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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

00oel2 (B) PSLE

2020

SCIENCE
(BOOKLET B)

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For questions 29 to 40, write your answers in this booklet.

The number of marks available is shown in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
(44 marks)

29 The diagram shows a human body system.

(a) ldentify the system and state ihe function of this system. 12I

tb) Name Y. lll

(e) Other than Y, name another two parts of this system. I1l

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The diagram shows fruits E and F.

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{a} How are the seeds of E and F dispersed? t1l

{b) $tato one advantage of the method used by F to disperse its seeds. I1l

(c) John conducted an experiment to find out if the amount of wind affects the distance
moved by E as shown.

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John repeated the experiment five times with all factors kept the $ame except for one.
Suggest two possible ways of varying this factor. 123

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r, I The diagram shows how substances are transported in a plant. P and Q represent different
parts of the plant. The arrows represent the movement of substances G and H.

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(a) Identify parts P and Q. t1l
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plant.
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32 (a) Oil is sprayed on stagnant water as shown.

oil

water

mosquito larva

Explain how this prevents mosquito from breeding. I1I

tb) Malaria is a disease spread by mosquito A. Children infected with malaria are found to
be bitten more often by mosquito A.

Joel wanted to find out if children infected with malaria are more attractive to mosquito A
due to a certain smell that they produce. He used the set-up shown with 20 of
mosquito A in box P.

string white shirt worn by

child infected with
mosquito A malaria

Bax P

Joel counted the number of times mosquitoes landed on the shirt for 3 minutes. He
repeated the experiment using another shirt worn by an uninfected child in box Q.

(i) State a hypothesis on how the smell on a shirt affects its attractiveness to
rnosquito A. t1l

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{ii} Joel used a white shirt instead of a b}ack shirt for the experiment.
Suggest why using a white shi* allows him to obtain more accurate results.
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(iii) Joel recorded his results in the table.

Number of times mosquitoes landed

Shirt in box P 300

Shirt in box Q 1?0

Scientists are able to store the smell produced by infected people in a container.
Suggest how Joel could use this smell and his results to reduce the number of
\- bites on people. I1I

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J.' Bees are commonly found near flowering plants.

{a} Describe how bees help plants to reproduce. I1l

Jia Xuan investigated the effect of substance N on bees with ttro containers, R and S, of the
$ame size using a circular cage.

container R container S
with sugar water only with sugar water and substance N

circular cage
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Jia Xuan introduced bees into the cage and closed the opening. She counted the number of
times bees visited each container for a duration of 3 hours on Day 1, Day 5 and Day 10.

tb) Suggest how the arrangement of containers in the cage allowed for a fair test. 11I

The number of tirnes bees visited both coniainers on Day 1, Day 5 and Day 10 are shown.

Number of Kcy
times bees fl container R
visited the
containers ffi container $

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(c) Describe how substance N affected the number of times bees visited both containers
from Day 1 to Day 10. 12l

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34 Jayden placed the same amount of pond watcr which contained tiny organisms into two
identical glass containers, A and B. He painted container B black.

clear lid black lid

pond water with pond water with

tiny organisms in tiny organisms in
clear container black container

A B

He placed both containers at the sarne place under bright light. He measured the amount of
oxygen in each container daily. His results are as shown.

Amount of
\- oxygen (units)

container B

Days

(a) Explain why the amount of oxygen in container A increased white the amount of oxygen
in container B decreased. 121

{b} Suggeat one possible reason that could have resulted in Jayden obtaining inaccurate
results. t1I

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35 Sylvia boiled 6ome water in a pot on a stove.

{a} State what boiling means. l1l

(b) Sylvia wanted to cook some eggs at 80'C. When the water boiled, she removed the pot
from the stove and added some cold water. She then put in some eggs and covered the
pot for 10 minutes.

temperature sensor

t- water

FreI /) pot tabletop

eggs

Without reheating the pot, suggest two ways that Sylvia can make sure that water was
kept at about 80 'C in the same pot. tzl

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Ravi rolled a metal ballfrom point X at a low speed past a strong magnet on a table as shown.

table top

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{a) Explain why the metal ball moved past the magnet in a straight line. I1l

{b) He next rolled an iron ballfrom X in the same way.

table top

Path T

Which path of the iron bal[, Q, R, S or T, is most likely? Explain your answer. 12]

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Aisha tied a mass to an electric toy train as shown in Diagram 1. The train moved slowly from
AtoB.

Diagram 1

Next, Aisha linked a wagon to the train as shown in Diagram 2. When she placed the same
mas$ on the wagon, the train moved faster from A to B.

wagon

Diagram 2

(a) Give a reason why the train moved faster when pulling the mass on the wagon. t1I

(b) The train moved from A to B easily but moved up the slope slowly.
Explain why the train moved up the slope slowly. I1l

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The train and wagon were linked by plastic rings as shown in Diagram 3.

.- back of train
opening in plastic ring of wagon is
narrower than ring of train

plastic ring of train is linked to

plastic ring of wagon

wagon
Diagram 3

When the wagon wa$ on the slope, it broke loose from the train and rolled downwards as
shown in Diagram 4. The plastic rings used for linking the wagon ta the train were not broken.

train continued to
-*mave up slope

wagon rolled down

Diagram 4

(c) Explain why the wagon broke loose from the train on the slope without breaking the
plastic rings. 121

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38 Ahmad set up an experiment in a room as shown. There was no wind. He released the wooden
strip with plasticine ai A gently. The plasticine made one complete swing when it moved from
A to B and back to A.
rod

strings

plasticine

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wooden
strip

He wanted to investigate how the mass of plasticine affects the time taken for ten complete
swings. His results are as shown.

mass of plasticine (g) time for ten complete swings (s)

10 15.0
'15 14.8

20 15.2

25 14.9

(a) State two variables he needed to keep constant for the experiment. 121

{b} Based on his results above, state how the mass of plasticine affects the time for ten
complete swings. t1l

(cl Suggest one improvement to the experiment to obtain more accurate results. i1l

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39 Peter built a door lock as shown.

When he closed the switch, the iron bolt moved to the right, away from the catch and the
door was unlocked.

wire coiled around a

fixed metal cylinder

{a} State why copper, a type of metal, is used to make wires. I1I

(b) Explain how the door was unlocked when Peter closed the switch. 121

(c) When Peter opened the switch again, he found that the bolt did not go deep enough
into the catch to lock the door properly.
Without changing the iran bolt, suggest changes to his set-up so that he can lock and
unlock the door properly. Explain your answer. 121

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40 John placed a pack of brown sau$ages wrapped in clear plastic from the freezer onto a table.
After a short time, a thin layer of white solid was formed on the surface of the plastic wrapping.

thin layer of white solid formed

on surface of plastic wrapping

{a) Explain how the white so}id was formed. 121

{b} The white solid cannot be seen after a while. Explain why. I1I

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