Cambridge IGCSE™

CO-ORDINATED SCIENCES 0654/22

Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) October/November 2022
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.
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 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 What do plants need for their nutrition?

A carbon dioxide, ions, organic compounds and light

B carbon dioxide, ions, organic compounds and water
C carbon dioxide, ions, light and water
D carbon dioxide, organic compounds, light and water

2 What is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

A cell membrane
B cell wall
C nucleus
D cytoplasm

3 Glycerol is a component of which large molecules?

A fats
B glycogen
C proteins
D starch

4 The graph shows the rate of reaction of salivary amylase at different temperatures.

rate of X
reaction

10 20 30 40 50
temperature / °C

What does the graph show at point X?

A The enzyme has stopped working.

B The reaction is nearly completed.
C The reaction rate is controlled by pH.
D The temperature is higher than the optimum.

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5 The volume of oxygen produced by a submerged aquatic plant is investigated at different light
intensities as shown.

Which graph shows how the volume of oxygen produced varies with light intensity?

A B

volume of volume of
oxygen oxygen
produced produced

0 0
0 light intensity 0 light intensity

C D

volume of volume of
oxygen oxygen
produced produced

0 0
0 light intensity 0 light intensity

6 Which features of villi help to maximise the absorption of digested food?

1 a good blood supply

2 a large surface area
3 the presence of enzymes
4 the presence of lacteals

A 1, 2 and 4 B 1, 3 and 4 C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 4 only

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7 Which statement explains the effect of a higher temperature on the rate of transpiration?

A More water evaporates from the stomata, creating a water potential gradient that draws a
column of water molecules up the xylem.
B Less water evaporates from the stomata, creating a water potential gradient that draws a
column of water molecules up the xylem.
C More water evaporates from the stomata, creating a water potential gradient that draws a
column of water molecules up the phloem.
D Less water evaporates from the stomata, creating a water potential gradient that draws a
column of water molecules up the phloem.

8 Which diagram of a cell shows the correct movement of substances for the process of aerobic
respiration?

A B

glucose oxygen glucose oxygen

carbon water carbon water

dioxide dioxide

C D

glucose oxygen glucose oxygen

carbon water carbon water

dioxide dioxide

9 When a person moves from a brightly lit room into a dark room, the pupils in their eyes change in
size.

Which row correctly describes the change in size and explains what causes this change?

pupil size radial muscles circular muscles

A decreases contract relax

B decreases relax contract
C increases contract relax
D increases relax contract

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10 What is most likely to describe a flower that is wind-pollinated?

A Anthers are small and inside the flower.

B Anthers are large and outside the flower.
C Stigmas are large and inside the flower.
D Stigmas are small and outside the flower.

11 If 2n is the diploid number of chromosomes in a nucleus, which diagram is correct for meiosis?

A B C D

2n 2n 2n 2n

genetically genetically genetically genetically

n 2n 2n n
identical identical different different

12 What is a producer in a food web?

A an organism that gets its energy by digesting plants

B an organism that makes its own food using light energy
C an organism that obtains energy from digested animals
D an organism that gets its energy from dead or waste organic matter

13 What is an undesirable effect of deforestation?

A It increases the oxygen concentration of the atmosphere.

B It leads to erosion and loss of soil.
C It makes land available for agriculture.
D It pollutes the air with methane.

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14 Which change is represented by the diagram?

A condensation
B diffusion
C evaporation
D solidification

15 An atom of an element contains 9 protons, 10 neutrons and 9 electrons.

What is the nucleon number (mass number) of this element?

A 9 B 10 C 19 D 28

16 Which statements about the reaction between a metal and a non-metal are correct?

1 Metal atoms gain electrons.

2 Metal atoms lose electrons.
3 The non-metal is the reducing agent.
4 The non-metal is the oxidising agent.

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

17 1 g of hydrogen contains 6  1023 atoms.

The relative atomic mass of helium is 4.

How many atoms does 1 g of helium contain?

A 1.5  1023 B 3  1023 C 6  1023 D 2.4  1024

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18 Which ions gain and lose electrons during the electrolysis of concentrated aqueous
sodium chloride?

ions gaining ions losing

electrons electrons

A H+ Cl –
B H+ OH–
C Na+ Cl –
D Na+ OH–

19 Which row describes the type of energy change and the energy transfer when bonds are broken
during a chemical reaction?

type of change energy transfer

A endothermic given out

B endothermic taken in
C exothermic given out
D exothermic taken in

20 The equations for reactions in the blast furnace are shown.

1 C + O2  CO2

2 CO2 + C  2CO

3 Fe2O3 + 3CO  2Fe + 3CO2

4 CaO + SiO2  CaSiO3

Which statement is correct?

A In reaction 1, carbon is reduced.

B In reaction 2, carbon dioxide is oxidised.
C In reaction 3, carbon monoxide is oxidised.
D In reaction 4, silicon dioxide is reduced.

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21 Which statements about the elements in Group VII of the Periodic Table are correct?

1 Only one of them is a liquid at room temperature.

2 Their colours become darker down the group.
3 Their melting points and boiling points decrease down the group.
4 They are all metallic elements called halogens.

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

22 Filament lamps require an inert atmosphere.

Which gas is used to fill these lamps?

A argon
B helium
C hydrogen
D oxygen

23 Alloys are formed by dissolving one metal in another.

Alloys are ……1…… .

……2…… alloys conduct electricity.

Which words complete gaps 1 and 2?

1 2

A compounds All
B compounds Some
C mixtures All
D mixtures Some

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24 Part of the reactivity series is shown.

calcium most reactive

carbon
iron
hydrogen
lead
copper
gold least reactive

Which statement is correct?

A Calcium can be extracted by heating its oxide with hydrogen.

B Copper forms an oxide that can be reduced by heating with gold.
C Gold forms an oxide that cannot be reduced by heating with carbon.
D Lead can be extracted by passing hydrogen over its heated oxide.

25 Sulfur dioxide is oxidised to sulfur trioxide in the Contact process.

The equation for this reaction is shown.

2SO2 + O2 2SO3

Which row describes the conditions for this reaction?

catalyst temperature / C pressure / atm

A Fe 200 2
B Fe 450 250
C V2O5 200 250
D V2O5 450 2

26 What is not a use of limestone?

A manufacture of calcium oxide

B neutralising industrial waste products
C purifying water
D treating acidic soil

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27 Which diagram represents the structure of nylon?

CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3

A C C C C C C C C C C C

H H H H H H H H H H H

O O O O

B C C N N C C N N

H H H H

O O O O

C C C O O C C O O

H O H O H O

D N C N C N C

28 A rock has a mass of 360 g.

A large measuring cylinder contains 500 cm3 of water.

The rock is now lowered into the water and completely submerged. The water level in the
measuring cylinder rises to 650 cm3.

Which calculation gives the density of the rock?

360
A g / cm3
150

B 360  150 g / cm3

360
C g / cm3
650

D 360  650 g / cm3

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29 The diagram shows a beam XY of length 100 cm. The weight of the beam can be ignored. There
is a pivot at 40 cm from end X and a load of weight 70 N is suspended at end X.

The beam is balanced by a force acting at 10 cm from end Y.

100 cm
40 cm
X Y

pivot
10 cm
70 N force

What is the magnitude of this force?

A 47 N B 56 N C 70 N D 280 N

30 A force acting on an object increases the kinetic energy of the object from 20 J to 50 J in 5.0 s.

What is the average power produced by the force?

A 4.0 W B 6.0 W C 10 W D 14 W

31 From which type of energy is electrical energy transferred in a hydroelectric power station?

A chemical potential energy

B elastic potential (strain) energy
C gravitational potential energy
D nuclear energy

32 The liquid in a liquid-in-glass thermometer is replaced with a different liquid that expands more for
the same increase in temperature.

The scale on the thermometer is changed because of the new liquid.

What happens to the sensitivity and what happens to the range of the thermometer?

sensitivity range

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

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33 One cause of air movement in the atmosphere is convection.

Which statement describes air that rises in the atmosphere due to convection?

A It is cooler and less dense than the surrounding air.

B It is cooler and more dense than the surrounding air.
C It is warmer and less dense than the surrounding air.
D It is warmer and more dense than the surrounding air.

34 The critical angle for diamond in air is 25. Light travels faster in air than in diamond.

Which diagram shows the path of light passing from diamond into air?

A B

air air
diamond diamond

30°
20°

C D

air air
diamond diamond

30°
20°

35 The speeds of sound in three different states of the same substance are 480 m / s, 1500 m / s
and 1800 m / s.

Which row gives the state for each of these speeds?

480 m / s 1500 m / s 1800 m / s

A gas liquid solid

B gas solid liquid
C solid gas liquid
D solid liquid gas

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36 Which type of magnet can be switched on and off many times per second?

A an electromagnet only
B a permanent magnet only
C both electromagnets and permanent magnets
D neither electromagnets or permanent magnets

37 A plastic rod is rubbed with a cloth causing a negative charge on the rod.

Which statements are correct?

1 The rod gains electrons.

2 The cloth loses electrons.
3 The cloth becomes positively charged.

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

38 The maximum current in a food mixer during normal use is 3.1 A.

What is the most suitable rating for a fuse used to protect the mixer?

A 1A B 3A C 5A D 8A

39 A current-carrying wire is placed between the poles of a magnet, as shown.

The current direction in the wire is shown.

A force is produced on the wire.

In which labelled direction does the force act?

wire
B

A C

S D
N
current

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40 The diagrams represent pairs of nuclei of some atoms.

Which pair shows nuclei of different isotopes of the same element?

A B

key
neutron
proton
C D

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 The Periodic Table of Elements
Group
I II III IV V VI VII VIII

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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
85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
16

55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn

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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 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Fl Lv
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium flerovium livermorium
– – – – – – – – – – – – –

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.).