compounds a. Kilograms b. Newton
32. Which of the following fertilizers has c. Joules d. meters
a nutrient content that cannot be 39. Which of the following vegetables
measured………….. provides the largest amount of
a. Organic fertilizer roughage in the diet?
b. Commercial fertilizer a. Onions
c. Inorganic fertilizer b. Cabbage
d. NPK c. Carrot
33. Low soil temperature results in the d. Pepper
……. 40. The diseases that are transferred
a. Decrease of metabolic activities from houseflies to humans include
b. Increase in metabolic activities the following except
c. Increase of air content a. cholera
d. Promotion of root growth b. tuberculosis
c. dysentery
d. flu
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