All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2018 Summer Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Which organisms carry out respiration, growth, movement and excretion?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows an animal whose scientific name is *Falco peregrinus*.
To which species does it belong?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

What kind of skin do amphibians have?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows a flowering plant.
Use the key to identify the plant.

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows a plant cell.
In which labelled part of the cell is sugar made?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Why do some root cells have root hairs?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

The table shows the concentration of gases in a blood vessel and in an alveolus.
Which row shows the conditions that cause a gas produced in respiration to diffuse from the blood vessel into the alveolus?
[Table_1]

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

Which part of a plant root hair is partially permeable?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

The table shows the results of food tests carried out on a fruit.
[Table_1]
What did the fruit contain?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of pH on enzyme action. The graph shows the results. What are the labels for the x-axis and the y-axis?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

An experiment is set up as shown.

The green indicator turns yellow when the concentration of carbon dioxide increases. The green indicator turns blue when the concentration of carbon dioxide decreases.
After several hours, the indicator in test-tube X turned blue. The indicator in test-tube Y remained green.
Which process caused the colour change?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

Why do plants need nitrate ions?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

In which part of the alimentary canal do chemical digestion and mechanical digestion take place?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows part of the alimentary canal.
Where is most water absorbed?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

A celery stalk was placed in a beaker which contained a red stain. After 24 hours, the red stain appeared at the top of the celery stalk.

Which structures stained red?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

A student is investigating the effect of temperature on the rate of transpiration. Which environmental conditions should be kept constant during this investigation?
[Table_1]

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagram shows the human heart. In which order does blood pass through the chambers during a complete circuit of the body after it returns from the lungs?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagrams show some components of the blood of a mammal.
Which component causes the blood to start clotting?

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

The body produces mucus as a defence against diseases.
What type of defence is stomach acid? [Table_1]

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

A sample of expired air is collected in a gas jar. Another gas jar contains normal atmospheric air.
A lighted candle is placed inside each gas jar as shown. The time taken for each flame to go out is measured. As the candles burn they use up the oxygen available in the jar.
The table shows the results of this experiment.
[Table_1]
What is an explanation of the difference between the results in jars X and Y?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

Which row describes anaerobic respiration?
[Table_1]

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

The diagram shows the excretory system.

What is structure X?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows structures in a reflex arc.
What is X?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

Which row describes the effect of the hormone adrenaline on breathing rate, pulse rate and pupil size?
[Table_1]

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a seedling growing inside a dark box.
What type of responses affect the direction of growth of the root and the shoot in this experiment?
[Table_1]

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CH15 - DRUGS

What is the definition of a drug?

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CH15 - DRUGS

The graph shows the number of alcohol-related deaths in men and women between the years 2001 and 2005 in one country.
Which conclusion is supported by the data in the graph?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

The diagram shows a potato tuber that developed from the stem of a parent potato plant. Three shoots are starting to grow from the tuber.

How do the genotypes of the shoots compare with the genotypes of the tuber and of the parent?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The list shows various terms used in sexual reproduction in organisms.
1. male gamete
2. female gamete
3. ovule
4. ovary
5. filament
6. fertilisation
7. haploid
Which terms are only used in sexual reproduction in plants?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows stages of a menstrual cycle. During which stage does menstruation occur?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows part of the female reproductive system with a birth control device in place.
Which birth control device is being used?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which chromosomes can be found in a single sperm?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which term is used for an organism that has two different alleles of a particular gene?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

What is an adaptive feature of an organism?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

What is required for natural selection to occur?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

What is the principal source of energy for most food chains?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle. Which process is missing from the diagram?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Genetic engineering has been used to produce human insulin.
Into which type of cell were the human genes for insulin inserted?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

What are reasons for using chemical fertilisers in food production?
[Table_1]

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

As well as carbon dioxide, which other gas is mainly responsible for the enhanced greenhouse effect?