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Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
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Calculators
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the end of your solution.

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The total mark for this paper is 90

marks for each question are shown in brackets
The
this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Inusequestions
marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
ability to structure your answer logically showing how the points that you
make are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.

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each question carefully before you start to answer it.

Read
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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American Academy Larnaca Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Science Final Exam for June 2016

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Biology
Q1.
Strawberry plants grow runners and new strawberry plants develop along the runners.
The new plants are genetically identical to the parent plant.
The diagram shows the parent plant with new plants attached to runners.

(i) Name the type of cell division that results in the production of these new plants.
(1)
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(ii) Farmers cut the runners and sell the new plants.
Suggest advantages of producing new strawberry plants in this way.
(2)
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Q2.
The earlobes of an individual are detached or attached. This is determined by the alleles
inherited from their parents.

An individual with attached earlobes must have inherited two recessive alleles from each of
their parents and will have the genotype ee.

(i) State the genetic term used to describe an individual with the genotype ee for attached
earlobes.
(1)
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(ii) A female with the genotype ee has attached earlobes and a male with the genotype Ee
has detached earlobes.
Complete the Punnett square to show the gametes and genotypes of the offspring for this
female and male.
(2)

(iii) State the probability of the offspring having detached earlobes.

(1)
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(iv) What is the percentage probability of a homozygous dominant mother and homozygous
recessive father producing a child with attached earlobes?
Put a cross (

) in the box next to your answer.

(1)

A
B
C
D

0%
25%
75%
100%

Q3.
Mike was investigating variation in a school of 650 students.
He recorded the blood group and measured the heights of the students.
The graph shows the variation in blood group.

(i) Calculate how many of the 650 students have blood group A.
(2)

number of students with blood group A =..............................................

(ii)

State the type of variation shown in the graph for the blood groups of students.
(1)

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Q4.
Reaction time can be measured by recording the time from the dropping of a flag (stimulus) to
when a person raises their arm.
(i) Complete the sentence by putting a cross (

) in the box next to your answer.

The sense organ that will receive this stimulus is the

(1)
A
B
C
D

brain
ear
eye
skin

(ii) Use words from the box to complete the sentences.

(2)
chemical
auxins

synapses
hormonal

electrical
neurotransmitters

Impulses are carried along neurones as ............................impulses.

There are gaps between neurones which are called

(iii) Describe the nerve pathway for this reaction, from the stimulus to the response.
(3)
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Q5.
Making use of enzymes
Pectinase is an enzyme that is used to extract the juice from apples.
Experiments were carried out to find out the effect of temperature on the activity of pectinase.
Pectinase was added to apples at different temperatures and the volume of juice extracted was
measured every minute.
The graph shows the results of the experiments.

(a) (i) Draw a line of best fit through the results for 10 oC, 20 oC, 30 oC and 40 oC.
(1)

(ii) Describe the effect of temperature on the volume of juice produced between 10 oC and
40 oC.
(2)
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(iii) Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer. The
optimum temperature for pectinase in this experiment is 50 C.
Optimum temperature is
(1)
A
B
C
D

the only temperature at which enzyme-substrate complexes are formed

the temperature at which enzymes start to denature
the temperature at which enzyme-substrate complexes are formed most quickly
the temperature at which substrates are most active

(iv) Use the lock and key hypothesis to help you explain the activity of pectinase in juice
production between 10 C and 70 C.
(4)
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(b) State two factors, other than temperature, that affect enzyme activity.
(2)
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Q6.
(a) Define the term diffusion
(1)

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(b) Osmosis and active transport are two types of transport.

Compare these two types of transport.

(2)

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The Periodic Table of the Elements

1

4
He

1
H
Key
7
Li

9
Be

lithium

3
23
Na

hydrogen

helium

relative atomic mass

atomic symbol

11
B

12
C

14
N

16
O

19
F

20
Ne

beryllium

name

boron

carbon

nitrogen

oxygen

fluorine

neon

atomic (proton) number

10

24
Mg

27
Al

28
Si

31
P

32
S

35.5
Cl

40
Ar

sodium

magnesium

aluminium

silicon

phosphorus

sulfur

chlorine

argon

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

39
K

40
Ca

45
Sc

48
Ti

51
V

52
Cr

55
Mn

65
Zn

70
Ga

73
Ge

75
As

79
Se

80
Br

84
Kr

potassium

calcium

scandium

titanium

vanadium

chromium

19

20

21

22

23

24

85
Rb

88
Sr

89
Y

91
Zr

93
Nb

rubidium

strontium

yttrium

zirconium

37

38

39

40

133
Cs

137
Ba

139
La*

caesium

barium

55

56

[223]
Fr

56
Fe

59
Co

59
Ni

63.5
Cu

manganese

iron

cobalt

nickel

copper

zinc

gallium

germanium

arsenic

selenium

bromine

krypton

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

96
Mo

[98]
Tc

101
Ru

103
Rh

106
Pd

108
Ag

112
Cd

115
In

119
Sn

122
Sb

128
Te

127
I

131
Xe

niobium

molybdenum

technetium

ruthenium

rhodium

palladium

silver

cadmium

indium

tin

antimony

tellurium

iodine

xenon

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

178
Hf

181
Ta

184
W

186
Re

190
Os

192
Ir

195
Pt

197
Au

201
Hg

204
Tl

207
Pb

209
Bi

[209]
Po

[210]
At

[222]
Rn

lanthanum

hafnium

tantalum

tungsten

rhenium

osmium

iridium

platinum

gold

mercury

thallium

lead

bismuth

polonium

astatine

radon

57

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

[226]
Ra

[227]
Ac*

[261]
Rf

[262]
Db

[266]
Sg

[264]
Bh

[277]
Hs

[268]
Mt

[271]
Ds

[272]
Rg

francium

radium

actinium

rutherfordium

dubnium

seaborgium

bohrium

hassium

meitnerium

darmstadtium

roentgenium

87

88

89

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

Elements with atomic numbers 112-116 have been reported but not fully
Authenticated

* The lanthanoids (atomic numbers 58-71) and the actinoids (atomic numbers 90-103) have been omitted.
The relative atomic masses of copper and chlorine have not been rounded to the nearest whole number

Chemistry
1. The picture shows a diamond ring.

a) Diamond is a form of carbon. A carbon atom has six electrons.

Draw the electronic structure of a carbon atom.

(1)

b) A gold atom has an atomic number of 79 and a mass number of 197.

Complete the table to show the name and number of each sub-atomic particle in this gold atom.
(3)

c) Which number or numbers are unique to gold?

(1)

(Total marks for question = 6)

2. This question is about plant oils.

(a) Steam distillation is used to separate oils from plants.
The diagram shows some apparatus that can be used to separate oil from lavender plants. Four
parts of the apparatus are labelled W, X, Y and Z.

Complete the table to describe how lavender oil is separated from the plant material.
Part

Function

steam is produced to heat lavender plants

(4)

the water can be run off leaving behind the oil

(b) State another use of distillation.

(1)

.
(Total marks for question = 6)

3. A forensic scientist uses paper chromatography to analyse lipstick used to leave a message on a mirror
at a crime scene. The lipstick was first dissolved in a solvent and then spotted onto the chromatography
paper at position A. Five known lipsticks were then spotted at positions B through to F.
(a) The forensic scientist uses the following apparatus to carry out the paper chromatography.

She uses a solvent that is a mixture of water and acetone (propanone). Acetone has weak bonds
between its particles. Why is it important that the lid is placed upon the apparatus?

(1)

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(b) The results of the experiment are shown below.

Dye X

(i) Make a conclusion, with a reason, about the lipstick found at the crime scene using the results
shown below.
(2)

(ii) Two dyes in the lipstick samples C are not completely separated.
Give one way in which the experiment could be changed to improve the separation.

(1)

(c) (i) Die X is present in which lipstick(s)?

(1)

(ii) Estimate distances from the diagram to find the Rf value for die X.

(3)

(Total marks for question = 8)

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4. (a) What is meant by the term isotopes?

(2)

(b) Bromine has two naturally-occurring isotopes with mass numbers 79 and 81.
A sample of bromine contained the two isotopes in the following proportions:
bromine-79 = 50.7%

and

bromine-81 = 49.3%

Use this information to calculate the relative atomic mass of bromine.

Give your answer to two decimal places.
(2)

(Total for Question = 4 marks)

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5. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these three
states are shown in the boxes.
The numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent changes of state.

(a) The particles of H2O are arranged differently in each state.

(i) In which state are the particles furthest apart?

(1)

(ii) In which state do the particles have the least energy?

(1)

(iii) In which state are the particles arranged in a regular pattern?

(1)

(b) (i) Change of state 1 is called

A
B
C
D

(1)

boiling
condensing
freezing
melting

(ii) Change of state 4 is called

A
B
C
D

(1)

boiling
condensing
freezing
melting

(c) The term sublimation is also used for a change of state.

Sublimation is the change of state from
A
B
C
D

(1)

solid to liquid
liquid to gas
gas to liquid
solid to gas
(Total for question = 6 marks)

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PHYSICS
Answer all of the questions and circle the correct answer to any
multiple choice question
Physical quantities can be divided into vectors and scalars.

1. (a)
(i)

Describe the difference between the two types of quantities.

[2 marks]

(ii)

Put a cross (

) in the box next to the correct answer.

[1 mark]

Which row gives the correct type of the physical quantities?

vector

Scalar

force

Displacement

distance

Speed

acceleration

Work

energy

Momentum

(b) The drawing shows part of Andy's walk to school. He walks from his home at X to the park
gates at Y.
[2 marks]

Calculate the distance that Andy walks.

ii What is Andy's displacement when he reaches point Y?

[Total for Question 1 = 5 marks]

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2. The graph shows how the velocity of a train on a model railway changes during part of a
journey.

(a) Between which times is the train travelling fastest?

[1 mark]
(b) Use information from the graph to calculate the acceleration of the model train between
5 and 15 seconds after the beginning of its journey. Show your working.

m/s2

acceleration =

[3 marks]
(c) The train travels further between 30 seconds and 35 seconds than it does between 10
and 15 seconds.
Which information from the graph tells you that this statement is correct?

[1 mark]

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(d)

(i)

Put a cross (

) in the box next to the correct answer.

[1 mark]

Which row gives the correct way of calculating acceleration and distance from the graph?

acceleration

Distance

area under the graph

total length of the line

gradient of the line

y-intercept

gradient of the line

area under the graph

y-intercept

total length of the line

[Total for Question 2 = 6 marks]

3. The picture below shows a plane in flight.
(a)

The plane maintains constant speed and height.

The weight of the plane is 100 000 N.
The Thrust of the plane is equal to 75 kN.
(i)

Complete the free-body force diagram below with all the missing forces.
Write down the values of all the forces.
Careful with the arrows.
[3 marks]

(ii)

Explain what must happen in terms of forces in order for the plane to
start moving downwards.
[1 mark]

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(b)

The Thrust increases to 100 kN. A short time after the thrust increases and is
maintained at 100 kN the plane reaches a higher steady speed. Explain why this
happens in terms of forces.
[2 marks]

[Total for Question 3 = 6 marks]

4.

(a)

The picture below shows a rocket taking off.

To get its thrust the rocket pushes the gases downwards.

(i)

State Newtons 3rd Law.

[2 marks]

..
(ii)

Put a cross (

) in the box next to the correct answer.

[1 mark]

The rocket moves upwards because

A

the gases push against the atmosphere

the gases push against the Earth

the gases push the rocket with an equal force upwards

the gases push the rocket upwards with a larger force

[Total for Question 4 = 3 marks]

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5.

(a)

The chart below shows the thinking and stopping distances for various speeds.

30 km/h
8 m/s

6m

6m

Thinking

40 km/h
11 m/s

8m

50 km/h
14 m/s

11 m

10 m

60 km/h
16 m/s

Distance
17 m

12 m

(i)

Braking
Distance

24 m

Tick the correct column for each of the changes.

[3 marks]

thinking distance
decreases increases

change

braking distance
decreases increases

stopping distance
decreases increases

The car is loaded

The driver is tired

(ii)

Describe the relationship between speed and thinking distance.

[1 mark]

(iii)

State what happens to the braking distance when speed doubles?

[1 marks]

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(b)

The two cars shown below collide.

car B
mass = 2500 kg
speed = 15 m/s

car A
mass = 800 kg
(i)

Calculate the total momentum of the two cars.

[2 marks]

Total momentum =

(ii)

State the total momentum of the two cars after collision.

[1 mark]

(iii)

Right after collision the two cars are locked and move together.
Calculate their common speed.
[1 mark]

Speed =

(iv)

State the principle you used to find the answer.

[1 mark]

[Total for Question 5 = 10 marks]

[ Total for PHYSICS PART: 30 marks]

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Mark Scheme
Biology
Question
1(i)

1(ii)

2(i)

Answer
mitosis

Any two from the following:

same characteristics in offspring as
parent plant /best characteristics
inherited / clones produced / identical
(1)
easier to generate new plants/
propagate (1)
quicker to produce new plants (1)
cheap /idea that the plants will not run
out / no need to buy new plants / seeds
(1)
homozygous recessive

Acceptable answers
any reasonable phonetic spelling
provided there is a 't' ignore asexual
reproduction
Accept same as parent plant

Mark

(1)

(2)
Accept in any order: homozygous
recessive (alleles)

(1)

2(ii)

2(iii)

2(iv)
3(i)
3(ii)
4(i)
4(ii)
4(iii)

5(a)(i)

correct gametes in male/female

gametes headings (1) correct offspring
genotypes (1)
Any one of the following

1/2

0.50

2/4

50%

1:1/ 2:2
A 0%
650 100 (1) 40 = 260 (1)
discontinuous (variation)
C
electrical (1)
synapses (1)
A description including the following
points
sensory neurone carries the impulse
from stimulus to spinal cord / brain (1)
(spinal cord carries impulse to) the
brain initiates a response (1)
brain sends a message via the spinal
cord to the motor neurone to initiate a
response (1)
straight line drawn through points at 10
C to 40 C

(2)
Accept if 2 correct answers are given
e.g. , 50% evens chance

10% of 650 = 65 65 4 = 260

Ignore genetic variation (as not shown
in the graph) Accept discrete

(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)

allow signal for impulse

(3)
(1)

Question
Number
5(a)(ii)

5(a)(iii)
Question
Number
*(a)(iv)

Question
Number
(b)
6(a)

(b)

Answer

Acceptable answers

Mark

Indicative Content

(2)
(1)
Mark

A description including two of the

following points
as temperature increases, volume of
juice produced increases (1)
this is directly proportional (1)
correct manipulation of figures to
show this relationship (1)
C

0 marks
No rewardable content
1 2 marks
a limited attempt is made to link the
increase in juice extraction with an
increase in temperature although the
terminology used to describe this will be
simple with some detail missing
there is unlikely to be mention of the
effect of the rise in temperature on
enzyme activity and how this increases
the rate of reaction
the answer communicates ideas using
simple language and uses limited
scientific terminology
spelling, punctuation and grammar are
used with limited accuracy
3 4 marks
there is clear evidence that the
volume of juice extracted increases with
an increase in temperature
there may be an attempt to explain
how temperature affects the enzyme
e.g. it becomes more active
the response indicates some
understanding of the lock and key
hypothesis and will make an attempt to
explain this in simple terms i.e enzyme
fits the substrate
there is some understanding of the
reasoning behind each of the processes
the answer communicates ideas
showing some evidence of clarity and
organisation and uses scientific
terminology appropriately
spelling, punctuation and grammar are
used with some accuracy
Answer
substrate concentration (1)
pH (1)
The movement of particles from a
region of high concentration to a region
of low concentration (1)
Osmosis: the movement of water
molecules only from a region of high

An explanation to include some of the

following points in a logical order
enzyme becomes more active (as
temperature increases)
enzyme has more kinetic energy /
moves faster
more chance of colliding with
substrate
enzyme is specific for substrate /
has complementary shape
action occurs at the active site
more enzyme-substrate complexes
formed
faster rate of reaction
reference to denaturation / eq after
50 C

Acceptable answers

(4)
Mark

(2)
down a concentration gradient (1)

concentration to a region of low

concentration/down a concentration
gradient through a partially permeable
membrane (1)
Active transport: the movement of
molecules from a region of low
concentration to a region of high
concentration/up a concentration
gradient with the use of energy (1)

Chemistry mark scheme

Question
Answers
1(a)
2.4 (2)
1(b)

1(c)
2(a)

2(b)

3(a)

3(b)(i)

o.3(b)(ii)

3(c)(i)
3(c)(ii)

(electron) 79 (1)
neutron (1)
118 (1)
79 or atomic number
X: oils / substances (in
lavender) (1)
are vaporised / removed
(1)
Y: vapours (1)
are condensed (1)
One from:
alcohol distillation
/production (1)
separation of crude oil
into petrol etc. (1)
The acetone will
evaporate (from the tank)
(1)
The lipstick at the crime
scene matches lipstick
F(1).
The pattern of
dyes that separate in
lipstick F matches the
pattern for the lipstick at
the crime scene. (1)
ONE from:
Use a longer sheet of
chromatography paper
(1)
Change the solvent
used in the
chromatography tank. (1)
E, F (1)
Estimate:
Distance travelled by dye
(1)
Distance travelled by
solvent (1)
Calculates Rf correctly
according to estimated
distances (1)

Comments
6 es without correct
configuration gains (1)
allow phonetic spelling

Mark

accept number of ps
reject number of es
accept gases (1)

Distances should be
measured from final
photocopies, e.g. 1.4/3.6
= 0.4

4(a)

4(b)

Physics mark scheme

Question

Answer

1(a)(i)
(a)(ii)

Scalars = only magnitude / size (1)

Vectors = magnitude & direction (1)
C (1)

(b) (i)

1200 m (1)

units not required

(b) (ii)

400 m north (1)

direction as well as
number must be given

2(a)

between 15 and 30 seconds (1)

(b)

any indication (numbers written down or drawings on the graph)

that values have been taken to calculate vertical and horizontal
distances (1)

Comments

Marks

award full marks for

correct numerical answer
without working

division of a correct value for difference in velocity by a correct

value of difference in time (e.g. 0.4 m/s divided by 10 s) (1)
2
correct evaluation to give 0.04 m/s (1)
(c)

the area under the line on the graph is greater for the time between
30 and 35 seconds (1)

(d)

C (1)

3(a)(i)

(a)(ii)

Upward force must decrease => Resultant force is downwards (1)

4(a)(i)

Thrust > Drag acceleration (1)

Drag increases until Drag = Thrust (=> a = 0 => v = const) (1)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction (2)

(a)(ii)

C (1)

5(a)(i)

thinking distance
braking distance
stopping distance
Change
decreases increases decreases increases decreases increases

The car is
loaded

The driver is
tired
Thinking distance is directly proportional to speed (1)
Accept as one increases

(b)

(a)(ii)

so does the other.

(a)(iii)

Braking distance 4 (1)

Accept comparisons

(b)(i)

p = m1 v1 + m2 v2
= (800 20) + (2500 15) (1)
= 53 500 kg m/s (1)
53 500 kg m/s

Ecf from part (b)(i)

(b)(ii)
(b)(iii)

(m1 + m2) v = (800 + 2500) v = 53500 => v = 53500 / 3300

= 16.2 m/s (1)

(b)(iv)

Conservation of momentum