1511/2 SMJK PHOR TAY

PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN TAHUN 2017

Tingkatan 4 SCIENCE 2 Masa: 1 Jam
Name: ____________________________ ( )
Section A (30 marks)
Answer all the questions.
1 Table 1 shows the type of blood group of 30 Form 5 students in SMK Wangsa Maju.

Table 1.1
a) Complete Table 1.2 to show the distribution of blood group among the 30
students.
Type of blood group A B AB O
Number of students
Table 1.2 [1m]
b) Draw a bar chart to represent the data in Table 1.2.

[3 m]
c) What is the type of variation shown by the above data?

________________________________________ [1m]
d) Give one other example of the variation.

________________________________________ [1m]
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2 Diagram 1 shows an occurrence in a cell division.

Diagram 1
a) (i) Name the process shown.

__________________________________________________________________
[1m]
(ii) Draw a diagram to show the product at the end of the occurrence in the space
given.

[1m]
(iii) What is the importance of the process as named in 2(a)(i)?

_________________________________________________________________
[1m]

b) Explain how the occurrence of 2(a)(iii) happens.

______________________________________________________________________

[1m]

c) What type of cell division involves the occurrence shown in Diagram 1?

______________________________________________________________________

[1m]

d) State the importance of the type of cell division named in 2(c).

______________________________________________________________________
[1m]
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3 Diagram 2 shows a schematic diagram of across breeding between the tall plant with
homozygous gene and the white rose plant with homozygous gene. It is known that
gene T and gene t represent tall and short plant characteristics respectively.

Diagram 2

a) Complete the genotypes of the offsprings Diagram 2. [2m]

b) Name processes X and Y.

(i) Process X:_________________________________

(ii) Process Y:_________________________________ [2m]

c) What is the percentage of probability that a new plant produced by the parent plants
be tall?

___________________________________________________________________
[1m]

d) If the new plants produced are cross-bred among themselves, what is the likely ratio
of tall to short plants?

___________________________________________________________________
[1m]

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4 Diagram 3.1 and Diagram 3.2 show the formation of two types of twins.

Diagam 3.1 Diagram 3.2

a) Identify the type of twins formed in Diagram 3.1and Diagram 3.2.

(i) X and Y: __________________________________________.

(ii) P and Q: __________________________________________. [2m]

b) What are the possible genders for

(i) X and Y:

__________________________________________________________________

(ii) P and Q:

__________________________________________________________________
[2m]

c) What is the difference between the twins in Diagram 3.1 and the twins in Diagram 3.2
in terms of genetic constituents?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
[1m]
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d) State one similarity between the twins in Diagram 3.1 and the twins in Diagram 3.2.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
[1m]

5 Diagram 4.1 and Diagram 4.2 show three states of matter for water in daily life.

Diagram 4.1 Diagram4.2

a) Draw the arrangement of particles in ice cube and water in the space provided. [2m]

Ice cube Water

b) Name the process of changes in states of matter in Diagram 4.1.

_____________________________________________________________________
[1m]

c) Steam particles have high kinetic energy and moves freely. Explain why.

_____________________________________________________________________
[1m]

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d) Diagram 4.3 shows a polystyrene container filled with ice to keep the fish fresh.
Salt is added to the ice.

Diagram 4.3

(i) What is the effect of salt on the melting point of ice?

_____________________________________________________________________
[1m]
(ii) State one reason why the fish kept in ice remains fresh.

_____________________________________________________________________
[1m]

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SECTION B ( 10 marks )

1 a) (i) Define 'hormones'. [1m]

(ii) State the function of three types of hormones. [3m]

b) Diagram 5 shows a few actions occur in the body of a student.

Sneezing

Heartbeat Actions Peristalsis

Coughing

Diagram 5

Study the information in Diagram 5 and construct the concept of involuntary action.
[6m]

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Disediakan oleh:
Pn V.Nantheni

Disemak oleh : .
Pn Tan Poh Hoon

Disahkan oleh: .
Cik Lim Lay Hong