Year 8 EOY Revision Answers

1.(a) (i) oxygen and carbon dioxide 1

(ii) smaller surface area

answers may be in either order

1
both are required for the mark
accept ‘O2 and CO2’
accept ‘nitrogen’ instead of oxygen and carbon dioxide
do not accept ‘smaller’

(b) (i) nicotine 1

(ii) tar 1

(iii) carbon monoxide 1

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2. (a) any one from 1
 it contains more than one substance which are not chemically combined
accept ‘substances are not combined’
 they can be separated by physical means or by sedimentation or filtration
accept ‘they can be separated easily’
 she sees a red and a brown layer
accept ‘there are layers’
accept ‘it splits into sand and clay’
(b) (i) any one from 1
 heat the liquid
 evaporate the water accept ‘leave it until the water had gone’
accept ‘leave it on a radiator’
accept ‘distill it’
‘leave it’ is insufficient

(ii) a deposit left behind

accept ‘a deposit’ or ‘a salt’ 1

or ‘a solid’ or ‘crystals’
mark parts (b) (i) and (b) (ii) together

(c) all three processes in the correct order are required for the mark

transported
deposited
compacted
3.(a) (i) electrical to chemical if more than one box is ticked, award no mark 1

(ii) chemical to electrical to sound

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark

(b) Q
1
R
1
 P
1
4. (a) any one from 1
 there were not enough bacteria in the food or body
accept ‘the bacteria had to grow first’
 the bacteria multiplied by the next day

(b) the antibiotic or medicine killed all the bacteria

accept ‘the antibiotics got rid of all the
bacteria’ or ‘there were no bacteria left’

(c) any one from

1
 antibiotic or medicine had not killed all the bacteria
accept ‘not all the bacteria had gone’
 there were still bacteria left alive
 the bacteria multiplied 1
accept ‘the population rose again’
accept ‘they could grow again’
accept ‘they reproduced again’

(d) any one from

1
 it slows down reproduction accept ‘it stops them reproducing’
or ‘it stops them breeding’ or ‘it stops them
multiplying’
 it is too cold for the bacteria to divide or reproduce
accept ‘it stops them growing’
accept ‘slows down growth’
do not accept ‘they are dormant’
do not accept ‘it freezes them’
5. (a) any one from 1
 the test-tube is pointing away from him
accept ‘the test-tube is pointing away from
the edge of the bench'
do not accept ‘the test-tube is at an angle'
 he used a cork and a pin to hold the burning crispbread
accept ‘he used a pin’ or ‘he is not holding
the crispbread'
or ‘the cork is on the stand'
 the test-tube is held in a clamp
accept ‘he used a clamp' or ‘the test-tube is
held tightly'
 it is away from the edge of the bench
 the apparatus is arranged over the base of the stand for stability
accept ‘the tube is over the base'
do not accept ‘he is wearing goggles

(b) any two from

2
 use the same amount of water
 use the same mass or weight of crisp
accept ‘use the same mass of food'
 do not accept ‘use the same amount of food'

 the crisp must be the same distance from the test tube as the crispbread was
 start with water at the same temperature
 shield both experiments from the draught
do not accept ‘use the same apparatus' or
'heat for the same amount of time'

(c) The change in the temperature of the water will be greater. 

if more than one box is ticked, award no
mark
(d) (i) fibre is not digested accept ‘it is not absorbed' 1
or ‘it does not get broken down'
do not accept ‘it is insoluble'

(ii) any two from 2

 it contains less fat accept ‘it is less fattening'
or ‘it contains less energy'
 it contains more fibre
 it contains more protein do not accept ‘more carbohydrate'

(e) oranges 

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark

6. (a) There is not enough light at X.  if more than one box is ticked, 1
award no mark

(b) flower

accept ‘ovary’ or ‘ovule’

(c) (i) the food chain must begin with the producer

any one from

1
 waterweed  tadpole  water beetle
 waterweed  tadpole  minnow
 waterweed  minnow  perch
(ii) award one mark for the predator (upper answer) and one mark for its prey
(lower answer)

either
2
 pike
 water beetle or tadpole or minnow or perch

or
 water beetle
 tadpole

or
 perch
 water beetle or minnow

or
  minnow
 tadpole
the mark for the prey may only be awarded
if it is directly linked to the predator in the
diagram

(d) breathing or gas exchange

accept ‘take in oxygen’

movement or swimming

accept ‘balance’ or ‘steering’

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7. (a) gravity accept ‘weight’ 1
magnetic force or magnetism accept ‘repulsion’ or ‘upthrust’ 1
answers may be in either order
do not accept ‘air resistance’
(b) (i) 12 1

(ii) any one from

 the paper cup stopped moving
accept ‘it hit the bottom’
 the paper cup reached the bottom magnet

accept ‘the paper cup could not go any further’

(c) any one from

 iron is magnetic
accept ‘aluminium is not magnetic’
 iron nails are attracted to a magnet
accept ‘the rivets are not attracted to a magnet’
 there is a magnetic force on the iron
do not accept ‘aluminium or rivets are less magnetic’
do not accept ‘iron or nails are more magnetic than aluminium or rivets’
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