2024
MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT
SCIENCE – Grade 9
Name and Surname
Centre Number Date
ZA331 12-07-2024
minutes Page Marks
Additional materials:
- Pencil
- Ruler
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Answer all questions.
- Write your answer to each question in the space
provided.
INFORMATION Total 40
- The total mark for this paper is .
- The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ] .
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1 What are characteristics of all living organisms?
A breathing, photosynthesis and transpiration
B circulation, excretion and nutrition
C digestion, growth and movement
D respiration, reproduction and sensitivity
2 The diagram shows an image of a plant cell that has been magnified.
100 mm
The magnification is × 200.
What is the length of the actual cell?
A 0.2 mm B 0.5 mm C 2 mm D 20 000 mm
3 Which statement about diffusion of water is not correct?
A Diffusion of water takes place only in liquids.
B Diffusion of water relies on the random movement of the water molecules.
C Water molecules are small enough to diffuse through cell membranes.
D Water molecules are small enough to diffuse through cell walls.
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4 The diagram shows a palisade cell.
6
1
5 2
3
4
Which parts are found in plant cells and not in animal cells?
1 2 3 4 5 6
A
B
C
D
5 Which substances may diffuse into and out of plant cells?
into plant cells out of plant cells
A chlorophyll oxygen
B oxygen water
C starch chlorophyll
D water starch
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6 What are the products of photosynthesis?
A carbohydrates + oxygen
B carbohydrates + water
C carbon dioxide + oxygen
D carbon dioxide + water
7 What is transpiration?
A absorption of water by root hair cells
B evaporation of water at the surfaces of mesophyll cells
C loss of water vapour from the roots of plants
D transport of food substances in the phloem
8 The positions of elements P, Q, R, S and T in the Periodic Table are shown.
The letters are not the symbols for the elements.
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
P Q R S
T
Which element forms an ionic compound with element P?
A Q B R C S D T
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9 A tree has lost most of its leaves.
How does this affect the rate at which water is taken up by the trees?
A Water uptake decreases but does not stop.
B Water uptake increases.
C Water uptake remains the same.
D Water uptake stops.
10 An oxpecker bird perches on the back of a buffalo while the buffalo feeds on grass.
The bird eats ticks that feed on the blood of the buffalo.
Which food chain represents these feeding relationships?
A grass → buffalo → oxpecker → ticks
B grass → buffalo → ticks → oxpecker
C oxpecker → ticks → buffalo → grass
D ticks → oxpecker → buffalo → grass
11 The diagram shows a section through a leaf.
Where does carbon dioxide enter the leaf and where does water leave?
carbon dioxide
water leaves
enters
A 1 2
B 1 3
C 3 1
D 3 3
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12 What are the products of photosynthesis?
A carbohydrates + oxygen
B carbohydrates + water
C carbon dioxide + oxygen
D carbon dioxide + water
13 What is transpiration?
A absorption of water by root hair cells
B evaporation of water at the surfaces of mesophyll cells
C loss of water vapour from the roots of plants
D transport of food substances in the phloem
14 Which element has similar chemical properties to bromine?
A argon
B iodine
C selenium
D sulfur
15 The diagram shows an element being added to cold water to form a gas and an
alkaline solution.
element
alkaline
bubbles solution
cold water
element
What is the element?
A calcium
B carbon
C copper
D sulfur
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16 When a liquid evaporates, molecules escape from its surface and the temperature of the
remaining liquid changes.
Which row is correct for the escaping molecules and for the temperature change of the
remaining liquid?
the molecules escaping the temperature of
from the surface have the remaining liquid
A the highest energy decreases
B the highest energy increases
C the lowest energy decreases
D the lowest energy increases
17 The diagram shows a heater in a room.
room
heater
What happens to the air as it is heated by the heater?
A Its density decreases and it falls.
B Its density decreases and it rises.
C Its density increases and it falls.
D Its density increases and it rises.
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18 An athlete runs 10 000 metres in 30 minutes.
What is her average speed?
A 3 km / hour
B 5 km / hour
C 10 km / hour
D 20 km / hour
19 A shop-keeper places two identical blocks of cheese on a balance.
The combined mass of the two blocks of cheese is 240 g.
Each block measures 2.0 cm × 5.0 cm × 10.0 cm.
240
g
What is the density of the cheese?
A 3 B 3 C 3 D 3
0.42 g / cm 0.83 g / cm 1.2 g / cm 2.4 g / cm
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20 Chromatography separates ink into different colours.
Which diagram shows how the apparatus is set up?
A B
beaker beaker
paper ink
ink paper
water water
C D
beaker beaker
paper paper
ink
ink
water water
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21. a) Plants use photosynthesis to produce glucose.
(i) Complete the word equation for photosynthesis.
light
.......................................... + water glucose + ..........................................
..........................................
[2]
a) (ii) Glucose is converted to a different carbohydrate for storage in the leaf.
This means a leaf can be tested with iodine solution to show that photosynthesis has
taken place.
Explain why iodine solution can be used to show photosynthesis has taken place.
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photosynthesis.
30 °C
rate of
photosynthesis 20 °C
light intensity
Fig. 1.2
Describe the patterns shown in Fig. 1.2.
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23 (a) Fig. 23.1 shows red blood cells.
Fig. 23.1
(i) State the function of red blood cells.
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(ii) A component of the blood is needed to clot the blood.
State the name of this component.
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(b) Fig. 23.2 shows a diagram of a different type of human blood cell.
The diameter XY in the diagram of the cell is 30 mm.
Fig. 23.2
The actual diameter XY of the cell is 0.015 mm. Calculate
the magnification of the cell shown in Fig. 23.2.
magnification = ......................................................... [2]
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(c) Water is transported to the cells of the body by the blood.
Complete the sentence about movement of water into and out of cells.
Water diffuses through a ............................ permeable membrane by ............................ . [2]
(d) Water is also transported through plants.
(i) Fig. 23.3 shows the pathway taken by water through the cells of a root.
P Q R (takes water to the leaves)
soil particles
Fig. 23.3
Identify structures P, Q and R shown in Fig. 23.3.
P ........................................................................................................................................
Q ........................................................................................................................................
R ........................................................................................................................................
[3]
(ii) Transport of water in plants involves transpiration.
State two factors that increase the rate of transpiration.
1. .......................................................................................................................................
2. .......................................................................................................................................
[2]
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25 Look at the diagram of part of the carbon cycle.
carbon dioxide
in the air
A
decomposition
fossil fuels
carbon
carbon carbon compounds in
B
compounds compounds dead animals
in animals in plants and plants
(a) One of the arrows in the diagram shows photosynthesis.
Write the letter P on the arrow that shows photosynthesis. [1]
(b) Name process A and process B.
process A
process B
[2]
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