All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2016 Summer Zone 3
Theory
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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Some yeast, sugar and water are mixed in a test-tube. The diagrams show the test-tube at the start and after one hour.

Which process causes this change?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Phototropism demonstrates which two characteristics of living organisms?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

The table shows the scientific names and the common names of four plants.
[Table_1]
Which word in their names shows that two of the plants share the greatest number of features?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

What is the correct order of increasing size of the following structures, from smallest to largest?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

In a plant, what is formed by a group of xylem vessels?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The shaded area of the diagram represents structures found in both plant and animal cells.

Which cell structure is from the shaded area?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

A jar of air was placed upside down on top of a jar containing a brown gas as shown.
Which process has taken place?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

Which statement describes how young plants are supported?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Small molecules are used as the basic units in the synthesis of large food molecules.
Which statement is correct?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

The diagram represents a chemical reaction.

Which diagram represents the enzyme for this reaction?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

Which graph shows the effect of temperature on the activity of an enzyme?
[Image_1: Four graphs labeled A, B, C, D showing enzyme activity against temperature (°C)]

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

Four test-tubes are set up as shown in the diagram and left in full sunlight.
After several hours, which test-tube contains the most dissolved oxygen?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

In a photosynthesis experiment, a plant is left in bright sunlight for several hours. A leaf is then removed from the plant and tested for starch, using iodine solution. The diagram shows the leaf from the plant that was used in the experiment.

Which diagram shows the result of the experiment?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Which organ produces amylase?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Which treatment is best for a person with persistent diarrhoea?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Which type of food is not digested before being absorbed by the body?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Which graph shows most clearly what will happen to the rate of transpiration as humidity increases?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

The diagram shows a potted plant and the same plant 24 hours later.

What causes the change in the appearance of the plant?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

Which blood vessel has a high carbon dioxide concentration, a low oxygen concentration and a high blood pressure?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

Which substances are dissolved in human blood plasma?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

What is the path of carbon dioxide as it leaves the lungs?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

In some amphibians, gas exchange occurs through the whole skin surface. What are the most likely characteristics of the skin surface? [Table_1]

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

Which description of anaerobic respiration in yeast is correct?
[Table with options provided]
The table gives options for whether it produces alcohol and if it releases more energy than aerobic respiration.

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

What is an example of excretion in mammals?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

A person has been sitting in a room at 35°C for 30 minutes. What would be the effect of then drinking several glasses of iced water?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram represents a simple reflex arc.

What is the sequence of nerve cells through which an impulse passes during a reflex action?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

What is an example of gravitropism?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

Which organ produces a hormone?

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CH15 - DRUGS

What is a result of the excessive intake of alcohol?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The table shows the conditions provided for four sets of seeds. Which of the seeds germinate? [Table_1]

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows a human female’s reproductive organs. What is the name of structure X?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Owners of successful race horses hope that the horses’ offspring will be like their parents. How does a young race horse inherit its characteristics?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

In pea plants the allele for tall, T, is dominant to the allele for dwarf, t.
Which cross would produce plants in the proportion of 1 tall : 1 dwarf?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which name is given to the observable features of an organism?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

Which characteristic shows discontinuous variation in humans?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The graph shows the increase in the human population of the world since 1630.

What was the longest time taken for the population to double?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a food chain.
tree \( \rightarrow \) small insects \( \rightarrow \) small birds \( \rightarrow \) birds of prey
What is the correct pyramid of numbers for this food chain?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which process is not part of the water cycle?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

A gene for insulin is taken from a human cell and placed in a bacterium.
The bacterium can then make human insulin.
What is this process called?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

The diagram shows the positions of four farms and the concentrations of nitrate at different points in a river.
Which farm is likely to have been using too much fertiliser on its land?