Cambridge IGCSE™

COMBINED SCIENCE 0653/22

Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) May/June 2023
45 minutes

You must answer on the multiple choice answer sheet.

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INSTRUCTIONS
 There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
 For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.
 Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
 Write in soft pencil.
 Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the
spaces provided unless this has been done for you.
 Do not use correction fluid.
 Do not write on any bar codes.
 You may use a calculator.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 40.
 Each correct answer will score one mark.
 Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
 The Periodic Table is printed in the question paper.

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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1 Which process removes toxic materials from an organism?

A digestion
B egestion
C excretion
D respiration

2 The diagram shows a cell as seen with a microscope.

Which label is correct?

B
chloroplast

A
vacuole

C
cell membrane

D
cytoplasm

3 The activity of an enzyme-catalysed reaction is altered by changes in temperature.

What occurs when the temperature rises above the temperature at which the enzyme works
best?

A The shape of the substrate molecule no longer fits the active site of the enzyme molecule.
B The increasing temperature causes the substrate molecules to break down.
C The concentration of the substrate increases and that of the product decreases.
D The kinetic energy of the substrate particles decreases.

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4 In plants, photosynthesis takes place in the leaf.

During photosynthesis, ......P...... transfers ......Q...... energy into ......R...... energy. This is used
for the synthesis of ......S...... .

Which row correctly completes gaps P, Q, R and S?

P Q R S

A chlorophyll chemical light carbohydrate

B chlorophyll light chemical carbohydrate
C glucose chemical light chlorophyll
D glucose light chemical chlorophyll

5 What can be caused by a diet containing too little vitamin C?

A anaemia
B coronary heart disease
C rickets
D scurvy

6 In which order does food pass through parts of the alimentary canal?

A oesophagus  anus  large intestine

B small intestine  oesophagus  stomach

C small intestine  large intestine  anus

D stomach  large intestine  small intestine

7 The table shows two processes that are involved in transpiration.

What happens to the rate of these processes in high humidity?

diffusion of evaporation of
water vapour water from surfaces
through stomata of mesophyll cells

A rate decreases rate increases

B rate decreases rate decreases
C rate increases rate increases
D rate increases rate decreases

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8 A sample of blood is taken from a person who often gets infections.

The blood is also slow to clot.

Which blood components are likely to be at a lower level than normal?

1 platelets
2 red blood cells
3 white blood cells

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

9 In respiration, glucose is broken down to release energy.

Which row states how humans could use this energy?

keep a constant muscle protein

growth
body temperature contraction synthesis

A     key
B     = true
C     = false
D    

10 What happens when adrenaline is released into the blood?

blood glucose
pulse rate
concentration

A increases increases
B increases decreases
C decreases increases
D decreases decreases

11 Which row describes asexual reproduction?

number of offspring genetically

parents involved identical to each other

A 1 yes
B 1 no
C 2 yes
D 2 no

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12 The diagram shows part of a food web.

snake
jaguar

macaw monkey frog

fruit bat tapir

water weevil
banana fruit
water weed

Which row gives the number of each type of consumer?

primary secondary tertiary

A 2 2 0
B 2 5 3
C 5 1 0
D 5 3 1

13 Eutrophication of fresh water occurs because of a series of events in the water.

The list describes these events.

1 increased aerobic respiration by decomposers

2 increased availability of nitrate and other ions
3 increased decomposition after death of producers
4 increased growth of producers
5 reduction in amount of dissolved oxygen in the water

Which order of these events results in the death of fish and other aquatic organisms?

A 21453

B 24315

C 42315

D 45213

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14 The formulae of three substances are shown.

substance formula

methane CH4
water H2O
oxygen O2

Which statement is correct?

A Methane is made from five different types of atom.

B Methane, water and oxygen are molecules.
C Only methane and water are molecules.
D Oxygen is made from two different types of atom.

15 What is the definition of nucleon number?

A the number of protons in an atom

B the number of electrons in an atom
C the total number of electrons and neutrons in an atom
D the total number of neutrons and protons in an atom

16 Which structure represents an ionic compound?

A B C D

+ – H H H

Li F H C C C H Cl Cl

H H H

17 Aqueous lead(II) nitrate, Pb(NO3)2, reacts with aqueous potassium iodide to make a precipitate of
lead(II) iodide.

What is the ionic equation for this reaction?

A Pb+ + I–  PbI

B Pb2+ + 2I–  PbI2

C Pb(NO3)2 + I–  PbI + 2NO3–

D Pb2+ + 2NO3– + 2I–  PbI2 + 2NO3–

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18 Which statement about the electrolysis of ionic substances is correct?

A Negatively charged ions move to the cathode.

B At the anode, ions lose electrons.
C The anions gain electrons during electrolysis.
D The cations are negatively charged.

19 The energy level diagram for dissolving solid ammonium nitrate in water is shown.

products

energy
reactants

progress of reaction

Which statement about this process is correct?

A Activation energy is given out causing an overall increase in temperature.

B Energy is taken in to form new bonds at the start of the reaction.
C During the reaction, the temperature of the water decreases because the reaction takes in
energy.
D The products have a higher energy than the reactants because the reaction is exothermic.

20 Reducing agents are ......1...... in a reaction.

Reducing agents cause the other substance in the reaction to ......2...... oxygen.

Which words complete gaps 1 and 2?

1 2

A oxidised gain
B oxidised lose
C reduced gain
D reduced lose

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21 Dilute sulfuric acid reacts with aqueous potassium hydroxide.

What are the products of this reaction?

potassium potassium carbon

water
hydroxide sulfate dioxide

A     key
B     = yes
C     = no
D    

22 The results of two tests on solid P are shown.

test result
1 add aqueous gas given off that turns
sodium hydroxide to solid moist red litmus paper blue
2 dissolve solid in water, white precipitate formed
add dilute aqueous silver nitrate

What is P?

A aluminium carbonate
B aluminium sulfate
C ammonium chloride
D ammonium nitrate

23 Which electronic structure is that of a metal?

A 2,8,3 B 2,8,4 C 2,8,6 D 2,8,7

24 Why are gold alloys, rather than pure gold, used to make jewellery?

A Alloys are better electrical conductors.

B Alloys are less likely to corrode.
C Alloys are harder.
D Alloys are less dense.

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25 What is an effect of increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

A increased acid rain

B increased climate change
C increased damage to buildings
D increased health problems

26 Which statements about the members of an homologous series are correct?

1 They have similar chemical properties.

2 They have the same boiling points.
3 They have the same general formula.

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

27 Which equation represents cracking?

A C6H14  2C3H6 + H2

B C3H8 + 5O2  3CO2 + 4H2O

C nCH2=CH2  poly(ethene)

D CH2=CH2 + Br2  CH2BrCH2Br

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28 Which speed–time graph represents the motion of an object that travels a distance of 24 m?

A B

speed 4.0 speed

m/s m / s 3.0

0 0
0 6.0 0 8.0
time / s time / s

C D
4.0
speed speed
m/s m/s

1.0
0 0
0 3.0 0 12
time / s time / s

29 A vehicle is taken from the Earth to the Moon where the gravitational field strength is smaller.

How do the mass and the weight of the vehicle on the Moon compare with their values on the
Earth?

A smaller mass and smaller weight

B smaller mass and the same weight
C the same mass and smaller weight
D the same mass and the same weight

30 Which form of energy is not a form of potential energy?

A chemical
B elastic
C gravitational
D sound

31 A rock of mass 2000 kg has a kinetic energy of 64 000 J.

What is the speed of the rock?

A 5.7 m / s B 8.0 m / s C 32 m / s D 64 m / s

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32 A circuit contains two lamps and four ammeters. The readings on the ammeters are I1, I2, I3
and I4, as shown.

reading = I1 A A reading = I4
reading = I2
A

A
reading = I3

Which equation is correct?

A I1 = I4 = (I2 + I3)

B (I1 + I4) = (I2 + I3)

C I1 = I2 = I3 = I4

D I2 = I3 = (I1 + I4)

33 What happens as a liquid starts to evaporate?

A The mass of the remaining liquid increases.

B The mass of the remaining liquid is constant.
C The temperature of the remaining liquid decreases.
D The temperature of the remaining liquid increases.

34 The temperature of air next to a heater increases. This causes a convection current.

Which row describes what happens to the density of the air next to the heater and states the
direction of movement of this air?

direction of
density
movement
of air
of air

A decreases downwards
B decreases upwards
C increases downwards
D increases upwards

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35 The diagram represents a sound wave travelling in air.

wave direction

1 2 3 4 5 6

Which numbered points are at the centre of a compression and which numbered points are at the
centre of a rarefaction?

centre of a centre of a
compression rarefaction

A 1 and 5 2 and 4
B 1 and 5 3 and 6
C 3 and 6 1 and 5
D 3 and 6 2 and 4

36 The diagram shows the change in direction of light as it moves from medium 1 into medium 2.

medium 1
medium 2

Why does this change of direction happen?

A Light is a longitudinal wave in medium 1 but a transverse wave in medium 2.

B Light is a transverse wave in medium 1 but a longitudinal wave in medium 2.
C The frequency of the light changes as it moves from medium 1 into medium 2.
D The speed of the light changes as it moves from medium 1 into medium 2.

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37 A student uses a thin converging lens as a magnifying glass to view an object.

Where is the object placed?

A as far away as possible from the lens

B at a distance from the lens that is slightly greater than the focal length of the lens
C at a distance from the lens that is less than the focal length of the lens
D between the lens and the student’s eye

38 A battery is connected to two identical lamps X and Y in parallel.

0.50 A
X

The current in the battery is 0.50 A.

How much charge flows through lamp Y in 10 s?

A 0.025 C B 0.050 C C 2.5 C D 5.0 C

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39 The diagram shows a cell connected to a resistor and two meters, X and Y.

The circuit is used when determining the resistance of the resistor.

X
Y

What are the quantities measured by meters X and Y, and what are their correct units?

meter X meter Y
quantity unit quantity unit

A current A p.d. V
B current V p.d. A
C p.d. A current V
D p.d. V current A

40 An electrical appliance with a resistance of 600  is connected to a 240 V supply.

Which fuse rating is appropriate to protect the appliance and the wires from overheating if a fault
occurs?

A 0.04 A B 0.5 A C 5A D 13 A

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 The Periodic Table of Elements
Group

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I II III IV V VI VII VIII
1 2
H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1 4
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10

Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
16

85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

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lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
133 137 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium nihonium flerovium moscovium livermorium tennessine oganesson
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
139 140 141 144 – 150 152 157 159 163 165 167 169 173 175
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232 231 238 – – – – – – – – – – –

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).