CONTEST 5

ROUND 1

Q. Which substance gives a high tensile strength to cells of sclerenchyma and xylem? (B)
A. Lignin

Q. Which of the three primary meristem produces the epidermal tissue? (B)
A. Protoderm

Q. An object just floats in sea water. Will it float or sink in fresh water? (P)
A. It will sink (the same volume of fluid is displaced in the two cases; since seawater is denser
than freshwater, the buoyant force in the latter is less).

Q. A fisherman occasionally has to dive below the surface to untangle his fishing nets. Where
does the fisherman experience the greatest pressure, below the water surface or on his boat? (P)
A. Below the surface

Q. Give one liquid whose meniscus in a glass tube is convex. (P)

A. Mercury

Q. The shape of a meniscus of a liquid in a glass tube depends on the relative magnitudes of the
forces of attraction between liquid molecules and those between the glass and th liquid
molecules. In the case of water which forces are stronger? (P)
A. Between the glass and liquid molecules are larger

Preamble
Convert the angular measure to radians. (M)
Q. – 45 o

A.

Q. – 60 o.

A.

Q. What is the name of the external ear of mammals? (B)

A. Pinna

Q. Which part of the inner ear is concerned with hearing? (B)

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A. Cochlea

Q. Name a process other than radioactivity by which electrons can be generated. (C)
A. Thermionic emission, cold cathode (field), or photoelectric effect

Q. Find a formula for the volume of a right cylinder of height, h and base radius, r. (M)
A.

Q. Find a formula for the volume of a right circular cone of height, h and base radius, r. (M)

A.

Q. 738, 578 and 496 kJmol-1 are the first ionisation energies for sodium, magnesium and
aluminium but not necessarily in the right order. Match the ionisation energies with the
corresponding element. (C)
A. Na – 496 kJmol-1
Mg – 738 kJmol-1
Al – 578 kJmol-1

Q. 1314, 1681 and 2081 kJmol-1 are the first ionisation energies for fluorine, oxygen and neon
but not necessarily in the right order. Match the ionisation energies with the corresponding
element. (C)
A. O – 1314 kJmol-1
F – 1681 kJmol-1
Ne – 2081 kJmol-1

Q. What name is given to the cavity in which the human heart is located? (B)
A. Pericardium

Q. Which part of the mammalian heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs? (B)
A. Right ventricle

Q. What particle is emitted in the thermionic emission? (C)

A. Electron

Q. What particle is absorbed in a uranium fission reaction? (C)

A. Neutron

Q. Express in mathematical form z varies directly as x and inversely as y2. (M)

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A. (k a constant)

Q. Express in mathematical form y is partially constant and partially varies directly as x. (M)
A. (c and k are constants)

Q. By what method will you separate two liquids of different boiling points? (C)
A. Fractional distillation

Q. By what method will you separate two solids? (C)

A. (Fractional) Crystallization

Q. Name the two simple sugars that combine to form sucrose. (C)
A. Glucose and fructose

Q. Name the two simple sugars that combine to form lactose. (C)
A. Glucose and galactose

Q. An equilibrium reaction is exothermic. How will the equilibrium constant change if the
reaction is heated after reaching equilibrium? (C)
A. Keq will decrease (Le Chatelier Principle)

Q. For the equilibrium reaction SO3 = SO2(g) + O2, what is the relationship between its Kp and Kc.
(C)

A. Kp = Kc (RT)1 [

Preamble
Find the magnitude of the given vector. (M)
Q. a = 3i – 4j.
A. 5 [ ]

Q. a = 5i + 2j
A. 13 [ ]

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Q. What is the difference between an excited neutral atom and an atom of the same kind but
lower energy? (C)
A. Electrons in the excited atom occupy higher energy states

Q. What particle is emitted when an excited neutral atom de-excites? (C)

A. Photon (accept light)

ROUND 2
Q. Explain why there are more flowers than fruits. (B)

A. In order for fruits to form, a flower should be pollinated. Pollination requires a vector or
carrier to transfer the pollen from the anther to the stigma. Hence in the absence of the vector or
a carrier, pollination will not occur and that affects fruit formation.
The flowers need to mature and produce pollen and stigma, hence all the immature flowers that
are yet to be pollinated add up to the total number of flowers allowing them to outnumber the
fruits.
Pollination may not take place for fruits to develop if male and female flowers are produced at
different times.
The male pollen may not land on the stigma for fruits to develop if they are separated by
significant distance.

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ROUND 3

Q. One of the standard methods for purifying gold on a commercial scale in Ghana is
Bioleaching. (C)
A. F

Q. Wood louse belongs to the class Arachnida. (B)

A. F (Crustacea)

Q. Sin (-x) = sin x. (M)

A. F [sin (-x) = - sin x]

Q. Current in photoelectric cell increases as the frequency of light is increased. (P)

A. F [Photocurrent is determined by photon flux(intensity), not frequency]

Q. The stopping potential for a photoelectric cell increases as the frequency of light is increased.
(P)
A. T

Q. Electrolysis is used in obtaining pure aluminium from alumina. (C)

A. T

Q. Yeast is a fungus. (B)

A. T

Q. . (M)

A. F [ is approximated as

Q. . (M)

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A. F

Q. If two masses approaching each other stick together when they collide, the total kinetic
energy before the collision equals the total kinetic energy after the collision. (P)
A. F [Such a collision is inelastic and energy is not conserved]

Q. Two unequal masses are attached to the ends of a compressed light spring. When the spring is
released the initial acceleration of the smaller of the two masses will be larger than that of the
other mass. (P)
A. T [The forces on the masses are equal and opposite; therefore, the magnitude of the
acceleration of the smaller mass must be larger than that of the other mass.]

Q. The epidermal tissue of plants is a simple tissue. (B)

A. F

Q. Every integer is a rational number. (M)

A. T

Q. Both SO2 and CO2 are linear molecules. (C)

A. F [SO2 is a bent molecule]

Q. A second order reaction always involves two different reactants. (C)

A. F

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ROUND 4

Q. I am an organ that lies deep in the abdominal cavity. I normally rest on the posterior
abdominal wall. I am elongated and somewhat flattened. I produce digestive enzymes and
hormones. In fact I produce the hormone insulin which regulates the glucose level in the blood.
Who am I? (B)
A. Pancreas

Q. I am of the dark, though not completely dark as the other whose name I share. This other and
I are both shadows, but I am only almost a shadow. Who am I? (P)
A. Penumbra

Q. I am a geometric figure. I am not a polyhedron but I am a pyramid. My volume is a third of

the product of my height, π and base area. I sit on a circular base. My net is a sector of a circle,
and I am formed when a sector of a circle is folded for the two boundary radii to coincide. Who
am I? (M)
A. Cone

Q. I am an inorganic compound. More appropriately I may be referred to as a salt. In water I

easily break up to give two species, with opposite charges. One of my elements belong to group I
A and the other group VII A. My solution will impart a yellowish colour to a colourless flame.
My component from group VII A is the 3rd lightest in weight. Who am I? (C)
A. Sodium Bromide (NaBr)