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CSEC Integrated Science 3rd Edition ebook Adobe (AER)
Tania Chung, Michael Taylor
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CSEC Integrated Science 3rd Edition ebook Adobe (AER)
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Integrated Science for CSEC® Examinations is part of a well-established series of books aimed at students preparing their CSEC Science studies. Rejuvenated in a third edition, Integrated Science for CSEC® Examinations features comprehensive, systematic coverage of the latest CSEC syllabus (2015). Written by an expert team of science educators, this revised edition benefits from a new, clear and accessible design and the most up to date scientific information.

Key features of the CSEC Science series:
• Intuitive and easy-to-follow format makes it simple to study a whole topic, or to
find answers to specific problems
• Regular consolidation (in-text questions as well as exam preparation) checks
understanding and reinforces learning
• New group-work feature tests student’s investigative and problem-solving skills
and demonstrates real-world applications of key syllabus points
• Practical activities and experiments throughout the text encourage hands-on
learning
• Dedicated School-based Assessment section gives step-by step tips to
maximise success in the CSEC coursework.

Tania Chung (MEdLead, BSc. Hons, DipEd) has been actively involved in science education for many years. She has taught science at Calabar High school in Jamaica, as well as Barbados and Cayman Islands and is currently involved in developing teaching strategies to promote effective learning in the modern classroom.

Series editor: Dr. Mike Taylor (MA, PhD,CChem, FSRC) has been actively involved in education and teaching for many years. He has considerable experience of teacher training, has examined science at ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels all over the world, and has taught chemistry at school and University for over 40 years.

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Language
English
ISBN
9781380011701
Cover
Title page
Copyright
Contents
Series Preface
About this Book
Section A: The Organism and its Environment
1 Matter
States of matter
Properties of matter
Changing states
Living things are made up of cells
Cell structure and function
Transporting substances in and out of cells
What is diffusion?
Diffusion across a cell membrane
Examples of diffusion in living organisms
What is osmosis?
Osmosis in living organisms
What is active transport?
Examples of active transport in living organisms
Differences between diffusion and active transport
Microbes
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
2 Reproduction and Growth
What is reproduction?
Advantages/disadvantages of asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms
Asexual reproduction in flowering plants
Artificial methods of vegetative reproduction of plants
Artificial methods of asexual reproduction of animals
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants
Flower structure and function
Pollination
Fertilisation
Seed structure
Germination
Human reproductive system
Human male reproductive system
Human female reproductive system
The menstrual cycle
Fertilisation
Pregnancy
Birth
Pre-natal care
Post-natal care
Sexually transmitted infections
More about acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Candidiasis
Methods of birth control
Effects of teenage pregnancy
Population growth
Human population growth
Methods of reducing overpopulation
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
3 Food and Nutrition
Photosynthesis
How do green plants obtain their raw materials for photosynthesis?
Food substances in plants
The food we eat: nutrition
Farming methods
Food chains and webs
Terrestrial food chains and webs
Aquatic food chains and webs
Ecosystems
Diet
The functions and sources of nutrients
Food tests
Minerals
Vitamins
Nutritional disorders
Energy comes from our food
How much food do we need?
Food additives and their effect on health
Food spoilage
Microorganisms and decay
Food preservation
The human digestive system
Digestion in the mouth
Digestion in the stomach
Digestion in the small intestine
The role of the teeth in digestion
The structure of teeth
The care of teeth
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
4 Transport Systems
The need for transport systems
Transport vessels in plants
How does water move through a plant?
Factors affecting transpiration
Circulatory (transport) system in humans
The blood vessels
The blood
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
The heart
How does the heart pump blood?
How is blood circulated around the body?
Blood groups
The implications of the Rhesus factor
Diseases of the heart and circulation
Hypertension
Angina, thrombosis and heart attacks
Strokes
How the human body defends itself against diseases
The immune system
The beneficial effects of exercise
The importance of water
The effects of drug use
What is a drug?
Alcohol use and abuse
Drugs used as medicine
Illegal drugs
Social and economic effects of drug use
The human skeletal system
Types of bones in the human body
Function of structures in the skeletal system
Joints
The function of skeletal muscle
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
5 Respiration and Air Pollution
What is respiration?
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
The mechanics of breathing
Inhaled and exhaled air
The human respiratory system
The structure of the alveoli and gas exchange
Pollutant sources and effects on the environment
Pollutants from combustion
Respiratory problems caused by environmental pollution
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
6 Excretion
What happens to the food we eat?
The waste products of digestion
Excretory organs of the human body
The lung as an excretory organ
The skin as an excretory organ
The kidney as an excretory organ
How the kidneys ‘clean’ the blood
Another function of the kidney – osmoregulation
Kidney failure or renal failure
Excretion of waste products from flowering plants
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
7 Sense Organs and Coordination
Sense organs and their functions
The eye and sight
Accommodation
Vision defects and their correction
Activities which affect sight
Light and sight
Light and colour
The ear and hearing
Structure and function of the ear
Sound ranges
Coordination
The nervous system
The structures of the nervous system
How the nervous system works
Different kinds of actions
Effects of injury on the nervous system
The endocrine system
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
8 Health and Sanitation
Hygiene
Personal hygiene
Household pests
Parasites and human diseases
Controlling pests
Community hygiene
Waste management
Disposal of domestic waste
Sewage
Impact of solid waste on the environment
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
Section B: The Home and Workplace
9 Temperature Control and Ventilation
Heat transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Applications of controlling heat transfer
Harmful effects of the Sun
Temperature control in household appliances
What is temperature?
How is temperature measured?
Liquid-in-glass thermometers
Other types of thermometers
The importance of controlling ventilation in buildings
Air conditioners
The importance of controlling humidity in buildings
How do temperature, air movement and humidity affect drying?
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
10 Conservation of Energy
Energy and work
Forms of energy
Energy conversions
Conservation of mass and energy
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
Momentum and collisions
The law of conservation of momentum
Inelastic and elastic collisions
Energy transfer
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
11 Electricity and Lighting
Electric current
Do all materials conduct an electric current?
Electric circuits
Circuit symbols
Current, voltage and resistance
Electric current
Voltage
Resistance
Ohm’s law
Electrical power
How is mains electricity made?
How does electricity get to your home?
Reading an electricity meter
Calculating electricity bills
Calculating energy consumption and charges for different appliances
Safety devices used for electricity
Wiring a three-pin plug
Energy conservation
Reduce electricity use in the living room
Reduce electricity use in the kitchen
Reduce electricity use for lighting
Light
Sources of light
How does light travel?
Shadows
Safety: accidents happen everywhere
Danger of electric shocks
Fires
Dangers of radiation
Protective clothing
First aid
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
12 Machines and Movement
Simple machines
Levers
Different types of lever
Investigating different types of lever
Energy input and work done
Wheel and axle
Gears
Pulleys
An inclined plane
Screws
Wedges
Maintenance of machines
Mechanical advantage and efficiency
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
13 Metals and Non-metals
Non-metals
Plastics
Uses of plastics
Wood
Metals
Properties of metals
Differences between metals and non-metals
Uses of metals
Alloys
Chemical properties of metals
The reactions of metals
Corrosion of metals
Rusting
Problems with using aluminium for cooking pans
Methods of cleaning household metals
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
14 Acids, Bases and Mixtures
Acids
What is an acid?
Properties of acids
Bases and alkalis
Properties of alkalis
Salts
What is a salt?
How are salts named?
Reactions of acids
Reactions of acids with metals
Reactions of acids with bases/alkalis
Reactions of acids with carbonates/hydrogencarbonates
Household uses of acids and alkalis
Sodium hydrogencarbonate for fire-fighting
The pH scale
Indicators and the pH scale
Mixtures
What is a mixture?
Solutions
Suspensions
Colloids
Separation of mixtures
Filtration
Distillation
Chromatography
Solubility
Solvents in stain removal
Detergents
Soapy detergents
Soapless detergents
How do detergents clean?
The composition of detergents
Comparing soapy and synthetic detergents
Hardness of water
How is hard water formed naturally?
Methods of softening water
Scouring powders
Disinfectants, antiseptics and deodorants
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
Section C: Earth’s Place in the Universe
15 The Universe and our Solar System
Stars
Planets
The Moon
Other celestial bodies in the universe
The solar system
The Sun
How do planets stay in orbit?
Day and night
Eclipses
Exploring the universe
Space travel
Living in space: possibilities and limitations
Living in a spacecraft
Benefits from space research
Free fall of a satellite in orbit
The exploration of Mars
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
16 The Terrestrial Environment
What is soil and how is it formed?
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Biological action on rocks
Components in the soil
Soil fertility
Different soils and their properties
Soil erosion
Recycling in nature
The oxygen cycle
The carbon cycle
The nitrogen cycle
Earth movements
Earthquakes
Measuring seismic waves (earthquakes)
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
The tides
Spring tides
Neap tides
The effect of tides on living organisms
Air movements
Air masses
What happens when air masses meet?
Frontal systems
Air masses and the spread of pollution
Cyclones and hurricanes
How does a hurricane develop?
What happens when a hurricane strikes land?
Preparing for a hurricane
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
17 Water and the Aquatic Environment
Properties of water
Uses and conservation of water
Purification of water for domestic use
Other ways to purify water
Desalination
The water cycle
How water pollution affects aquatic life
Eutrophication
Other water pollutants
Pollutants in the food chain
Fishing
Methods of fishing
Overfishing
Navigational devices used at sea
The magnetic compass
Modern navigational devices
Forces acting on floating objects
Upthrust
Archimedes’ principle
The Plimsoll line
Safety in water
Hazards associated with scuba diving
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
18 Fossil Fuels and Alternative Sources of Energy
Fuels
Fossil fuels and their formation
The extraction of crude oil and natural gas
Crude oil as a fuel
The effects on the environment of burning fossil fuels
Alternative sources of energy
Energy from the Sun (solar energy)
Energy from moving water
Energy from moving air
Energy from plants and animals
Energy from the ground
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
19 Forces
What is a force?
The effect of a force
Newton’s third law of motion
Examples of the third law of motion
Lift
The ‘kite’ effect
The aerofoil
Why do moving objects stop?
Friction can be helpful
Friction can be a nuisance
The force of gravity
Centre of gravity
Centre of gravity and stability
Gravitational force and weight
Gravitational force and the movement of satellites
Centripetal force and cars
Moment of a force
Chapter summary
Answers to ITQs
Examination-style questions
Section D: School-Based Assessment
20 School-Based Assessment
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions
Index
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D
E
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