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When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resistor.

Outline a project which aims to find the dominant coat colour in dogs.

Draw the structure for the following compounds.                

       (i)    Ethanoic acid             (ii)   Bromopentane*
       (iii)  Butanone                   (iv)   Hexanal.

*Are structural isomers possible for bromopentane?

A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B, each of 24 Ω resistance, which may be used separately, in series, or in parallel. What are the currents in the three cases?

How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?

(a)  What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as boron have in common?
(b)  What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as fluorine have in common?

Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.

A man with blood group A marries a woman with blood group O and their daughter has blood group O. Is this information enough to tell you which of the traits – blood group A or O – is dominant? Why or why not?

What is an homologous series? Explain with an example.

Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?

What are decomposers? What will be the consequence of their absence in an ecosystem?

Find out about the traditional systems of water harvesting/management in your region.

You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, wires and a switch.

(a) How could you use them to distinguish between samples of metals and non-metals?
(b) Assess the usefulness of these tests in distinguishing between metals and non-metals.

What are the different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide energy in various organisms?

Give an example of characteristics being used to determine how close two species are in evolutionary terms.

Explain the refraction of light through a triangular glass prism using a labelled ray diagram. Hence define the angle of deviation.

If you could use any source of energy for heating your food, which one would you use and why?

The xylem in plants are responsible for

         (a) transport of water.                   (c) transport of amino acids.
         (b) transport of food.                     (d) transport of oxygen.

The device used for producing electric current is called a

(a) generator.
(b) galvanometer.
(c) ammeter.
(d) motor.

Select the mis-matched pair in the following and correct it.
(a) Biomagnification — Accumulation of chemicals at the successive trophic levels of a food chain
(b) Ecosystem — Biotic components of environment
(c) Aquarium — A man-made ecosystem
(d) Parasites — Organisms which obtain food from other living organisms