Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit State Examinations Commission
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2013
SCIENCE – ORDINARY LEVEL
THURSDAY, 13 JUNE – MORNING, 9.30 to 11.30
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your examination number in the box provided on this page. 2. Answer all questions. 3. Answer the questions in the spaces provided in this booklet. If you require extra
space, there is a blank page provided at the back of this booklet. 4. The use of the Formulae and Tables booklet approved for use in the State
Examinations is permitted. A copy may be obtained from the examination superintendent.
For examiner use only Section / Question Mark Centre Number
Biology
Q.1 (52) Q.2 (39) Q.3 (39)
Chemistry
Q.4 (52) Q.5 (39) Q.6 (39)
Physics
Examination Q.7 (52) Number Q.8 (39)
Q.9 (39)
Total (Paper)
Bonus for Irish Grand Total (Paper) (390)
Coursework A (60) Coursework B (150) Grand Total (600)
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Biology
Question 1 (a) All plants and animals are composed of cells. In the table write the letter B beside two cell
parts that are found in both animal and plant cells. (b)
Write the letter V beside the name of the
illness caused by a virus. (c)
In the table write the letter X beside the name of the part labelled X.
Write the letter W beside the name of the waste stored by Y. (d) The diagram shows the male
reproductive system.
In the table write the letter A beside the name of the part labelled A.
Write the letter F beside the function of the part labelled B.
Ovary Produces Sperm Produces Eggs
B
The diagram shows the urinary system.
Ureter Bladder Kidney
Urine Faeces
X YFor Examiner use only (52)
(1) (2) Cell wall Nucleus Cell membrane Chloroplast Micro-organisms such as bacteria and viruses cause infection and disease. In the table write the letter B beside the
name of the illness caused by bacteria.
Common cold Appendicitis
Penis
A
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(e)
The diagram shows the central nervous system.
Sense organs gather information about our surroundings and communicate with the part labelled X in the diagram.
Name the part labelled X.
________________________
X
For Examiner use only (1) (2)
(f) Flowers are pollinated in different ways.
Name the part of the flower that produces
pollen. __________________
Write the letter W below the example on the right whose flowers are pollinated by wind. (g)
Which part of the plant takes in water?
______________________________
What would you notice about the level of water in the test tube after a few days?
______________________________ (h)
Name one other food rich in carbohydrate. ______________________________ Name one food rich in protein. ______________________________ Name one food rich in fat.
______________________________ A plant was set up as shown to investigate the transport of water.
Buttercup
Grass
Layer of oil
Water
Flour is a good source of carbohydrate. Answer the questions below
using words from the list on the right.
Bread Rice Butter Chicken Fish Water (7 × 6 + 1 × 10)
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For Question 2 (39) Examiner use only
(a)
A tooth is labelled T in the diagram.
T
Incisor
(1) (2) Write the letter T beside the type of tooth labelled T. Molar
Write the letter M beside the mineral needed
Calcium
for healthy bones and teeth. (6) Iron (b)
The diagram shows the human digestive system. Examine the diagram and answer the questions below. (9)
In the table write the letter A
Intestine A beside the name of the part
labelled A.
OesophagusLiver Stomach
Write the letter B beside the Mouth
name of the part labelled B.
Write the letter F beside the
Digestion
function of the part labelled B.
Excretion
B
Egestion
(c)
A student carried out a number of food tests on two different food samples,
Food A and Food B.
Answer the following questions about food tests. (12)
(i) Food A, when tested, formed a translucent spot on brown paper. Which food type, protein, fat or (reducing) sugar, is mainly found in
Food A? ______________________
(ii) Food B, when tested with Benedict’s (Fehling’s) solution, produced a
brick red colour. What colour was Benedict’s (Fehling’s) solution at the beginning of the
test? _______________________
Is heat required for this food test? __________________________
Which food type, protein, fat or (reducing) sugar, is mainly found in
Food B? ______________________
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(d)
Food (e.g. crisps) is a store of chemical energy.
Describe, with the help of a labelled diagram, an investigation to
show the conversion of chemical energy in a food to heat energy. (12) (1) (2) For Examiner use only The headings below may be helpful.
Equipment: _____________________________________________________
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Result: ________________________________________________________
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For Question 3 (39) Examiner use only
(a) The following diagram shows a food chain from a meadow habitat. rabbitfox grain
Name the producer in the food chain above.
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Name the herbivore in the food chain above.
_______________________
Write the letter E beside the effect that Increase
removing all of the foxes would have on
Decrease the number of rabbits in the habitat.
(b) (i) The diagrams show two pieces of equipment that can be used in an investigation to study a habitat.
Study the diagrams and answer the questions which follow.
Name the piece labelled A.
________________________
Give one use for piece A.
Piece A
_________________________
Name the piece labelled B.
________________________
Give one use for piece B. Piece B _________________________
(ii) Conservation is very important if we wish to protect the environment for
future generations. Name two ways that humans can help protect our natural resources.
1 ______________________________________________ 2 ______________________________________________
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(9)
(1) (2) (12)
(6)
(c)
The diagram shows the apparatus used to investigate the growth response of cress seedlings to light. The cress seeds were left to germinate in the segmented box for one week.
Study the diagram and answer the questions below.
Window
Section A
Section B Section C
(12)
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In what direction will the seedlings in Section A grow?
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In what direction will the seedlings in Section B grow?
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Write the letter G beside the word which describes this growth response of the seedlings.
(1) (2) Window
Dish of cress seeds on moist cotton wool
Photosynthesis Phototropism Respiration
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Chemistry
(1) (2) Question 4 (52) (a) Name the piece of equipment shown on the right.
Name _________________________
Give one use for this piece of equipment.
Use ___________________________
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(b)
Litmus is an indicator which is used to test whether a substance is an acid or a base.
What colour is litmus in an acid? _____________
Choose one common base from the list on the right.
Base _______________________________
The diagram shows an arrangement of apparatus suitable for the separation of sand and water.
Name this method of separation.
Name _____________________________
Litmus indicator
Vinegar Distilled water Oven cleaner
(c)
X Y
Would you expect to find most of the water in X or Y at the end of the separation? ____________________ (d)
Water must be purified before we can drink it safely. In the table write the letter R beside the word which describes the removal of large floating debris from water. Write the letter A beside the treatment used to kill bacteria.
Screening Fluoridation Settling Chlorination Page 8 of 20
(e)
Choose an alloy from the list on the right. Alloy _______________________________ Give one use for the alloy you have chosen.
Steel Copper Bronze Silver Brass
For Examiner use only
(1) (2) (f)
Use ________________________________
The known elements are listed in the Periodic Table. Use words from the list on the right to correctly complete the sentences below. When elements chemically combine _______________ are formed.
Compounds
Mixtures
When elements physically combine _______________ are formed. (g) Complete the table below. Insert the correct phrase for the location of the
electron and the proton, ‘outside the nucleus’ or ‘inside the nucleus’.
Relative Relative Particle Location mass charge
Inside the
1 0 NEUTRON
nucleus
1 Negative (−1) ELECTRON 1840
/
PROTON 1 Positive (+1) (h)
The pieces of equipment drawn on the right are used when reacting
sodium hydroxide (NaOH) with hydrochloric acid (HCl) in a titration. Name the pieces of equipment labelled A and B.
A ___________________________
B ___________________________
When sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid react, water and another product are formed.
Name the other product.
Product ___________________________
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A B
(7 × 6 + 1 × 10)
Question 5 (a) Safety (hazard) symbols are very important in Chemistry.
In the table below write the letter C under the symbol for corrosive.
(39)
For Examiner use only (6)
(1) (2) Write the letter H below the symbol which represents harmful or irritant. (b)
Air is a mixture of gases. Some of the
Nitrogen gases present in air are given in the table on the right. Oxygen
Answer the following questions about Carbon dioxide gases in air. (15)
Water vapour
(i) Which gas is used by plants to make food?
________________________
(ii) Which gas makes up most of the air?
________________________
(iii) Which gas is needed for burning to occur?
________________________
(iv) Which gas can be tested for using anhydrous copper sulfate or cobalt
chloride paper?
________________________
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(c)
The diagram shows the apparatus used to prepare and collect carbon dioxide gas in the laboratory.
Liquid L
(18)
For Examiner use only
(1) (2) Solid S
Hydrogen peroxide
(i) Write the letter L beside the name of the
Hydrochloric acid
liquid L used to prepare carbon dioxide.
Marble chips (ii) Write the letter S beside the name of the
solid S used to prepare carbon dioxide. Manganese dioxide
(iii) What would a student observe when liquid L is allowed drop onto solid B? Observation _____________________________________________________
(iv) Name the liquid which turns milky white when carbon dioxide is bubbled
through it. Name _______________________________
(v) State one use for carbon dioxide in everyday life. Use ____________________________________________________________
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Question 6 (39) (a) Separation techniques are widely used in industry. (6) (i) A solution of dye can be separated into its constituent colours using the method shown in the diagram.
Name this separation technique.
Name __________________________
Dye spot (ii) Suggest a liquid L that could be used to separate
the dye.
Liquid L
Liquid L _______________________
(b) The following diagram shows a separation technique that can be used to separate two substances. (18)
(i) Name this separation technique.
X Name _____________________
(ii) Name the piece of equipment labelled YX in the diagram. Name _____________________
(iii) Name the piece of equipment labelled
Y in the diagram. Name _____________________
(iv) Name two substances that can be separated using this technique. 1 _______________________________________ 2 _______________________________________
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(c)
A student investigated the solubility of a salt in water in the school laboratory. The mass of the salt that dissolved at different temperatures was measured. The data collected are presented in the table below.
Temperature (°C) Solubility (g / 100 cm3 of water)
20 40 60 80 100 10 30 50 70 90 For Examiner use only (1) (2)
(i) Use this data to draw a graph of solubility (y-axis) against
temperature (x-axis) using the grid provided below.
100
80
Solubility 60
(g / 100 cm3 water)
40 20 0
0
20
40 60 80 100
Temperature (°C)
(ii) Use the graph to estimate the solubility at 50 °C. Solubility at 50 °C _____________________
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(12)
(3)
Physics
(1) (2) Question 7 (52) (a) A student set up the equipment shown to measure the B A volume of an irregular shaped object e.g. a stone. 3
For Examiner use only Container A was filled with 70 cm3 of water.
When the stone was carefully dropped into the water arrangement B resulted.
Name container A. ____________________
Calculate the volume of the stone from the information shown.
100 cm 90 cm3 80 cm3 70 cm3 60 cm3 50 cm3 40 cm3 30 cm3 20 cm3 10 cm3 (b)
Volume of stone _________ cm3
Choose the correct temperature from the list to complete the statements below. Water boils at ______________ °C
(c)
Water freezes at ______________ °C
In each case choose the method of heat transfer from the list on the right to correctly complete the statements below. Earth is heated by the Sun when heat is transferred by __________________.
37 0 87 100 Conduction Convection Radiation The end of a spoon sitting in a cup of boiling water becomes hot. The heat is transferred along the spoon by _____________________________. (d)
On which of the paths A, B or C will the incoming ray of light travel after striking the mirror?
____________________________
Incoming ray Mirror A B C Which of the words on the right describes what happened to the ray of light after it hit the mirror?
Convection Reflection ____________________________
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(e)
In the table write the letter U beside the unit used when calculating the usage of electrical energy. Write the letter C beside the cost of operating a 5 kW electric heater for 2 hours, if one unit of electricity costs 20 cent.
kW kWh €2.00 €20.00
For Examiner use only (1) (2) (f) The diagram shows a wind turbine which can be used to generate electricity. Is wind energy renewable or non-renewable? Answer _________________________
Give one disadvantage of this form of electricity generation. Disadvantage ________________________________________ (g) The diagram shows two metal cans of equal size. They contain equal volumes
of water at 100 °C. Can A is wrapped in cotton wool and can B has no wrapping.
After 20 minutes, which can, A or B, would have the higher temperature?
Can A Can B
Answer _________________
Give a reason for your answer.
Reason _________________________________________________________
3 cm
2 cm (h) A metal block as shown has a mass of 60 grams.
Name the instrument you would use in the
5 cm laboratory to find the mass of the block.
Instrument ________________________
30 cm3
In the table write the letter V beside the volume of 10 cm3 the block.
2 g/cm3
Write the letter D beside the density of the block.
20 g/cm3
(7 × 6 + 1 × 10)
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Question 8 (a) The diagram shows a three-pin plug with the back removed.
(39)
For Examiner use only (9)
(1) (2) Which of the labels A, B or C marks the neutral wire?
C Fuse
Which? ______________________
B
Name the wire A to which the fuse is connected.
Name ________________________
A What is the function of a fuse in a three-pin plug?
Function _______________________________________________________
(b)
The diagram shows a bar magnet. (18)
N S
(i) What does the letter N on the magnet mean? _________________________
If a student moved the N of one magnet close to the S of a second magnet what would the student notice?
_______________________________________________________________
(ii) A student wanted to show the pattern of the magnetic field around a bar
magnet. Name a substance or a piece of equipment used in the laboratory to show the
pattern of the magnetic field around a magnet.
_______________________________________________________________
Write the letter P below the pattern you would expect to get if you did this experiment.
N
S
N S
(iii) Name a metal that is attracted by a magnet. ____________________________
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c)
The diagram shows a ball and ring apparatus.
This piece of equipment was used to examine the effect of heat on a metal.
When the ring and the ball were cold, the ball passed through the ring. When the ball was heated it no longer passed though the ring.
Answer the following questions about this experiment. (12)
(i) What does this experiment tell you about the effect of heat on the metal?
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(ii) If the hot metal ball was cooled down again, would you expect it to pass
through the ring?
__________________ Give a reason for your answer.
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For Examiner use only (1) (2) (
For Examiner Question 9 (39) use only (a)
Match the correct form of energy from the list on the right with each of the statements below. (12)
Stored energy in a battery is called ______________ energy. Kinetic
Energy released from burning coal is called ______________ Potential energy.
Heat The energy in a stretched elastic band is called ______________ energy.
Energy in a moving object is called ______________ energy. Chemical (1) (2) (b)
The simple circuit shown was set up to investigate the heating effect of an electric current. When the switch is closed a current flows. (18) Name the component labelled X.
thin
wire __________________________
What happens to the thin wire when a current flows?
__________________________
Name a device that the student could put at Y to show that a current is flowing through the circuit. X
Device _____________________________________
Name two household appliances that use the heating effect of an electric current.
1 _______________________________________
2 _______________________________________
Y
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(c) A diode, as shown in the diagram, is an example of an electrical component
For Examiner with many everyday applications.
Choose the correct word from the list given to complete each of the statements below. (9)
A light-emitting diode (LED) requires ______________
current than a regular (filament) bulb.
A resistor is placed in a circuit to protect the diode.
The unit of resistance is the ______________.
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