p.7 Sci Bot II Final

LIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOL BULENGA
BEGINNING OF TERM TWO 2024

2 hours 30 minutes
SECTIONA: (40 marks)
1. Name any one example of a root tuber.

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2. Which disease can one suffer from due to lack of water for bathing?
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3. Give one reason why small stones are added to poultry feeds.
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The diagram below shows a type of lever. Use it to answer the question that
follows.
4. To which class of levers does the above machine belong?

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5. Apart from soap, name one other material used in washing our clothes.
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6. Give one use of an arm sling in giving first aid for fractures.
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7. Apart from ferns, which other plant produces by means of spores?
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8. Name any one mammal that produces by laying eggs.
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9. What is the role of a dog in a home?
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10. Give one way of controlling wind erosion in a garden.
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11. Apart from milk, name one other protein food got from cattle.
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12. Why should a husband and wife go for HIV testing together?
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13. Name the practice in poultry that enables birds to exercise their body in a
deep litter house.
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14. Give one item we use in cleaning our teeth.
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15. How do moles benefit from loam soil?

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The diagrams below are types of root systems. Use them to answer the questions
that follow.
16. Give one difference the root system marked A and B in the diagrams above.
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17. Mention one example of plants with the root system shown in diagram A.
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18. Give one use of fats in the human body.
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19. How do trees contribute to the water cycle?
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20. Give one use of magnets to electricians.
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21. What type of pollination occurs in papaw plant?
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22. Complete correctly.
23. Name the germ that causes Covid-19.

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24. Name the force produced when two surfaces rub against each other.
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25. How does the nail below acquire magnetism?
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26. State the role of the oviduct in a female reproductive system.
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27. In which one way does a child get natural immunity?
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28. Name the tissue which joins bones together at a joint.
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29. Why does sugar disappear when mixed in water?
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The diagram below is of an invertebrate. Use it to answer the question that
follows.
30. To which group of invertebrates does the one shown in the diagram above
belong?
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31. Which type of injury is caused by dry heat?
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32. How can you care for seedlings in a nursery bed?
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33. What role does a micro Pyle play on a germinating bean seed?
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34. State the living organism which causes scabies in human beings
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35. Why does digestion of starch take place in the mouth?
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36. Give one benefit of dehorning cattle in cattle management.
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The diagram below shows two cups made up of different materials. Use them to
answer question
37. Which of the two cups had hot milk after 20 minutes?
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38. Give one danger of burning polythene materials in the environment.
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39. How does heat travel in liquids?
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40. What happens to the diaphragm when we breathe out?
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SECTION B
41(a) Give any two examples of chemical changes.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
(b) Write down any two characteristics of physical changes.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
42. The diagram below is of a respiratory organ. Use it to answer the questions
that follow.
(a) Name the parts marked by letters:

(i) X___________________________________________________________
(ii) Y ___________________________________________________________
(b) Which process takes place in the part marked X?
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(c) What helps part marked Y to keep open all the time?
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43(a) Apart from wind, give two other agents of pollination in flowering plants.
(i)____________________________________________________________
(ii)____________________________________________________________
(b) Which part of a flowering plant mainly does the following;
(i) Manufactures food: ____________________________________________
(ii) Absorbs water and mineral salts? _________________________________
44(a) Give any two benefits of keeping exotic breeds of cattle.
(i)____________________________________________________________
(ii)____________________________________________________________
(b) Give any one importance of the following management practices in cattle
keeping:
(i) Castration:
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(ii) Ear tagging:
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45. Match list A to list B correctly.
A B
lizard mammals
Newts Birds
Rabbits Reptiles
Penguin Amphibians
(i) Lizard ___________________________________________________

(ii) Newts ___________________________________________________
(iii) Rabbits ___________________________________________________
(iv) Penguin __________________________________________________
46. The diagram below shows the effect of white light on an object.
Use it to answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name the colors shown by letters

(i) A___________________________________________________________
(ii) B ___________________________________________________________
(b) Why does light bend when it enters a triangular prism?
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(c) What name is given to the seven colors as illustrated in the diagram above?
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47(a) State two physical differences between an artery and a vein.
(i)____________________________________________________________
(ii)____________________________________________________________
(b) Which type of blood is transported by most blood vessels with valves?
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(c) Name any one waste material transported by blood.
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48. The table below shows immunisable diseases, vaccines administered and the
age at which immunization takes place.
Complete it correctly.
DISEASES VACCINE AGE
Measles 9 months
BCG vaccine At birth
Polio Polio vaccine
Hepatitis B 6 weeks
49(a) Apart from filtration, give two other methods of separating impurities from
water.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
(b) Name two activities done in the process of cleaning clothes.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
50. (a) Given the see saw below. Find the value of x in Newton (2mks)
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(b) Why is a pair of scissors said to be a double lever?
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(c) Apart from a pair of scissors, give one other example of a machine in the first
class lever.
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51(a) Give one reason why the government of Uganda gives people mosquito nets
free of charge.
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(b) Name any two diseases controlled by proper use of mosquito nets in a home.
(i)____________________________________________________________
(ii)____________________________________________________________
(c) Which stage of a mosquito is affected by draining stagnant water?
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52(a) Give one reason why a piece of paper floats on water.
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(b) Apart from a piece of paper, give one other object that floats on water.
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(c) A stone with 0.5kg/cm3 was totally immersed in a measuring cylinder full of
water and the water level rose from 30cm3 to 50cm3
(i) Find the volume of the stone.
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(ii) Calculate the mass of a stone.
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53(a) State any two reasons why bees swarm?
(i)____________________________________________________________
(ii)____________________________________________________________
(b) Give any two ways a bee keeper can care for bees in an apiary
(i)____________________________________________________________
(ii)____________________________________________________________
54(a) Give the function of the following parts of a skeleton.
(i) Rib cage:
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(ii) Tendon:
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(b) State any two pieces of advice you can give someone to maintain the skeletal
system in a proper working condition.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
55. The diagram below shows a lunar eclipse. Use it to answer the questions that
follow.
(a) Name the body marked P.

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(b) Name the regions marked by letters:
(i) R ___________________________________________________________
(ii) Q___________________________________________________________
(c) Give a reason why region marked Q is darker than other regions.
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LIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOL BULENGA

BEGINNING OF TERM TWO 2024

1. Name any one example of a root tuber.

4. To which class of levers does the above machine belong?

15. How do moles benefit from loam soil?

23. Name the germ that causes Covid-19.

(a) Name the parts marked by letters:

(i) Lizard ___________________________________________________

(a) Name the colors shown by letters

(a) Name the body marked P.

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