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

Some lizards detach their tails when threatened by a predator.
Which characteristic is shown?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows a key for five vertebrates.

Which class of vertebrates does organism W belong to?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows an animal whose scientific name is \textit{Rattus rattus}.
Which genus does it belong to?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM, CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

The diagram shows a cross-section of part of a leaf.

Which type of cell is found in layer X?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM, CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

The diagram shows a student's drawing of two guard cells. Which label line is not correct?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

How does a liver cell differ from a palisade cell?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows structures taken from two different organisms.

Which structures have the main function of transport?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

At which level of organisation is a root?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

The diagram shows a plant cell.
What is the appearance of this cell after it has been placed in pure water for 30 minutes?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

A student cuts out four pieces of carrot root of equal size. The pieces are treated as shown in the diagram, and then left for two hours. After two hours, which piece of carrot will be the smallest?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, CH5 - ENZYMES

The diagram shows the effect of an enzyme working in the human digestive system.
What would reduce the rate of production of amino acids?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, CH5 - ENZYMES

Which substance catalyses the breakdown of fats to fatty acids and glycerol?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

An experiment was done using the apparatus shown in the diagram.
The carbon dioxide content of the water in each tube was measured at the start and again three hours later.
In which tube would there be a decrease in carbon dioxide content?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

What is formed first in a leaf as a result of photosynthesis?

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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. The leaf was then tested for starch using iodine solution.
Which diagram shows the result of the test?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

From which part of a leaf does most water evaporate during transpiration?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

In which order does water pass through the cells of a plant, as the water travels from the roots to a leaf?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagram shows a vertical section through a human heart.
[Image of the heart diagram]
What are X and Y?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

The diagram shows the composition of four samples of air ($O_2$ = oxygen, $CO_2$ = carbon dioxide, $N_2$ = nitrogen).
Which sample is inspired air and which sample is expired air?

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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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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

The diagram shows some organs in which urea is found.
Which organ makes urea, and which organ removes it from the blood?
[Table_1]
Table:
makes urea | removes urea from blood
A. P | Q
B. Q | Q
C. Q | R
D. R | P

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

What is a function of the kidneys of a healthy person?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a capillary loop in the skin of a mammal.



What will the capillary loop look like if the mammal becomes cold?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a section through part of the eye.
X is a contracted ciliary muscle. What will happen when it relaxes?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows a timeline of a woman's menstrual cycle, which lasts for 28 days.
On which days of the menstrual cycle is a woman most likely to become pregnant?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows a vertical section through a flower.

What are X and Y?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The graph shows the height of a child, from birth to the age of 10.

What was the approximate height of the child at 7 years of age?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Four samples of seeds germinated in different conditions of temperature and light, as shown in the table.
[Table_1]
A typical seedling from each sample was removed after seven days. Which seedling was from sample 2?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

What results from meiosis of a diploid cell?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

What will be the genotypes of the offspring resulting from a genetic cross between two individuals, one of which is homozygous dominant, (TT), and the other heterozygous?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which pathway is taken by energy from the Sun?

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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 graphs show the number of carnivores in a habitat over a period of time. At time X the herbivores in their food chain are removed from the habitat.
Which graph shows the effect of this on the number of carnivores?

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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?