VHEMBE WEST DISTRICT
GRADE 08
NATURAL SCIENCES
MEMORANDUM
MARKS: 100
This MEMO consists of FIVE (5) pages including the cover.
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QUESTION 1
QUESTION 1
1.1 C
1.2 A
1.3 C
1.4 D
1.5 A
1.6 D
1.7 D
1.8 A
1.9 B
1.10 D
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QUESTION 2
2.1 Photosynthesis
2.2 Virus
2.3 Poaching
2.4 Clear lime water
2.5 Decomposers [5]
QUESTION 3
3.1 C
3.2 E
3.3 A
3.4 B
3.5 D [5]
QUESTION 4
4.1 Radiant energy/ light energy(2)
4.2 Photosynthesis(2)
4.3 Carbon dioxide + water ͢ chlorophyll glucose + oxygen (6)
Sunlight
4.4 Respiration (2)
4.5 Water lily
Green algae
Rushes (3)
4.6 Photosynthesis produces oxygen that is used by respiration and
respiration
produce carbon dioxide which is used by photosynthesis (2)
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4.7
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESPIRATION
Food producing and storing Energy releasing process
process
Occurs in green plants Occurs in living organisms
Takes place during the day Takes place all the time(day and
night)
By product oxygen By product carbon dioxide
Product glucose Product energy
requirements; carbon dioxide, Requirements :glucose and
sunlight, oxygen
chlorophyll and water
(Any matching 3 pairs) plus 1 mark for a table
(4)
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QUESTION 5
5.1 (a) Producer: Reeds/ Water plants (2)
(b) Herbivore: Hippo/Snail / Tad pole /Fruit gnats (2) (any two)
(c) Carnivore: Heron / Kingfisher /Fish /dragon fly /Crocodile (2) (any two)
5.2 Reeds→ tadpole→ fish→ crocodile (4) (Any correct four)
Reeds→ snail→ fish →crocodile
Water plant→ tadpole→ fish→ crocodile (Any one)
5.3 Green plant is the producer of food for all living organisms. (2)
5.4 Organisms that break down dead materials (2)
5.5 The recycle materials (1)
They break down dead materials (1)
They clean the land (1)
They fertilize the soil (1) (any two)
5.6 Fish will be over populated (1)
Fish will finish all tadpoles, snails and fruit gnats (1)
Fish suffer or die from hunger (1) (any two)
5.7
5.7.1 Water pollution(1)
5.7.2. Aquatic organisms will die.(1)
Lots of decay may cause the outbreak of diseases (1)
5.8 Do awareness campaign on ecosystem conservation (1)
Form non-profits organizations -to preserve wetlands, (1)
-to avoid erosions (1)
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(Any relevant three)(3)
5.9 When organism develops special features that help it to survive (2)
5.10 Large and strong muscular to catch and kill the prey (1)
Web toes to swim (1)
Large strong muscular tail to move fast (1)
Well camouflage not to be seen by prey (1)
(Any relevant two)(2)
5.11.1 Producers (2)
5.11.2 A stage in a food chain or food web (2)
5.11.3 Energy is lost in each and every level by life processes and heat
until it reaches the top level with less energy (2)
5.11.4
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Rubric
1 mark each for a name of organism in its correct trophic level with its correct KJ (total is 4 marks)
1 mark for structure of a pyramid with four levels
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QUESTION 6
6.1 Fungi (1)
6.2
- Sporangium (1)
- Sporangiophore (1)
-Stolon (1)
- Rhizoids (1) (4)
6.3
-Wash hands with before eating
-Wash hands with soap after using the toilet
-Practice safe sex
-Wash fruits and vegetables before eating
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-Do not share personal items (toothbrush, comb, bath towel)
-Cover mouth when cough or sneeze
-Put food in the refrigerator
(any three) (3)
6.4 Pasteurization– heating of liquid to kill micro-organisms (2)
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