Chapter 2 Living Things Undergo Life Processes

Section A Every question is followed by four options A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer. 1

Figure 1 What are the similarities between the two living beings shown in Figure 1? I II III IV A B 2 Both breathe Both undergo the excretion process Both undergo photosynthesis Both can grow I and II only II and IV only C D I, II and IV only I, II, III and IV

Figure 2 Which of the following plants reproduce the same way as the plant shown in Figure 2? A B 3 gas P Moss Aloe vera C D Papaya plant Water lettuce plant

Figure 3 Study the plant shown in Figure 3. What can gas P be? I Oxygen II Nitrogen III Carbon dioxide IV Nitrogen oxide A I only C I, II and IV only B I and III only D II, III and IV only
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4 Week Plants height (cm) 1 20 Table 1 Name the process that produced the results in Table 1. A B 5 Breathing Reproduction C D Growth Excretion 2 25 3 31 4 43

Figure 4 Which of the following animals breathe in a similar way as the animal shown in Figure 4? I II III IV A B 6
P

Bee Ant Earthworm Grasshopper I and IV only II and III only C D I, II and III only I, II and IV only

Figure 5 Look at the plant shown in Figure 5. What is the function of the part marked P and Q? A B C D P To make food To excrete To reproduce To absorb water Q To absorb water To reproduce To make food To absorb minerals

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Figure 6 A potted plant as shown in Figure 6 above is watered every day and kept in a black box. After one week, the plant died. This was due to A B 8
oil layer green bean seedlings

lack of water lack of air

C D

lack of space lack of sunlight

Figure 7 A few green bean seedlings are kept in a container as shown in Figure 7. After one week, the seeds had not grown at all. Why? A B 9 There is no water There is no air C D There is no space There is no sunlight

Why do animals move? I II III IV A B To escape from their enemies To catch their prey To find their partners To get food I and II only III and IV only C D I, II and III only I, II, III and IV

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Figure 8 The animal shown in Figure 8 breathes by using its A B gills lungs C D gills and lungs lungs and moist skin
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For a plant with chlorophyll, what is its basic needs? I II A B Water Air I and II only I, II and III only III Soil IV Sunlight C D I, II and IV only I, II, III and IV

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Figure 9 What materials are excreted by the organ shown in Figure 9? I II A B 13 Sweat Water vapour I and III only II and IV only III Minerals IV Carbon dioxide C D I, II and III only II, III and IV only

Which of the following is the correct pair of an animal and its respiratory organ? A B Mackerel fish gills Crocodile moist skin C D Earthworm breathing pores Cockroach lungs

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Carnivore No legs

Animal X

Moves by gliding

Body covered with scales

Figure 10 Based on the information in Figure 10, X is A B a snakehead fish an eel C D an earthworm a snake

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Figure 11 Observe the plant shown in Figure 11 carefully. From your observation, what can you infer? A B C D 16 Animal W feeds on plant X Animal Y feeds on plant X Animal Z feeds on animal W The shoot moves towards water The shoot moves towards air The shoot moves towards sunlight The shoot moves towards gravitational pull

Based on the information given above, which one of the following is correct? I II III A B 17 Animal W is a herbivore Animal Y is an omnivore Animal Z is a carnivore III only I and III only C D II and III only I, II and III

Which of the following pairs is correct? Animal Earthworm Crab Grasshopper Frog Respiratory organ Lungs Gills Skin Breathing pores

A B C
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18 The greenbean plant is taller than the chilli plant. The chilli plant is taller than the sawi plant. The spinach plant is shorter than the chilli plant. The above information shows a comparison of heights between the vegetables planted by a sawi plantwhich is shorter the farmer. Based on The the information, one isthan correct ? spinach plant. A C
Height Height

Greenbea n Chilli

B
Height

D
Height

Spinach

Greenbean

Spinach

Greenbean

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Greenbean

Spinach

Chilli

Chilli

Sawi

Sawi

Spinach

Chilli

Sawi

Sawi

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Figure 12 Figure 12 shows four types of animals labelled, P, Q, R and S. Which of the animals can be grouped together in terms of the way they breathe? A B 20 P and Q Q and R C D Q and S R and S

Which of the animals shown below is a carnivore? A C

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Figure 13 Among the following animals, which has the same eating habit as the animal shown in Figure 13? A C

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Adibah found that the drain in her house is filled with mosquito larvae. She then poured some oil into the drain. After one week, there was no more mosquito larvae in the drain. The larvae died because there was A B no water no sunlight C D no air no food

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Table 2 below classifies the animals and their eating habits. Which one is correct? Herbivore Cow, sheep Mouse deer, horse Grasshopper, bee Sparrow, spider Carnivore Squirrel, tiger Snake, Eagle Wolf, rat Mosquito, owl

A B C D Table 2 24 Among the following, which one shows the correct response ? A
Sunlight

C
Sunlight

moist soil

dry soil

moist soil

dry soil

B
Sunlight

D
Sunlight

moist soil

dry soil

moist soil

dry soil

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Among the processes listed below, which involves lungs?

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Excretion Defecation Breathing I and II only I and III only C D II and III only I, II and III

Breathes with lungs A carnivore Body is covered with hair The information above explains about the characteristics of an animal. The animal is a A B bat fox C D rabbit chicken

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Which of the following group of animals is similar in terms of the way they breathe? A B Frog, crocodile, iguana White pomfret, prawn, whale C D Human, bear, squirrel Cockroach, grasshopper, worm

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Figure 14 What is the common feature between the two animals shown in Figure 14? A B 29 The way they breathe Their outer-covering types C D Their eating habits Their habitats

Fadhilah found that a plant she had put under the sunlight began to wither. What may be the reason? I II III IV A B Not enough air Not enough sunlight Not enough water Not enough fertiliser II and III only III and IV only C D II, III and IV only I, II, III and IV

30 W Faeces X Oxygen Y Water vapour Z Urine

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Among the materials listed above, which is passed out during excretion? A B X and Z only Y and Z only C D W, Y and Z only X, Y and Z only

Section B Instruction : Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1

cover wire mesh wire mesh

moist biscuit L

ants

dry biscuit M

ants

moist biscuit N

ants

Figure 1 A group of pupils did an investigation about the basic needs of ants. Three containers L, M and N are prepared as shown in Figure 1. (a) State the variable that (i) is manipulated: _______________________________________________________ (ii) responds : ___________________________________________________________ (b) Give one inference to compare the observations seen in containers L, M and N after one week. L : ____________________________________________________________________ M : ____________________________________________________________________ N : ____________________________________________________________________ (c) Make one hypothesis for this investigation. _______________________________________________________________________
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2 Quantity of water (ml) Number of leaves produced Table 1 Table 1 shows the data gathered during an investigation on a plant. (a) State the trend for the number of leaves produced. 150 5 300 8 450 11 600 15 750 15

(b) Predict the number of leaves produced if the plant is watered with 650 ml of water.

(c) What can you conclude from the investigation?

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Soil X cotton Soil Y cotton Soil Z

Container A

Container B

Container C

Figure 2 Figure 2 shows the quantity of water that had been collected in containers A, B, and C within 10 minutes after 250 ml of water was poured through the filter funnel. (a) What can be observed?

(b) State two constant variables. (i) (ii) (c) What can you conclude?

(d) If you want to plant sawi, what kind of soil will you choose? Give a reason for your answer.

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Figure 3 Observation: (1) The number of plants is the same in both pots P and Q. (2) The size of pots P and Q is the same. (3) The size of plant P is bigger than plant Q. The above information was written in Amirs report book. (a) Choose one observation. Based on that observation, state two inferences about the differences between the plant in pot P and the plant in pot Q. Observation:

Inference 1: Inference 2: (b) Suggest one other observation to support one of the inference stated in (a). Inference
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Observation :

(c) Write one hypothesis based on your observation in (b).

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