All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2015 Winter Zone 1
Theory
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CH12 - RESPIRATION

Which process releases the most energy from one molecule of glucose?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows some leaves and flowers of different plants. Which are from monocotyledons?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The list shows the scientific names for eight animals, using the binomial system.
Alderia modesta
Arenicola cristata
Arenicola marina
Austrominius modestus
Bittium reticulatum
Botrylloides leachii
Botryllus schlosseri
Clypeostoma reticulatum

Which two animals are most closely related?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows a flower seen from above.

Use the key to find the name of the family to which it belongs.
1 four petals ................................... go to 2
five petals ................................... go to 3
2 two stamens ................................... A Scrophulariaceae
six stamens ................................... B Brassicaceae
3 petals joined ................................... C Caryophyllaceae
petals separate ................................... D Rosaceae

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Three cell structures are listed.
1. cell wall
2. cytoplasm
3. nucleus
Which structures are found in palisade cells and in liver cells?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows two plant cells, P and Q.

How does cell P differ from cell Q?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows different types of cells.
Which structure do all these cells have?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows a male gamete.



Which term describes the level of organisation of this gamete?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which description of xylem is correct?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

The diagram shows a fish in a pond.

Why does oxygen diffuse from the air into the water before reaching the fish?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

Which structure provides the best surface for diffusion?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

What is true of all enzymes?
[Table_1]

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows a piece of small intestine during peristalsis.
What is happening at X?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

A plant with striped leaves similar to the one below was kept in bright light for six hours.
A leaf was taken from the plant and the chlorophyll removed. It was then tested for starch using iodine solution.
Which diagram shows the result of the test?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows the human alimentary canal. Which structure does not secrete digestive enzymes?

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

Which substance is lost from the body of a healthy person by the kidneys, but not by the lungs?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

Which statement is correct for most veins in the human body?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

What is transported in the phloem and what is the direction of transport?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION, CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

Apparatus was set up as shown.

Sodium hydroxide removes carbon dioxide from the air. Limewater goes cloudy if carbon dioxide is bubbled through it.
What happens to the limewater in flasks X and Y when the pump is switched on?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

The diagram shows apparatus used to investigate anaerobic respiration in yeast.
What happens to the coloured liquid?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

Why do mammals sweat?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a section through part of the human eye. When a person looks at an object which is far away from their eye, which of the following happens?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows half a flower.
On which structure would pollen be deposited in pollination?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

In which region does diffusion of materials take place between mother and fetus?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

During childbirth, what must happen to the cervix and the uterus wall?
[Table_1]

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows a baby, a child and an adult (not drawn to the same scale). As a baby grows into an adult, which labelled region grows the most?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Four tubes were set up as shown and placed in the dark. In which tube would the seeds germinate first?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The graph shows the height of a child, from birth to the age of 10.
[Image_1: Graph of height (cm) vs. age (years)]
What was the approximate height of the child at 7 years of age?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which statement about the human sex chromosomes is correct?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

What results from meiosis of a diploid cell?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which pathway is taken by energy from the Sun? [Refer to Image_1 for the sequence diagram]

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a food chain.

If the hawks are removed from this food chain, what is likely to happen to the numbers of the other organisms in this chain?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a food web including a producer, consumers and a decomposer.
Which organism is the decomposer?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which organisms remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which process is not part of the carbon cycle?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a simple water cycle.

What is responsible for water loss from the tree?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows the age structure of a human population.

Which age group has the largest number of people?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

What is a reason for conserving plant species?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

What is reduced after deforestation?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

The diagram shows four positions on a river where water samples were taken.

Which graph shows oxygen concentrations in the river?