All Questions from this Paper: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2017 Winter Zone 3
Theory
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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Human Nutrition

Which process releases water and energy?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS, Characteristics And Classification Of Living Organisms

The dire wolf is an extinct species of wolf.
What is the correct scientific name for this wolf?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS, Characteristics And Classification Of Living Organisms

Which of the animals shown is a crustacean?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION, Plant Nutrition

The diagram shows a type of plant cell.
Where does this type of cell come from?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS, Transport In Animals

Which structures are found in a white blood cell? [Table_1]

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS, Transport in Plants

The diagram shows the structure of a plant cell.
This cell is part of a tissue which

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS, Movement In And Out Of Cells

A student made the following statements about the movement of ions by active transport.
1 It is the net movement of particles from a low concentration to a high concentration.
2 It is the net movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration.
3 It requires the use of energy.
4 It can only take place in living, respiring cells.
Which statements are correct?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS, Movement In And Out Of Cells

Which diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell after it is placed in pure water?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES, Biological Molecules

What is the colour change shown by Benedict’s solution when heated with a reducing sugar?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Human Nutrition

Into which part of the alimentary canal is the enzyme that digests starch secreted?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Human Nutrition

Which of these is digested by protease?

Key:
■ amino acid
● glucose
― chemical bond

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Human Nutrition

What must be increased in the diet of a person suffering from constipation?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Human Nutrition

The diagram shows the human alimentary canal, with a string marked in metres beside it.
How long is the small intestine?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Human Nutrition

A person has swollen, bleeding gums and slow wound healing. This could be caused by a lack of which nutrient in a diet?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Human Nutrition

Which function is performed by the duodenum?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Human Nutrition

Solid food enters the mouth at P and enters the oesophagus at Q. How does the food at Q differ from the food at P?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS, Transport in Plants

What is a description of transpiration?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS, Transport in Plants

Which words correctly complete the following two sentences?
During transpiration, water moves from the ......1...... in a leaf and passes into ......2...... cells. It then leaves the surface of these cells by ......3...... and ......4...... out of the stomata. [Table_1]

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS, Transport In Animals

The diagram shows a cross-section through a human blood vessel.

Which type of blood vessel does the diagram show?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS, Transport In Animals

The photomicrograph shows some blood cells. What is the function of cell P?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS, Transport In Animals

What can be passed from one person to another during blood transfusion?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS, Gas Exchange in Humans

The diagram shows some structures in the human thorax (chest).
From which part does most oxygen pass directly into the blood?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION, Respiration

In an experiment to investigate anaerobic respiration, two bottles are set up in a warm room, as shown.

What would happen to each balloon after one day?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION, Respiration

The diagram represents the exchange of gases during breathing and during respiration in the body.

What is represented by X and by Y?

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS, Excretion In Humans

What is the most important function of sweating?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE, Co-ordination And Response

A student begins to lose control of her bicycle while travelling down a hill at speed.
The concentration of which substance will begin to increase rapidly in her blood?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE, Co-ordination And Response

What shows the order in which these structures are involved in a reflex action?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE, Co-ordination And Response

The diagram shows a person sweating in hot weather.
What part is played by sweat glands during the process of sweating?

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CH15 - DRUGS, Drugs

Which row states the possible harmful effects of tobacco smoke? [Table_1]

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION, Reproduction

Which method of birth control works by preventing an egg from being released?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION, Reproduction

Which environmental factor is not always a requirement for seed germination?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION, Reproduction

The diagram shows half a flower.

After pollination, where would pollen grains be found?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE, Inheritance

A pure-breeding white rat was crossed with a pure-breeding black rat. All their offspring were black.
One of the offspring was bred with a pure-breeding white rat.
What is the most likely percentage of black rats in the offspring?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE, Inheritance

A tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant. All the offspring plants are tall. What are the genotypes of the tall parent plant and the offspring? [Table_1]

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION, Variation And Selection

What is a mutation?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT, Organisms And Their Environment

Which two processes both result in increased water vapour in the atmosphere?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT, Organisms And Their Environment

The diagram shows a food web.

What do the arrows represent?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT, Organisms And Their Environment

The diagram shows part of a food web.

What is most likely to increase the size of the frog population?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING, Biotechnology And Genetic Engineering

The diagram shows a bacterial cell that will be used to produce human insulin.

What is inserted into gap Q?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS, Human Influences On Ecosystems

The table shows the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in three different years.
[Table_1]
What is the most likely cause of this change?