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1 * * ambridge International Examinations ambridge International General ertificate of Secondary Education O-ORINTE SIENES 0654/23 Paper 2 Multiple hoice (Extended) May/June 2017 dditional Materials: Multiple hoice nswer Sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type or is recommended) 45 minutes RE TESE INSTRUTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. o not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, entre number and candidate number on the nswer Sheet in the spaces provided unless this has been done for you. O NOT WRITE IN NY ROES. There are forty questions on this paper. nswer all questions. For each question there are four possible answers,, and. hoose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate nswer Sheet. Read the instructions on the nswer Sheet very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark. mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. ny rough working should be done in this booklet. copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 16. Electronic calculators may be used. This document consists of 15 printed pages and 1 blank page. I17 06_0654_23/4RP ULES 2017 [Turn over

2 1 Which structural feature is found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell? 2 cell membrane cell wall cytoplasm nucleus 2 The balanced equation for photosynthesis is shown. What is X? light 6O O X + 6O 2 chlorophyll 6 12 O O O O 2 3 n enzyme from the alimentary canal has an optimum activity at an acidic p. Which statement is correct? The enzyme is an amylase and is found in the mouth. The enzyme is a protease and is found in the mouth. The enzyme is an amylase and is found in the stomach. The enzyme is a protease and is found in the stomach. 4 In a plant, what leads to offspring that are identical to the parent? asexual reproduction insect pollination seed germination sexual reproduction 5 Why do food chains usually have fewer than five trophic levels? ecomposers are not usually included in the chain. Energy is lost between each trophic level. There is only one level of carnivores. There is only one level of herbivores. ULES /23/M/J/17

3 6 What is the function of microorganisms in yoghurt making? 3 They make the sugar in milk become solid. They produce lactic acid. They raise the p of the mixture. They reduce the fat content of the milk. 7 Which statement about how the eye views near objects (accommodation) is correct? ciliary muscles suspensory ligaments lens shape contract slacken thick (fat) contract stretch thin (narrow) relax slacken thin (narrow) relax stretch thick (fat) 8 In a plant, the allele for red flowers is dominant to the allele for yellow flowers. heterozygous red-flowered plant is crossed with a homozygous yellow-flowered plant. Which statement about the offspring is correct? 25% will have red flowers, 75% will have yellow flowers. 50% will have red flowers, 50% will have yellow flowers. 75% will have red flowers, 25% will have yellow flowers. 100% will have red flowers, 0% will have yellow flowers. 9 Why is breast-feeding of babies often recommended in preference to bottle-feeding? reast milk contains antibodies. reast milk contains protein. reast milk has no bacteria. reast milk is at body temperature. 10 Why is yeast added to dough in the production of bread? to lower the p to produce alcohol to produce carbon dioxide to produce lactic acid ULES /23/M/J/17 [Turn over

4 11 blood cell is travelling through the hepatic vein. Which blood vessel will it travel through next? 4 hepatic artery pulmonary artery pulmonary vein vena cava 12 scientist took a single living cheek cell from each of 30 different people. 15 of these people were male and 15 were female. e stained each cell so that the sex chromosomes could be observed. ow many X chromosomes would the scientist observe? What may be defined as an action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place? growth movement reproduction sensitivity 14 Which row shows the electronic structure of a calcium atom and of a fluoride ion? calcium atom fluoride ion 2,8,8 2,7 2,8,8 2,8 2,8,8,2 2,7 2,8,8,2 2,8 ULES /23/M/J/17

5 15 ow many atoms of metals and of non-metals are shown in the formula Na 2 SO 4? 5 atoms of metals atoms of non-metals The electrolysis of concentrated aqueous sodium chloride is an important industrial process. uring this process 1 is produced at the cathode and 2 is produced at the anode. The solution formed turns litmus 3. Which words complete gaps 1, 2 and 3? hydrogen chlorine blue hydrogen oxygen blue sodium chlorine red sodium oxygen red 17 queous sodium thiosulfate reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid. Increasing the concentration of sodium thiosulfate increases the rate of reaction. Which statement explains this observation? The particles are closer together and collide more frequently. The particles are closer together and collide with more energy. The particles have a greater surface area and collide more frequently. The particles have more energy and collide more frequently. 18 In which word equation is the underlined substance being oxidised? carbon dioxide + carbon carbon monoxide carbon monoxide + iron oxide carbon dioxide + iron copper oxide + magnesium magnesium oxide + copper magnesium oxide + hydrochloric acid magnesium chloride + water ULES /23/M/J/17 [Turn over

6 19 The p of water changes when ammonia is bubbled into it. What happens to the p and why? 6 p ammonia is decreases acidic decreases alkaline increases acidic increases alkaline 20 The equation for the reaction between aqueous calcium chloride and aqueous potassium sulfate is shown. al 2(aq) + K 2 SO 4 (aq) aso 4 (s) + 2Kl (aq) Which process is not used to produce the pure salt calcium sulfate? crystallisation of the salt from solution filtration to collect the salt mixing two soluble salts together washing the salt with cold water 21 Which statement describes the structure of sodium chloride? contains alternating positive and negative ions contains an irregular arrangement of ions contains positive ions only is a giant covalent structure 22 Nickel is a metal. Three statements about nickel are listed. 1 It is a good conductor of electricity. 2 It has a low melting point. 3 It is shiny. Which statements about the properties of nickel are correct? 1 and 2 1 and 3 1 only 2 and 3 ULES /23/M/J/17

7 23 Which row shows a chemical test for the presence of water? 7 substance colour change anhydrous cobalt(ii) chloride pink to blue anhydrous cobalt(ii) chloride white to blue anhydrous copper(ii) sulfate pink to blue anhydrous copper(ii) sulfate white to blue 24 Modern cars are fitted with catalytic converters to reduce the pollution of the atmosphere. arbon monoxide is produced by the 1 combustion of petrol. Nitrogen monoxide is produced in the car engine. The nitrogen monoxide is 2 by the carbon monoxide in the catalytic converter to produce 3. Which words complete gaps 1, 2 and 3? complete oxidised nitrogen dioxide complete reduced nitrogen incomplete oxidised nitrogen dioxide incomplete reduced nitrogen 25 Why do farmers add lime to soil? It acts as a fertiliser. It adds nitrogen to the soil. It decreases the p of the soil. It increases the p of the soil. 26 Which statement about the products of the fractional distillation of petroleum is not correct? Fractions obtained from high up the fractional distillation column contain small molecules. Fractions obtained from low down the fractional distillation column have low boiling points. Large molecules have large intermolecular attractive forces. Refinery gas is used for cooking and heating. ULES /23/M/J/17 [Turn over

8 27 What is the structure of poly(ethene) and what type of polymerisation is used to make it? 8 structure of polymer type of polymerisation O O N N addition n O O N N condensation n addition n condensation n 28 The diagram is a speed-time graph for a moving object. speed m / s time / s What is the distance travelled by the object in 4.0 s? 30 m 40 m 50 m 80 m ULES /23/M/J/17

9 29 Two blocks of metal, X and Y, hang from spring balances as shown. 9 N N X Y What does the diagram show about X and Y? They have the same mass and the same volume but different weights. They have the same mass and the same weight but different volumes. They have the same mass, the same volume and the same weight. They have the same weight and the same volume but different masses. 30 spring of unstretched length 5.0 cm has a spring constant k of 20 N / cm. load is suspended from the spring and its new length is 8.5 cm. What is the weight of the load? 0.70 N 1.7 N 70 N 170 N 31 The Sun is an important energy resource. Which energy source powers the Sun? chemical geothermal nuclear fission nuclear fusion ULES /23/M/J/17 [Turn over

10 10 32 sample of a substance has a mass of 2.0 kg. The sample gains J of energy and this causes its temperature to change from 10 to 50. What is the specific heat capacity of the substance? 400 J / (kg ) 500 J / (kg ) 800 J / (kg ) 1000 J / (kg ) 33 read can be cooked by placing it below a heating element. heating element bread Which process transfers thermal energy from the heating element to the bread? conduction convection evaporation radiation ULES /23/M/J/17

11 11 34 The diagrams show a water wave travelling towards a boundary. t the boundary, the wave passes from deep water into shallow water and its speed decreases. rrows indicate the direction of the wave. Which diagram shows the wave in the shallow water? deep water deep water shallow water shallow water boundary boundary deep water deep water shallow water shallow water boundary boundary 35 The diagram shows light passing along a glass optical fibre. glass optical fibre path of light Which description applies to the optical fibre? maximum amount of light is absorbed by the glass. Light waves reflect inside the fibre. Microwaves can be transmitted in the fibre. The signal strengthens as the length of the fibre increases. ULES /23/M/J/17 [Turn over

12 12 36 stronaut 1 uses a hammer to mend a satellite in space. stronaut 2 is nearby. There is no air in space. hammer astronaut 1 astronaut 2 What does astronaut 2 hear compared with the sound heard if they were working on Earth? a louder sound a quieter sound a sound of the same loudness no sound at all 37 Which quantity is related to the flow of charge and which quantity is defined in terms of the energy supplied by a source in driving charge round a complete circuit? flow of charge energy supplied by a source current e.m.f. current p.d. resistance e.m.f. resistance p.d. ULES /23/M/J/17

13 38 battery is connected to a 3.0 Ω resistor, a 6.0 Ω resistor and two ammeters P and Q. 13 P 3.0 Ω Q 6.0 Ω What is the combined resistance of the two resistors and which ammeter has the greater reading? combined resistance / Ω ammeter with greater reading less than 3.0 P less than 3.0 Q 9.0 P 9.0 Q 39 current-carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field that is directed into the page. current-carrying conductor direction of current magnetic field into the page The conductor experiences a force due to the magnetic field. In which direction does the force act? into the page out of the page to the left to the right ULES /23/M/J/17 [Turn over

14 14 40 Which row compares the number of protons and the number of neutrons in atoms of different isotopes of an element? number of protons number of neutrons different different different the same the same different the same the same ULES /23/M/J/17

15 15 LNK PGE Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (ULES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the ambridge International Examinations opyright cknowledgements ooklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at after the live examination series. ambridge International Examinations is part of the ambridge ssessment Group. ambridge ssessment is the brand name of University of ambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (ULES), which is itself a department of the University of ambridge. ULES /23/M/J/17

16 16 ULES /23/M/J/17 Group The Periodic Table of Elements 1 hydrogen 1 2 e helium 4 I II III IV V VI VII VIII 3 Li lithium 7 4 e beryllium 9 atomic number atomic symbol Key name relative atomic mass 11 Na sodium Mg magnesium K potassium a calcium Rb rubidium Sr strontium s caesium a barium Fr francium 88 Ra radium 5 boron l aluminium Ga gallium In indium Tl thallium carbon Si silicon Ge germanium Sn tin Pb lead Ti titanium Zr zirconium f hafnium Rf rutherfordium 23 V vanadium Nb niobium Ta tantalum b dubnium 24 r chromium Mo molybdenum W tungsten Sg seaborgium 25 Mn manganese Tc technetium 75 Re rhenium h bohrium 26 Fe iron Ru ruthenium Os osmium s hassium 27 o cobalt Rh rhodium Ir iridium Mt meitnerium 28 Ni nickel Pd palladium Pt platinum s darmstadtium 29 u copper g silver u gold Rg roentgenium 30 Zn zinc d cadmium g mercury n copernicium 114 Fl flerovium 116 Lv livermorium 7 N nitrogen P phosphorus s arsenic Sb antimony i bismuth O oxygen S sulfur Se selenium Te tellurium Po polonium 9 F fluorine l chlorine r bromine I iodine t astatine 10 Ne neon r argon Kr krypton Xe xenon Rn radon 21 Sc scandium Y yttrium lanthanoids actinoids 57 La lanthanum c lanthanoids actinoids The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm 3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.). actinium 58 e cerium Th thorium Pr praseodymium Pa protactinium Nd neodymium U uranium Pm promethium 93 Np neptunium 62 Sm samarium Pu plutonium 63 Eu europium m americium 64 Gd gadolinium m curium 65 Tb terbium k berkelium 66 y dysprosium f californium 67 o holmium Es einsteinium 68 Er erbium Fm fermium 69 Tm thulium Md mendelevium 70 Yb ytterbium No nobelium 71 Lu lutetium Lr lawrencium

This resource contains three different versions of the periodic table, including a blank one for colouring!

Teaching notes This resource contains three different versions of the periodic table, including a blank one for colouring! It also contains tables of the Group 0, 1 and 7 elements with a few columns for