Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

CO-ORDINATED SCIENCES 0654/22

Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) May/June 2018
45 minutes
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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
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A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 20.
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1 Which rows correctly match characteristics of living things with their descriptions?

characteristic description

1 excretion removing the waste products of metabolism

2 growth making more living things of the same type
3 nutrition taking in or producing food
4 respiration releasing energy from food

A 1, 2 and 4 B 1, 3 and 4 C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 4 only

2 Which statement about cells is correct?

A Cell membranes are found only in animal cells.

B Cell membranes are found only in plant cells.
C Cell walls are found only in animal cells.
D Cell walls are found only in plant cells.

3 The graph shows the rate at which 10 g of starch is broken down by amylase at four
temperatures.

10

mass of 6 10 °C
starch / g
4 25 °C
70 °C
2
40 °C
0
time

Which is the optimum temperature?

A 10 °C B 25 °C C 40 °C D 70 °C

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4 The diagram shows a section through a villus.

Which structure is the lacteal?

A
D

5 Which row shows the pressure of blood within vessels in the correct order?

highest pressure lowest pressure

A aorta pulmonary artery pulmonary vein

B aorta pulmonary vein pulmonary artery
C pulmonary artery pulmonary vein aorta
D pulmonary vein aorta pulmonary artery

6 How are alveoli protected from pathogens in inhaled air?

A Pathogens are destroyed by cilia.

B Pathogens are destroyed by mucus.
C Pathogens are trapped by cilia.
D Pathogens are trapped by mucus.

7 What happens when the human body temperature drops below normal?

arterioles near
sweat secreted
skin surface

A constrict no
B constrict yes
C dilate no
D dilate yes

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8 What is a function of the stigma of a flower?

A to make female gametes

B to make male gametes
C to produce nectar to attract insects
D to secrete a sugary solution to aid the germination of pollen grains

9 The diagram shows a cell that is about to divide by meiosis.

chromosomes

nucleus

Which cell could be the result of this division?

A B

C D

10 Which row about types of cell division is correct?

type of cell division cells produced genetic variation

A meiosis diploid genetically different

B meiosis haploid genetically identical
C mitosis diploid genetically identical
D mitosis haploid genetically different

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11 What may cause continuous variation in a species and what may cause discontinuous variation?

continuous variation discontinuous variation

caused by caused by caused by caused by
genes environment genes environment

A    
B    
C    
D    

12 Which processes change the amount of carbon dioxide in the air?

process causing increase process causing decrease

in carbon dioxide in carbon dioxide

A burning fossil fuels photosynthesis in plants

B photosynthesis in plants respiration in animals
C respiration in animals respiration in plants
D respiration in plants burning fossil fuels

13 What is a harmful effect of an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

A It allows more heat from the Sun to enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
B It decreases the rate at which organisms respire.
C It increases the rate at which plants photosynthesise.
D It prevents reflected heat from leaving the Earth’s atmosphere.

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14 Pure copper chloride can be obtained from a mixture of powdered copper and solid
copper chloride.

Three stages in the method are listed.

P add water and stir

Q crystallise
R filter

In which order are these stages carried out in order to obtain pure copper chloride from the
mixture?

A P → Q → R

B P → R → Q

C R → P → Q

D R → Q → P

15 Which statement about noble gases is correct?

A All noble gases have eight electrons in their outer shell.

B Argon is used to fill weather balloons.
C Neon atoms have the same electronic structure as sodium ions.
D The element with atomic number 4 is a noble gas.

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16 Which dot-and-cross diagrams represent the outer-shell electrons in molecules of nitrogen and of
ethene?

nitrogen ethene

H H
A N N C C
H H

H H

B N N H C C H

H H

H H
C N N C C
H H

H H

D N N H C C H

H H

17 The diagram represents a molecule of butane.

H H H H

H C C C C H

H H H H

What is the formula of butane?

A C2H5 B C4H8 C C4H10 D C10H4

18 The equation for the reaction between zinc and dilute hydrochloric acid is

Zn + 2HCl → ZnCl 2 + H2

What is the volume of hydrogen gas produced by 3.25 g of zinc?

A 1.2 dm3 B 2.4 dm3 C 4.8 dm3 D 24.0 dm3

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19 Which statement about electroplating iron with chromium is correct?

A A catalyst is used.
B The anode is chromium.
C The electrolyte contains aqueous iron ions.
D The electrolyte contains solid chromium ions.

20 Which row describes an endothermic reaction?

temperature change
energy transfer
/ °C

A chemical to heat 20 to 15
B chemical to heat 20 to 25
C heat to chemical 20 to 15
D heat to chemical 20 to 25

21 Calcium carbonate reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.

Equal masses of different-sized pieces of calcium carbonate are placed in four test-tubes, as
shown.

test-tube 1 2 3 4
size of medium small large
powder
calcium carbonate pieces pieces pieces

Equal volumes of the same concentration of dilute hydrochloric acid are added to each test-tube.

Which test-tube shows the lowest rate of reaction?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

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22 When iron is heated with steam, a black solid is formed.

iron filings

steam

heat

The equation for the reaction is shown.

iron + water → iron oxide + hydrogen

Which statement about this reaction is correct?

A Iron has been oxidised because it has gained oxygen.

B Iron has been reduced because it removed oxygen from water.
C Iron oxide has been reduced because it contains oxygen.
D Water has been oxidised because it contains oxygen.

23 Some properties of the Group VII elements are shown.

melting point boiling point

colour
/ °C / °C

F –220 –188
Cl –101 –35 pale green
Br –7 59
I 114 184
At 302 380

Which statement about halogens at room temperature and pressure is correct?

A Astatine is a colourless solid.

B Bromine is an orange-red solid.
C Fluorine is a pale yellow gas.
D Iodine is a brown liquid.

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24 Which metal can only be extracted by electrolysis of a molten compound?

A copper
B iron
C sodium
D zinc

25 Four iron nails are placed in four test-tubes as shown.

In which test-tube does the iron nail rust most quickly?

A B C D

pure pure
boiled tap oxygen nitrogen
tap water water gas gas

26 During the manufacture of sulfuric acid by the Contact process, sulfur trioxide is produced.

The sulfur trioxide is dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid.

Which statement explains why sulfur trioxide is not dissolved in water?

A The reaction is too endothermic.

B The reaction is too exothermic.
C The reaction is too slow.
D The reaction needs a high pressure.

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27 Petroleum is separated into fractions by fractional distillation.

fraction
refinery gas

gasoline

paraffin

light gas oil

diesel

lubricating oil

petroleum

bitumen

Which statement about the fractions is correct?

A The fraction at the bottom contains the molecules with the lowest boiling points.
B The fraction at the bottom contains the smallest molecules.
C The fraction at the top contains the molecules used for cracking.
D The fraction at the top contains the molecules with the weakest intermolecular attractive
forces.

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28 The diagrams show four speed-time graphs.

Which graph represents the motion of an object that has constant, non-zero, acceleration?

A B

speed speed

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D

speed speed

0 0
0 time 0 time

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29 The diagrams show four solid blocks with the same mass.

Which block is made from the least dense material?

A B

8.0 cm 3.0 cm
1.0 cm 3.0 cm

2.0 cm 2.0 cm

C D

5.0 cm
2.0 cm 4.0 cm

2.0 cm 3.0 cm

2.0 cm

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30 Each of the springs shown in the diagram has the same spring constant k. One spring extends by
a distance x when a force F is applied to it.

one parallel series

spring combination combination

F F

What are the total extensions of the parallel and series combinations when a force F is applied to
them?

parallel series
x
A x
2
x
B 2x
2
C x x
D x 2x

31 The speed-time graph represents the journey of a bicycle.

0.8
speed
km / minute 0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0
0 1 2 3 4
time / minutes

What is the total distance travelled by the bicycle?

A 1.6 km B 2.0 km C 2.4 km D 3.2 km

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32 Which energy resource does not use a turbine and generator to produce electricity?

A geothermal
B nuclear fission
C solar cells
D wind

33 A glass bottle containing warm air is sealed with a screw cap and then cooled in cold water.

cap

cold water air

The contraction of the glass bottle can be ignored.

What remains the same during the cooling?

A the air pressure inside the bottle

B the energy of the air molecules in the bottle
C the force on the cap made by the air molecules in the bottle
D the volume of air in the bottle

34 Which statement about boiling or evaporation of a liquid is correct?

A Boiling occurs at any temperature.

B Boiling occurs only at the surface of the liquid.
C Evaporation occurs only at a specific temperature.
D Evaporation occurs only at the surface of the liquid.

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35 Four beakers contain the same amount of water. They are each wrapped tightly with aluminium
foil of the same thickness, and placed in bright sunshine.

Each piece of foil is dull black, shiny black, dull white or shiny white.

After five minutes the temperature rise of the water in each beaker is measured.

The water in which beaker shows the greatest temperature rise?

A the one wrapped with dull black foil

B the one wrapped with shiny black foil
C the one wrapped with dull white foil
D the one wrapped with shiny white foil

36 A wave passes from medium 1 into medium 2. The diagram shows the change in direction of the
wave.

original
wave direction
medium 1 medium 2
new
wave direction

How do the frequency and the wavelength of the wave change, if at all, as it passes from
medium 1 into medium 2?

frequency wavelength

A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C no change decreases
D no change increases

37 The diagram shows light hitting a plane mirror.

normal

incident reflected
ray ray not to scale

plane
40°
mirror

What is the angle of reflection?

A 40° B 50° C 80° D 100°

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38 A bar magnet is brought near to a metal rod.

magnet metal rod

N S

The magnet is now turned around so that the N-pole is on the right. The magnet is again brought
near to the metal rod.

In both cases the metal rod is attracted to the magnet.

What could the metal rod be?

A another bar magnet

B a piece of aluminium
C a piece of copper
D a piece of iron

39 A circuit contains a battery, metal wires and a lamp. There is an electric current in the circuit.
Electrons move from one battery terminal to the other battery terminal.

In which direction do electrons move around the circuit, and what is the equation relating
charge Q, current I and time t ?

direction of electrons equation

A from negative terminal
Q=I×t
to positive terminal
B from negative terminal
Q= I
to positive terminal t
C from positive terminal
Q=I×t
to negative terminal
D from positive terminal
Q= I
to negative terminal t

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40 The diagram shows γ-rays travelling in the direction shown. They enter a magnetic field that is
directed into the page.

γ-rays magnetic field

into page

In which direction are the γ-rays deflected by the magnetic field, if at all?

A They are deflected out of the page.

B They are deflected towards the bottom of the page.
C They are deflected towards the top of the page.
D They are not deflected.

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 The Periodic Table of Elements
Group

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I II III IV V VI VII VIII
1 2
H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1 4
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10

Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
20

85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

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lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
133 137 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Fl Lv
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium flerovium livermorium
– – – – – – – – – – – – –

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
139 140 141 144 – 150 152 157 159 163 165 167 169 173 175
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232 231 238 – – – – – – – – – – –

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).