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The document is a comprehensive study guide for CSEC Integrated Science, covering topics such as living organisms, the environment, health, and physical sciences. It includes key concepts, definitions, and examples, as well as a practice exam with questions and an answer key. The guide serves as a resource for students preparing for their examinations.

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CSEC Integrated Science Guide and Practice Paper (2)

The document is a comprehensive study guide for CSEC Integrated Science, covering topics such as living organisms, the environment, health, and physical sciences. It includes key concepts, definitions, and examples, as well as a practice exam with questions and an answer key. The guide serves as a resource for students preparing for their examinations.

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CSEC Integrated Science: Complete

Study Guide & Practice Paper


Study Guide

Living Organisms and the Environment


 Characteristics of Living Things: Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth,
Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition.
 Levels of Organization: Cells → Tissues → Organs → Systems → Organism.
 Photosynthesis: 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2.
 Adaptations: e.g., cactus stores water in stem, deep roots.
 Ecosystems: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers; Food chains and webs.

The Home and Workplace


 Separation Methods: Filtration, Evaporation, Distillation, Chromatography.
 Acids & Bases: Acids (pH<7), Bases (pH>7); Neutralization reaction.
 Water Purification: Boiling, Filtering, Chlorination.
 Electricity: Series vs Parallel circuits; Energy sources; Safety.

Health and the Environment


 Digestive System: Mouth → Esophagus → Stomach → Small Intestine → Large Intestine.
 Circulatory System: Heart, arteries, veins, blood.
 Respiratory System: Nose, trachea, lungs, diaphragm.
 Diseases: Communicable (flu, TB), Non-communicable (diabetes, cancer).
 First Aid: Cuts, burns, fainting, CPR basics.

The Physical Environment


 Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas.
 Forces: Types (push, pull, gravity, friction); Newton’s Laws.
 Simple Machines: Levers, pulleys, inclined planes.
 Energy: Forms (kinetic, potential), transformation, conservation.
 Speed = Distance ÷ Time; MA = Load ÷ Effort.
CSEC Integrated Science Paper 2 - Practice Exam

Section A - Living Organisms and the Environment


1. 1. Define the term 'photosynthesis' and write a balanced equation for the process.
2. 2. Name two differences between plant and animal cells.
3. 3. Explain two ways in which plants adapt to reduce water loss.

Section B - The Home and Workplace


4. 4. List three methods used to separate mixtures and give an example of each.
5. 5. Define the terms acid, base, and neutralization with one example each.
6. 6. Describe the water cycle and explain how water is purified at home.

Section C - Health and the Environment


7. 7. Outline the major organs in the human circulatory system and their functions.
8. 8. What is the difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases?
Provide examples.

Section D - The Physical Environment


9. 9. A car travels 100 km in 2 hours. Calculate its average speed.
10. 10. Describe the differences between series and parallel circuits.
11. 11. Explain the function of a lever and calculate the mechanical advantage if the load is
50N and the effort is 10N.
Answer Key
12. 1. Photosynthesis: process where plants use sunlight to make food. Equation: 6CO2 +
6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2.
13. 2. Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts; animal cells do not.
14. 3. Waxy cuticle reduces water loss; small/stomatal openings regulate transpiration.
15. 4. Filtration (sand and water), distillation (alcohol and water), evaporation (saltwater).
16. 5. Acid: lemon juice; Base: baking soda; Neutralization: HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O.
17. 6. Water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation; Purification: boiling, filtering.
18. 7. Heart (pumps blood), arteries (carry blood from heart), veins (carry blood to heart).
19. 8. Communicable: spreadable (e.g., flu); Non-communicable: not spreadable (e.g.,
diabetes).
20. 9. Speed = distance/time = 100 km / 2 h = 50 km/h.
21. 10. Series: one path for current; Parallel: multiple paths.
22. 11. MA = Load/Effort = 50N / 10N = 5.

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