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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

000912 (B) PSLE

2 ocroBER 2012

SGIENCE
(BOOKLET B)

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5. Write your answers in this booklet.

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PART II

For questions 31 to 44, write your answers in this booklet.

The number of marks avai.lable is shown in brackets t I at the end of each question or part
question.
(40 marks)

31 The diagram below shows the life cycle of a frog.

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(a) Explain how laying many eggs each time helps frogs in their survival. t1I

(b) The young of the frog lives in water while the adult lives on land. This helps the frog
to survive better.

Suggesi two advantages for the young and the adult to live in different
surroundings. t2l

Advantage 1:

Advantage 2:

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32 The diagram shows how carbon dioxide can be added to or removed from the air around
us.

carbon dioxide
in air

tt

decomposition breathing
f-,{
Key
+ add

----+ remove

(a) Name the process X. I1l

(b) Some farmers clear forests by burning the trees.

Explain how this burning and the loss of trees can lead to globalwarming. 121

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Rajah went on a field trip and came across flower F and insect G. He asked his teacher
and found out more information about flower F and insect G. He then wrote the following in
his notebook,

Flower F
lnsect G
e Flower F gives off a
strong rotting meal . lnsect G is
smell. attracted to the
smell of the flower.
o lt does not produce
nectar. r [ts larva feeds on
rotting meat.
o Male and female parts
are found on different
flowers.

(a) Suggest a reason why insect G is attracted to the smell of flower F. t1l

(b) What is the benefit to flower F when insect G visits it? I1I

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34 Jim conducted an'experiment to measure the amount of oxygen present in the water of his
fish tank at different temperatures. His results are shown in the graph below.

amount of oxygen (units)

temperature (oC)

Jim observed some fish in the tank. He noted that the breathing rate of the fish increased
when the temperature of the water in the fish tank increased.

Using the results of the experiment, explain this observation. 121

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35 Figure 1 shows a habitat in the sea. tiny organisms

animal D

animal E

plant A
animal C
animal B
Figure 1

Figure 2 shows a food web in the community.

animal E
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animal C \G
\ animal D
animal B*
tiny organisms

(a) Suggest two benefits that plant A could provide for animal D. 121

Benefit 1:

Benefit 2:

(b) A large number of animal C were caught by fishermen. The number of animal E
remained the same. How would the populatlon of plant A and animal D change?
Explain your answers. 12]

Effect on plant A and reason.

Effect on animal D and reason:

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36 Plant H has white leaves and grey leaves at different parts of its stem. The leaves are tilted
in various positions at different times of the day. Ai Leng wanted to know if the position of a
leaf would affect its temperature.

Ai Leng plucked four leaves and placed them in different positions under sunlighl.
She measured the temperature of each leaf after two hours. The set-ups and results are
shown below.

A B C D

Set-ups

flat position flat position vertical posi vertical positi

Colour of leaf grey white grey white

Temperature (oC) 35 30 32 28

(a) Which set-ups A, B, C and D should Ai Leng compare for her study? t1l

Compare set-up A with set-up and

compare set-up with set-up

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Plant H is a desert plant and tilts its leaves upwards at noon time as shown below.

white leaf

grey leaf

(b) Suggest two benefits for the plant to tilt its leaves upwards at noon time, 121

Advantage 1:

Advantage 2:

{c) Ai Leng also noticed thai the white leaves were at the upper part of the stem while
the grey leaves were at the lower part. Give a reason why this is so. t1l

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37 Amanda set up an experiment in a dark room to find out which coloured light(s) red, green
or blue could be used for photosynthesis.

She used a tank divided into three sections K, L and M by black plastic sheets as shown in
the diagram below. The coloured lights were of the same brightness.

She introduced some fish into each section which had a water plant with green leaves.
After some time, she observed bubbles and the fish in sections K and M only.

black plastic black plastic

sheet sheet
red light green light blue light

water plant

bubble

fish

Section K Section L Section M

(a) Give a reason why the fish were found in sections K and M only. t1I

(b) What can Amanda conclude about which coloured light(s) could be used for
photosynthesis? t1I

(c) Amanda wanted to check if her conclusion in (b) was correct. She repeated the
experiment with the same set-up but without the water plants.

What observation would show that her conclusion was correct? t1l

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38 Boon Hong conducted an experiment using set-ups A and B as shown below. He wrapped
a glass beaker with material W and another identical glass beaker with material X. He filled
both beakers with the same volume of hot water at 80oC.

thermometer thermometer

plastic lid

hot water

materialX

Set-up A Set-up B
Boon Hong measured the temperatures of the water at different times and plotted his
results in the graph shown.
temperature (oC)
80

set-up A

set-up B

time (units)

(a) Based on his graph, what is the relatlonship between the temperature of the water
and time? t1l

(b) What can Boon Hong conclude about how the temperature of the water changes
with time in set-up A compared to that in set-up B? t1l

(c) Material W in set-up A was used to make a jacket. This material had small air
spaces inside it.

Explain why the air spaces in material W would help keep a person wearing the
jacket warm in cold weather. t1I

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39 Allan conducted an experiment with three different models of paper aeroplanes A, B and C.

ModelA Model B Model C

He launched each model aeroplane horizontally with the same force at the same height as
shown below.

He recorded the time taken for each model to reach the ground after it was launched.

Model A B C

Time (s) 3.4 4.9 2.1

(a) Based on Allan's results, which one of the models, A, B or C, should he use to
design a toy aeroplane that can fly the furthest distance? Give a reason for your
answer. t1l

(b) For his experiment, Allan used paper of the same material to make the model
aeroplanes.

State one other variable that AIIan should keep constant to make his experiment a
test.
fair t1I

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40 An electric iron is used in ironing a shirt as shown below,

base of iron

The base of the electric iron is made of a strong and hard metal.

(a) State another property of a metal that makes it suitable for use as the base of an
electric iron. t1l

(b) A simple electric circuit inside the electric iron is shown below. lt consists of a
heating wire connected to a power supply.

nffl'Jn to power supprv

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The heating wire is made of a metal with a high melting point. When an electric
current passes through the circuit, the heating wire gets heated to a high
temperature.

(i) What will happen if a metal with a low melting point is used as the heating
wire? l1l

( ii) Explain why the electric iron in (i) will not work. tll

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41 Yu Yang wanted to compare the magnetic force of four magnets A, B, C and D.

The magnets were of the same size. He set up the experiment below and observed the
number of steel pins that were attracted by each magnet.

plastic
tray

From the result of his experiment as shown above, Yu Yang could not conclude which
magnet had the strongest magnetic force.

(a) How should Yu Yang change his setup so that he would be able to find out which
magnet was the strongest? tll

(b) Using the same set-up as shown in the diagram above, Yu Yang replaced magnet A
with another magnet X of the same size.

State two possible observations that could be made if magnet X was a much
stronger magnet than magnet A. 121

Observation 1:

Observation 2:

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42 For some buildings, water mist systems are used to cool the surrounding air. Tiny water
droplets are produced in the form of a mist as shown below.

{a) Explain how such a system is able to lower the temperature of the surrounding arr,
Give a reason for your answer. t21

Fans were added to the water mist system as shown.

(b) Explain how adding the fans would help cool the surrounding air more effectively.
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43 Zainal wanted to investigate which material was best at reflecting light. He set up his
experiment in a dark room as shown below.
wall

Zainal shonethe light from the torch onto material P and walked towards it. When he could
clearly see the material, he stopped and measured the distance x between the torch and
the wall. He repeated the experiment with materlals Q, R and S each time. His resu[ts are
shown below.

Material P a R S

x/ cm 290 330 300 3'10

(a) Based on Zainal's results, which material should be used to make a safety vest for
people to wear at night? Give a reason for your answer. 111

(b) Zainal's teacher said that he should use a light sensor to measure the amount of
light reflected from the material.

Explain how this suggestion would improve Zainal's experiment. t1l

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44 Azman made a simple set-up of a hydro-electric power station as shown in the diagram
below. The water turns the blades in the turbine so that electricity is produced by the
generator to light up the bulb, ln this set-up, energy changes take place to produce
electrical energy.

(a) What is the main form of energy at A and at B? I1l

Energy at A: Energy at B: Energy at C:

(b) Actual hydro-electric power stations are built so that the height of the water above
the turbine is very large.

Give one advantage for building hydro-electric power stations in this way.
Explain your answer. t21

Advantage:

Explanation:

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