INTERGRATED SCIENCE GRADE 9

NAME…………………………………………………………. GRADE……….…DATE….……………

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS 40MKS

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2. Maria suffered a respiratory health problem due to a laboratory accident. What accident is she likely to
have uncounted in the laboratory. (1mk)

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3. Identify the following apparatus as used in the laboratory. (2mks)

a b

4. Indicate using a tick in the table if the following mixtures are homogeneous or heterogeneous. (4mks)

Mixture Homogeneous Heterogeneous

Stainless steel

Mixture of Sand and sugar

Mixture of milk and water

Air

Mixture of oil and water

Brass

Blood

Dish washing detergent

5. Michael inserted a red litmus paper in lemon juice and salt solution. State and explain the observation
made. (2mks)
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6. Name the male and female reproductive cells. (1mk) ___________________________________________

7. Grade 8 learners viewed a plant cell through a laboratory light microscope.

a. Identify 4 cell organelles they are likely to find out? (2mks)

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b. Explain the functions of the two organelles mentioned in (a)(2mks)

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c. If the total magnification was X200 and the eyepiece lens has a magnification of X5. Find the
magnification of the objective power lens of the microscope used? (1mk)

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8. Jane is experiencing a burning sensation during urination, thick, cloudy discharge from the vagina, Pain in
the pelvis.

a. Which infection is she likely to have contracted. (1mk) ________________________________

b. Explain two ways in which she could have prevented the infection? (2mks)

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9. a. State two electronic devices that convert electrical energy to light energy (1mk)

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c. In the space provided draw a circuit diagram with a switch 2 bulb/load connected in parallel and 2 dry
cells connected in series. (3mks)

10. Element A and B have electron arrangement of 2.8.8.1 and 2.8.6 respectively.

a. Highlight two physical characteristics of element,

i. Element A (2mks)

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ii. Element B (2mks)

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11. Grade 9 learners came across the following diagram

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a. Name X and Z (2mks)
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b. Explain the adaptation of parts labelled X and Y to photosynthesis. (2mks)

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c. Oxygen is a byproduct of photosynthesis, explain how its produced during photosynthesis process (2mks)

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12. a. Define pressure and state its SI unit (1mk)

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b. A block measuring 20cm by 10cm by 4cm rests on a flat surface. The block has a weight of 6N.
Determine:

i. The minimum pressure it exerts on the surface. (2mks)

ii. The density of the block in kg/m3 (2mks)

iii. Other than the density and the depth, state any other factor that affects the pressure of a fluid.
(1mk)

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