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WASSCE 2025 BLACK MOCK
Name : …………………………………..…….….…………
INTEGRATED SCIENCE 2
Essay and Objective Index Number : …………..................................
2½ Hours 2&1
WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATION COUNCIL
West African Senior School Certificate Examination For School Candidates
SC 2025 INTEGRATED SCIENCE 2&1 2½ hours
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PAPER 2
ESSAY
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Answer four questions only from this section.
Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material.
1.a)State one function each of the following structures in humans:
i.vitreous humour of the eye;
ii.hammer of the ear;
ii.fovea of the eye;
iv.organ of the corti of the ear;
v.cochlea of the ear.
bi. State three difference between compounds and mixtures;
ii.Consider the reaction: ₆¹⁴ 𝐶 → 14𝑁
7 + ⁰₋₁𝑒
𝛼.Name the radiation emitted.
β. Name one martial that could be used to stop the emitted radiation.
c)i.Define resistance of a conductor.
ii.Calculate the effective resistance in the circuit below.
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d)i.Explain the term oestrus as used in animal production.
ii.Give one reason for carrying out each of the following activities in a poultry farm:
α.putting disinfectant in water at the entrance of the poultry farm;
β. Debeaking matured birds;
γ.separating sick birds from the main stock.
2.a)i.List three characteristics of ionic compounds.
ii. Explain why helium does not form a compound.
Bi.What is industrial waste?
ii.State four ways by which industrial waste could be made useful.
c)i.Explain the term soil fertility.
ii.Differentiate between major nutrients and minor nutrients.
d)i.Differentiate between distance and displacement.
ii.A bird flies at a speed of 250km/h. If it covers a distance of10,000m, calculate the time it took to
complete the journey.
3a)i.Draw the circuit symbol of an n-p-n transistor.
ii.Give two uses of transistors.
b)i.Explain the term poultry as used in animal production.
ii.Give three advantages of exotic breed of birds over local breed.
c)i.Describe a simple experiment to show that expired air contains water.
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ii.Name one reagent used to test for each of the following food substances in the laboratory:
α.Protein;
β. Reducing sugar ;
d)Give the IUPAC name for each of the following compounds:
i.NaHCO₃
ii.Fe₂O₃
iii.CCl₄
iv.CH₃CH₂CH = CHCH₃
4.a)i.State the law of flotation.
ii.State three characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.
b)Give one reason for undertaking each of the following practices in animal production:
i.providing feed and water in clean containers;
ii. Ensuring a routine deworming programme;
ii. Practising rotational grazing:
iv.avoiding overstocking of animals;
v.preventing sheep from feeding on wet pastures.
c)Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between:
i. Water and sodium;
ii. Water and magnesium.
d)State four human activities that contribute to global warming.
5.i. What is glomerular filtrate?
ii.State two causes of fibroid in human reproductive system.
b) A standard solution of sodium hydroxide was prepared by dissolving 4g of the solute
in 250cm of water.
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i.Determine the molarity of the solution.
ii.Calculate the volume of water required to dilute 100cm of the solution to a concentration of 0.25
moldm -³
[Na = 23, 0 =16, H = 1]
c)i.What is a magnetic field?
i.State two properties of magnetic lines of force.
ii. Draw the lines of force when the South poles of two bar magnets are positioned facing each other.
d)i.Explain the term flushing as used in animals production.
ii.Give two reasons for flushing the ewe during breeding.
6.a)i. What is rusting?
ii.List two methods of preventing rusting.
b)Explain the term sickle cell anaemia.
C)i.State three ways of controlling pests on a maize farm.
ii.State two ways in which mulching is important in crop production.
d)i.State two qualities of a good thermometric liquid.
ii.Give two examples of a liquid-in-glass thermometer.
iii.State two precautions to be taken when using a liquid-in-glass thermometer.
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