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Science 0893-2023 QP

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Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint

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6 SCIENCE 0893/01
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7 Paper 1 October 2023
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4 45 minutes
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1 You must answer on the question paper.
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No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.
Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
Do not write on any bar codes.
You should show all your working in the booklet.
You may use a calculator.

INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is 50.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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1 The arrows show the pathway of water through the root.

water
enters B
the cell

soil particle

(a) Name the type of root cell labelled A.

[1]

(b) Suggest one way root cell A is adapted to its function.

Use the diagram to help you.

[1]

(c) Water is transported from the roots to the stem and the leaves through vessel B.

Name vessel B.

[1]

(d) Vessel B transports minerals to the leaves.

Name the mineral needed to make chlorophyll.

[1]

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2 Safia has a solution of copper sulfate.

Describe how Safia makes large and dry copper sulfate crystals from this solution.

Use labelled diagrams to help you with your description.

[3]

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3 Heat and temperature are different.

(a) Tick (✓) all the correct statements that describe heat.

a measure of how cold something is

a measure of how hot something is

a measure of the thermal energy of a substance

measured in MJ

transferred by conduction

[2]

(b) Measurements of temperature in °C can be positive, negative or zero.

Describe how the temperature measurements of water can be positive, negative or zero.

Use ideas about the three states of matter in your answer.

[2]

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