EXAMINATION PAPER TERM 2, 2021/2022

STUDENT’S
NAME

SUBJECT SCIENCE

STUDENT ID B I S

DATE
GRADE 0 6

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

 Write in pencil only

For Examiner’s use
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
Section Marks
name, student ID and date
A /50
 Answer all questions
B /50
 Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than yoU need

INFORMATION Total /100

 The total mark for this paper is 100
 The total duration of this paper is 1 hour and 30 minutes
 The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– Use this as a gUIde as to how mUCH time to spend on each QUestion.

ADVICE

 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it

 Write your answers neatly
 Try to answer every question
 Check your answers if you have time at the end

DO NOT turn examination paper over until instructed to do so

 SECTION-A
(50 MARKS)
Answer the questions in space provided

1 Carlos draws a food chain.

The food chain is wrong.

(a) Circle the part of the food chain that is wrong.

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(b) The grass is the producer. Explain why.

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 (c) The baboon is the predator. Explain why.

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(d) What is a consumer?

Circle the correct answer.

a plant that eats another plant

a plant that eats an animal

an animal that eats a plant

a plant that eats plants and animals

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 2 Which of these animals is an omnivore? Tick the box.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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 3 (a) Label the pictures with the answers from the box.

Land Pollution Water Pollution Air Pollution Light Pollution

Types of Pollution

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 (b) What is pollution?

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(c) List down three pollutants for land pollution:

i. ………………………………………………………………………….....................................................
ii. ………………………………………………………………………….....................................................
iii. ………………………………………………………………………….....................................................
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4 Fig. shows untreated wastewater from a factory being released into a river.

(a) What type of pollution is this factory causing?

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 (b) What will happen to aquatic animals if this continues? Explain.

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5 Fig. shows a Javan rhinoceros that has a very high risk of extinction.

(a) What is the cause of its risk of extinction?

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(b) What can we humans do to protect it from extinction?

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 6 Identify good and bad effects on the environment.

Fill in the gaps in the sentences beneath the boxes.

Use the words provided.

rinse holes germs pollute

waste litter buses save

(a) Put your ........................ in the bin.

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(b) Flies leave....................... which can make you sick. Keep food and eating areas
clean.
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(c) .................... water. Turn on the tap only when you need to .......................your
teeth.
[1]

(d) Walking or cycling does not ......................... the environment like cars or
....................... .
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(e) Check that your hosepipe does not have ...................... along the pipe which will
..................... water.
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 7 Fig. shows a recycling symbol that represents one way to care for our
environment.

(a) What are the 3 ‘R’s?

i. ...............................................................................................................................
ii. ...............................................................................................................................
iii. ...............................................................................................................................
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(b) Iman practices this habit of only buying things that he needs. What does
this example represents within the 3 ‘R’s?

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(c) Below are Sarah’s daily routine.

 Walk or bike to school

 Using environmentally friendly products
 Leaving the lights on when no one is using
 Picking up litter from the ground.

Which of the following routines does not help the environment?

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 8 Complete the sentences about food chains.

A food chain shows the .................................................. relationship.

The animal that chases and eats other animals is called a ………………………………….

A plant that makes its own food is called a ……………………………………………….

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9 Complete the sentences about food chains.
Choose from
Consumer

food chain

habitat

producer

predator

prey

All food chains start with a …………………………………………………………………………………………….

An animal that eats a plant is a ……………………………………………………………………………………….

An animal that chases and eats another animal is a ……………………………………………………….

An animal eaten by another animal is a ……………………………………………………………….

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 10 Humans have a positive and a negative effect on the environment.

(a) Which one of the following has a positive effect on the environment?

Tick (√) the correct answer.

Increasing energy use

Farming

Causing loss of species

Protecting habitats

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(b) Which of the following has negative effects on the environment?

Tick (√) the correct answer.

Increasing energy use

Farming

Protecting habitats

None of the above

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 10 Look at the food chain.

Complete the sentences about this food chain.

(a)
The plant is at the start of the food chain.

The plant is a ………………………………………………………….

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(b) The plant gets energy from the ………………………………………….
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 11 All animals eat to give them energy.

(a) Here is some information about a food chain in the sea.

Penguins eat fish.

Fish eat green plants called

Use the information to draw a food chain in the boxes.

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(b) Here is some information about a food chain in a woodland.

Owls eat small birds.

Small birds eat insects.
Insects eat tree leaves.

Use the information to complete this food chain.

Draw arrows to show the direction that energy is flowing.

leaves

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 SECTION-B
(50 MARKS)
Answer the questions in space provided

1 Identify consumers, predators and prey.

Look at the pictures below.

Plant Rabbit

Eagle Rat

(a) Name the two consumers that only eat plants.

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(b) Which animal is the predator?

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 (c) Which animals are the prey for this predator?

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(d) In the box provided below, draw a food web from a producer, a prey
and a predator from the picture.

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(e) Think of another animal that could be prey for the predator in the
picture.

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 2 Identify food chains in a tropical forest habitat.

Look at the diagram of a tropical forest habitat.

Tropical rainforests grow in very hot, wet areas. The trees grow from
different heights. The tallest trees grow about 50 m and form a canopy that
stops sunlight from reaching the lower levels. Some animals live on the
shadiest floor and others live in the trees.

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 (a) List the types of producers in the tropical forest.

Answer 1: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Answer 2: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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(b) What types of food do consumers get from these producers?

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(c) Draw three food chains between a producer and a consumer.

Food chain 1: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Food chain 2: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Food chain 3: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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(d) Rewrite this food chain in the correct order.

Slug Leaves Lizard

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(e) What negative effect are humans having on the tropical forest
habitat? Why is this happening?

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 3 How does recycling help the environment?

Mrs. Davis has just been to the supermarket. She is packing her shopping
away.

(a) Complete the table to show the materials that the packaging for each
item is made from and whether it can be recycled.

Food item Packaging is made from Can packaging be

recycled?

Cereal
Cooking oil
Soy sauce
Soda can
Bread
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 (b) Choose one of the types of packaging you said could be recycled.
What natural product are we saving by recycling this packaging?

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(c) How does recycling glass bottles reduce the amount of waste we
produce?

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(d) Imagine Mrs. Davis gets rid of the packaging by dropping it on the
ground outside her home. What is this called?

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(e) Why does it have a negative effect on the environment?

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 4 These sentences are about caring for the environment.

Circle the words in bold that make each sentence correct.

We must recycle less / more of our rubbish.

We must increase / reduce energy consumption.

We must drop / pick up litter.

We must destroy / protect habitats.

We must clean / pollute rivers.

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The diagram shows a feeding relationship between three living organisms.

(a) What is the name of this type of diagram?

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(b) Describe the feeding relationship between these three organisms.
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(c) Corn is the producer in this relationship.
Explain why.
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 (d) Owls are predators.

Name one feature owls have which makes them good predators.

Explain how this feature is useful.

Feature: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Explanation: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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6 Below shows smoke given off by a factory.

(a) What type of pollution is this?

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 (b) Here are some examples of pollutants. Match the examples of pollutants
according to their category.

Littering Sewage Waste Oil Spill Waste Disposal

Vehicle Smoke Deforestation Factory Fumes Agriculture

Type of Pollution Pollutants

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(c) What are effect of air pollution?

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(d) Based on your understanding, why is it important to protect the

environment? Explain.

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