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2. Which of the followings is the process describing breaking down food to release energy?
A. Respiration B. Gaseous exchange C. Photosynthesis D. Energy generation
4. Which of the following foods releases the greatest amount of energy upon burning?
A. apple B. cheese C. rice D. noodle
5. People get energy from the food they eat. Where does the energy stored in food come from?
A. Fertilizers B. The sun C. Vitamin D. The soil
7. Why do mountain climbers use oxygen at the top of the worlds highest mountain?
A. There is little nitrogen in the air at great height.
B. There is less oxygen in the air at great height.
C. There is a hole in ozone layer.
D. There is no air at the top of very high mountains.
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8. Which BEST explain why green algae are most often restricted to the top 100 metres of the ocean?
A. They have no roots () to anchor () them to the ocean floor.
B. The pressure is too great for them to survive below 100 metres.
C. They can live only where there is light.
D. If the algae lived below 100 metres, they would be eaten by animals.
9. There is a law to stop smoking in public places. The main reason for the law is that
A. smoking makes a place dirty. B. smoking makes a place cloudy.
C. smoking wastes a lot of money. D. passive smokers get more harm than smokers.
10. When the concentration of carbon dioxide reaches 3%, what will happen to the hydrogencarbonate
indicator?
A. It turns from red to purple. B. It turns from yellow to red.
C. It turns from red to yellow. D. It remains unchanged in colour.
11. Which of the following is the reason why leaves are green in colour?
A. The presence of chlorophyll. B. The presence of water.
C. To attract insects. D. To absorb oxygen.
12. Which of the following descriptions about burning of food and respiration is/are correct?
(1) Both need oxygen.
(2) Both release the stored energy of the food.
(3) The process of burning is fast while that of the respiration is slow.
A. (1) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)
14. When air enters the lungs, where will the air finally reach?
A. trachea B. bronchus C. air sacs D. rib cage
15. Which of the following is the major source of air pollution in Hong Kong?
A. Cutting down of trees
B. Smoke from power stations and exhaust fumes from motor vehicles
C. Hill fires
D. High population
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17. When we find that electrical appliance does not work, what is/are the possible reason(s)?
(I) Blackout, no electrical energy provided.
(II) The appliance is out of order.
(III) The appliance is disconnected from a power source.
A. (I) only B. (I) and (II) only C. (I) and (III) only D. (I), (II) and (III)
19. Which of the following is the reason of using plastic to make the handle of the screw driver?
A. Plastic is a good insulator. B. Plastic is more beautiful.
C. Plastic handle is less slippery. D. Plastic is easier to be made into different shapes.
A. 0.25 A B. 2.5 A C. 5 A D. 20 A
(i) What is the difference in amount of oxygen in breathed air and unbreathed air? (1 mark)
(ii) What is the difference in amount of carbon dioxide in breathed air and unbreathed air? (1 mark)
(iii) Now there are a bottle of breathed air and a bottle of unbreathed air. Suggest an experiment to test
which of the bottle contains a higher amount of oxygen. (3 marks)
(b) The experiment below shows a peanut is burnt in air.
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(i) What is the colour change of hydrogencarbonate indicator? (1 mark)
(ii) According to the above result, what kind of gas is produced in burning?(1 mark)
(iii) When the peanut is burning in the gas jar, a thin layer of liquid forms inside the jar. What is this
liquid? (1 mark)
[Total: 8 marks]
3. The set-up below is used to study gaseous exchange in a green leaf. Each tube contains 3 cm 3 of
hydrogencarbonate indicator. Tubes C and D are wrapped with aluminium foil. The set-up is left under
bright light for one hour.
(a) Complete the table to show the colour changes of the hydrogencarbonate indicator in the test tubes
after one hour. (2 marks)
Test Tube A B C D
Colour change of No change No change
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the indicator
(b) Explain the colour changes of the indicator in tube A and tube C. (4 marks)
(c) State the purposes of setting up tube B and tube D. (2 marks)
[Total: 8 marks]
4. A grasshopper is put inside the conical flask in the set-up shown below. Air is drawn in through pipe P and
out through pipe Q.
bulb
air in air out
pipe P pipe Q
soda lime
lime
lime
water
water
(a) Name 3 medicine which can help smokers give up smoking. (3 marks)
(b) Explain why the support of family members would be helpful to smokers who want to give up
smoking. (1 mark)
[Total: 4 marks]
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6. This question compares the principles of an electric circuit to that of a water pipe system. The electric
circuit consists of a bulb, a dry cell, a switch and connecting wires. The water pipe system consists of
water pipes, a tap, a turbine, a pump and two storage tanks at different heights.
Connecting
wire
Circuit A Circuit B
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