All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2015 Summer Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram illustrates some of the processes carried out by living organisms.

Which characteristic of living organisms is represented by arrow X?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The statements describe four different plants. Which plant must be a monocotyledon?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows four arthropods.
[Image with four arthropods labeled: Pediculus \times 20, Anopheles \times 10, Dermacentor \times 7, Carcinus \times 0.5]
How many of these arthropods are insects?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows an animal.
Use the key to identify this animal.
1 body covered with scales .......... go to 2
body covered with hair .......... go to 3
2 has a rounded bill .......... A
has a pointed bill .......... B
3 has webbed feet .......... C
does not have webbed feet .......... D

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which diagram shows chloroplasts in their correct position in a plant cell?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows a plant cell.
Which features show that it is a plant cell?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which is \textit{not} an organ?

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CH15 - DRUGS

What results from the destruction of cilia in the trachea due to smoking?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION, CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

How do carbon dioxide and oxygen move in and out of a mesophyll cell?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

Which statements are correct for both diffusion and osmosis?
[Table_1]

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CH5 - ENZYMES

An enzyme in potato cells causes oxygen to be produced from hydrogen peroxide.
Cubes of potato were incubated with hydrogen peroxide at different temperatures.
The numbers of bubbles of oxygen released per minute were counted at each temperature.
The table shows the results.
[Table_1]
The results suggest the optimum temperature for the enzyme is between which two values?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows an experiment on the digestion of the protein in egg albumen by protease. The protease was taken from a human stomach. In which test-tube will the protein be digested most quickly?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which row shows the elements and basic units that are used in the construction of large food molecules?

[Table_1]

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows part of the human alimentary canal. In which part does protein digestion begin?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Poor nutrition can lead to a condition called rickets in which bones fail to develop properly. The table shows some minerals and vitamins present in four foods. Which food would be best for a child who has rickets? [Table_1]

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

The diagram shows a plant shoot and the same shoot six hours later.

Which change in environmental conditions could cause this change in the shoot?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

A celery stalk is placed in a beaker of blue dye. Once the dye reaches the leaves, the stalk is taken out and cut in half.
Which diagram shows the appearance of the cut end of the stalk?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Why does chewing food speed up digestion?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

The table shows the composition of four samples of air.
[Table_1]
Which sample is inspired air and which sample is expired air?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

The diagram shows an experiment to investigate the respiration of yeast.

Which gas is evolved and which new compound is present after 24 hours?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

In which conditions do the leaves of a green plant respire? [Table_1]

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

Which two substances are both reabsorbed in the kidneys?

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

Which organ makes urea?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

What are correct descriptions of mitosis and meiosis? [Table_1]

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows two antagonistic muscles and the directions of movement that they produce.
Which row correctly identifies these muscles and the directions of movement they produce on contraction?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows a germinating broad bean seed which has been cut in half.
Which labels show the cotyledon and the plumule?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows some changes which take place during a woman's menstrual cycle.
Assuming ovulation occurs on day 14, what is occurring at the time of ovulation?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

In addition to a suitable temperature, what else is always necessary for seed germination?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

What defines the development of an organism?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

A man has three sons.
What is the chance of his next child being a son?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

The diagram shows a cross between heterozygous tall pea plants.

Which statement is not correct?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

The bar chart shows the heights of pea plants grown from 500 pea seeds.

What variation do the plants show?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which pair of statements about energy flow in ecosystems is correct?
[Table_1]

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a food chain based on a tree.

Which diagram shows a pyramid of numbers for this food chain?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which process forms part of the carbon cycle?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Herbivores take in carbon atoms from plants. How do carbon atoms leave the herbivores? [Table_1]

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

In which stages in the water cycle is the water in vapour form? [Table_1]

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The graph shows how the population of the world has increased from 1650 until the present day.
What stage in the sigmoid population growth curve is represented by region P?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Lichens are organisms that do not grow well in air containing sulfur dioxide. Which graph shows the change in number of lichen species from the centre of an industrial city to the countryside 15 km away?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Which two gases \textbf{both} contribute to global warming?