Leung Shek Chee College
S. 2 Integrated Science
Holiday Assignment (Unit 7-8)
Name : ___________________
Class : S. 2_____________
Class no. : ___________________
Write ALL the answers on the Answer Sheets provided.
Part A: Fill in the blanks (20 marks)
Write the answers in the spaces provided on the answer sheet.
1. Compared with unbreathed air, breathed air contains more (a ) .
2. (b) , oxygen and a sufficiently high temperature are the three necessary conditions for burning
to take place. They form the (c) . If any one of them is removed, the fire will
(d) .
3. Cells carry out (e ) to release the (f) energy stored in food.
4. (g) energy is required in photosynthesis and is absorbed by (h) in
green leaves.
5. Green plants are (i) because they can make their own food. On the contrary,
animals are (j) as they must feed on plants or other animals.
Write the answers in the spaces provided below.
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e) (f)
(g) (h) (i)
(j)
Part B: Fill in the blanks with words provided (17 marks)
Choose the most appropriate words below and write the answers in the spaces provided on
the answer sheet.
carbon dioxide nitrogen oxygen helium
argon neon noble gases water vapour
electric current switch closed voltage
electrical electrical electrical
conductor insulator
1. Liquid (a) has a very low melting point and is used to store living cells.
2. (b) is commonly used in some fire extinguishers.
3. (c) is lighter than air and is used to fill balloon.
4. (d) is used to fill light bulb.
5. The content of (e ) in air is variable due to the changing weather.
6. The circuit must be ______(f)______ and there is a source of ______(g)______
energy for electricity to flow in a circuit.
7. To open or close a circuit, we need a _____(h)________.
8. An aluminium foil is an ________(i)______ ______________ because it allows
electricity to pass through a circuit whereas a rubber band is an _____(j)_______
_____________ because it does not allow electricity to pass through it.
9. An ________(k)____ ______________ is the flow of free electrons in a closed
circuit.
10.A dry cell provides a ______(l)______ to drive electrons to flow through the circuit
in a definite direction.
Write the answers in the spaces provided below.
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e) (f)
(g) (h) (i)
(j) (k) (l)
Part C: Multiple Choice Questions (36 marks)
Choose the best answers for each question.
1. Gas X does not turn lime water milky. It can relight a glowing splint. What can gas X be?
A Nitrogen
B Oxygen
C Carbon dioxide
D None of the above
2. Which of the following can we use to prove that exhaled air contains more carbon dioxide than
inhaled air does?
A Hydrogencarbonate indicator
B Soda lime
C Iodine solution
D Blue cobalt chloride paper
3. Which of the following is/are the test(s) for oxygen?
(1) Smelling
(2) Glowing splint test
(3) Hydrogencarbonate indicator test
(4) Using dry cobalt chloride paper
A (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (1), (2) and (4) only
D (2), (3) and (4) only
4. Which of the gases below has the largest proportion in exhaled air?
A Nitrogen
B Oxygen
C Carbon dioxide
D Water vapour
5. Which of the following combinations of the gases and their uses is/are INCORRECT?
Gas Use
(1) Oxygen Supports patient with breathing problems
(2) Carbon dioxide In solid state, it is used to store living cells at low temperature
(3) Nitrogen In liquid state, it is used in fire extinguisher
A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (2) and (3) only
6. Which of the following statements about respiration are correct?
(1) Food is needed for respiration to take place.
(2) Respiration is a complex process involving many chemical reactions.
(3) Respiration takes place in lungs only.
A (1) and (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
7. Water and carbon dioxide can be used to put out fire. Which of the following correctly shows what
they remove from the fire triangle?
Water Carbon dioxide
A Fuel Oxygen
B Oxygen Fuel
C Temperature Oxygen
D Fuel Temperature
8. A student heats a peanut until it burns. Then he uses the burning peanut to heat some water as
shown below. The student finds that the temperature of water rises.
This shows that
(1) the peanut carries out respiration.
(2) energy is released when peanut is burnt.
(3) living things need energy.
A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (1) and (3) only
9. Green plants in darkness
A release carbon dioxide.
B release oxygen.
C produce starch.
D release oxygen and carbon dioxide.
10. Which of the following chemicals can be used to remove chlorophyll from a leaf?
A Boiling water
B Alcohol
C Iodine solution
D Sodium hydrogencarbonate solution
Directions:Questions 11 and 12 refer to the situation below.
Raymond destarches a plant with variegated leaves in the dark for 48 hours. He then puts
the plant under sunlight for 4 hours. Before and after putting the plant under sunlight, he
picks a leaf to test for starch.
white part green part
A variegated leave from the plant
11. Which of the following should he use to test for starch in the leaves?
A Iodine solution
B Chlorine water
C Sugar solution
D Copper sulphate solution
12. Which of the combinations below is correct about the test for starch in the leaves before and after
putting the plant under sunlight?
Leaf picked right after Leaf picked after putting under
destarching sunlight for 4 hours
A
brown blue black
B brown brown blue black
C blue black brown
blue black
D
brown brown
13. Which of the following is/are necessary for photosynthesis?
(1) Carbon dioxide
(2) Oxygen
(3) Water
A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (1) and (3) only
14. When designing an experiment to investigate whether light is a necessary factor for
photosynthesis, which of the following is/are the controlled variable(s)?
(1) Presence of light
(2) Temperature
(3) Presence of starch in the plant
A (1) only
B (2) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (2) and (3) only
15. Which of the following are carried out by the producer in a food chain?
(1) Respiration
(2) Photosynthesis
(3) Making food
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
16. An electric current is measured in __________.
A. Volts
B. Amperes
C. Ohms
D. Pascals
17. Which of the following objects is/are conductor(s)?
(I) Nichrome wire
(II) Plastic ruler
(III) Graphite rod
(IV) Silver ring
A. (I) only
B. (I) and (III) only
C. (II), (III) and (IV) only
D. (I), (III) and (IV) only
18. The negative terminal of an ammeter is always coloured __________.
A. brown
B. red
C. black
D. blue
Part D: Matching (6 marks)
For each of the components listed in column I, select the best matched statement from column II. Put
the appropriate letter from the column II in the space provided on the answer sheet.
Column I Column II
1. It turns yellow in carbon dioxide. _____ a. Burning splint
2. It turns dark blue in the presence of starch. _____ b. Cobalt chloride paper
3. It can provide carbon dioxide to water plants. _____ c. Glowing splint
4. It relights in oxygen. _____ d. Hydrogencarbonate indicator
5. It is used to absorb carbon dioxide in air. _____ e. Iodine solution
6. It turns pink in the presence of water. f. Lime water
is used to test for carbon dioxide. g. Soda lime
relights in oxygen. h. Sodium hydrogencarbonate
solution
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Part E: Short Questions (12 marks)
Write down your answers on the answer sheet.
1. (a) What gas is released by green plants in daytime? (1 mark)
(b) Suggest a test for the gas in (a). Describe the result. (4 marks)
1 (a) (1 marks)
. (b) (4 marks)
2. A student uses the following set-up to investigate gas exchange in plants under light and dark
conditions. He observes the colour of the indicator in test tubes A, B, C and D after three hours.
aluminium
leaf foil
hydrogencarbonate
indicator
(a) In which tube(s) does the indicator (4 marks)
(i) change from red to purple?
(ii) change from red to yellow?
(iii) remain red?
(b) In which tube(s) does the following processes taken place? (3 marks)
(i) Photosynthesis
(ii) Respiration
2. (a) (i)
(ii) (4 marks)
(iii)
(b) (i)
(3 marks)
(ii)
Part F: Structured Questions (34 marks)
Write down your answers on the answer sheet.
1. The diagram below shows an experiment to burn a piece of bread. The burning bread is put into a
gas jar containing hydrogencarbonate indicator and a piece of dry cobalt chloride paper.
bread
cobalt chloride
paper
hydrogencarbonate
indicator
(a) State the colour changes of the following tests in this experiment. (4 marks)
Test Colour change
Hydrogencarbonate indicator (i)
Dry cobalt chloride paper (ii)
(b) In another experiment, a piece of glowing bread is put into a jar of oxygen as shown in the
diagram below.
(i) What will happen to the glowing bread when it is put in the gas jar? (2 marks)
(ii) Explain why the bread will go out finally in the gas jar. (Bonus: 2 marks)
(iii) Describe the energy change of this process. (4 marks)
(iv) State ONE difference between the process of burning and that of respiration. (2 marks)
(Total: 12+2 marks)
1. (a) (i) (4 marks)
(ii)
(b) (i) (2 marks)
(ii) (B: 2
marks)
(iii) (4 marks)
(iv) (2 marks)
Total
2. The photo below shows a variegated leaf of a plant.
A student uses it to study a factor necessary for photosynthesis. He destarches the plant before
carrying out the experiment.
(a) How can he destarch the plant? (2 marks)
(b) What necessary factor for photosynthesis is studied by the student? (2 marks)
(c) Right after destarching, the student removes a leaf (X) from the plant. He removes another leaf
(Y) from the plant after putting the plant under sunlight for five hours. Then, he tests for starch in
both leaves. The following diagram shows the process of the investigation.
(i) How can he test the starch in the leaves? (2 marks)
(ii) Which leaf, X or Y, should be used to study the factor in (b)? (1 mark)
(iii) Explain your answer in (ii) (Bonus: 2 marks)
(iv) The student tests the leaf in (i) for starch. Draw a labelled diagram in the space
provided to show the appearance of the leaf after the test.
(Total: 10+2 marks)
2. (a) (2 marks)
(b) (2 marks)
(c) (i) (2 marks)
(ii) (1 mark)
(iii) (B: 2 marks)
(iv) (4 marks)
Total
3. The diagram below shows a circuit.
instrument A
(a) What are the TWO major criteria to make the bulb light up in this circuit? (2
marks)
(b) (i) What is instrument A? (1 mark)
(ii) What does it measure? (1 mark)
(iii) What is the unit of measurement? (1 mark)
(c) Draw a circuit diagram for the above circuit. (2 marks)
(d) What happens to the bulb if
(i) one more dry cell is added and the switch is closed? (1 mark)
(ii) one more bulb is added and the switch is closed? (1 mark)
(Total: 9 marks)
3 (a) (2 marks)
.
(b) (i) (1 mark)
(ii) (1 mark)
(iii) (1 mark)
(c) (2 marks)
(d) (i) (1 mark)
(ii) (1 mark)
Total
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4. The diagram below shows a wire.
thin metal wires
rubber cover
(a) Explain why the thin metal wires are covered with a rubber cover. (2 marks)
(b) What is the function of the thin metal wires? (1 mark)
(Total: 3 marks)
4. (a) (2 marks)
(b (1 mark)
)
Total
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