All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2018 Summer Zone 3
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 diagram shows a section through an alveolus and through a capillary. How does carbon dioxide move from Y to X?

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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? [Table_1]

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

The diagram shows a section through a leaf. What are structures P, Q, R and S? [Table_1]

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

A lack of which dietary component can result in constipation?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

A woman requires more calcium in her diet when she is pregnant. Which statement explains why?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows part of the alimentary canal.
Which row correctly identifies the structures labelled J to M?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

The diagram shows the pathway of water from the soil through a plant.
soil \(\rightarrow\) X \(\rightarrow\) Y \(\rightarrow\) Z \(\rightarrow\) mesophyll cells
Which cells are represented by X, Y and Z?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

What will not affect the rate of transpiration?

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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

What is an indirect method of transmitting disease?

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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

What is the correct sequence in a reflex action?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

In 1921, Banting and Best extracted a substance from the pancreas of an animal. The substance was injected into children whose blood sugar concentrations were too high. The children’s blood sugar concentrations were returned to normal.
Which substance in the pancreatic extract would return the children’s blood sugar concentrations to normal?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

A seed is placed and grown on a rotating disc, as shown.
Which diagram shows the appearance of the seedling shoot after seven days?

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CH15 - DRUGS

Which organ is the site of breakdown of alcohol in the human body?

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CH15 - DRUGS

Alcohol is a drug.
Which statement is correct?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The following statements give information about the reproduction of different organisms.
1. Daffodil plants produce genetically identical bulbs that grow into a new plant the following year.
2. In summer, female aphids produce genetically identical offspring without fertilisation by a male.
3. Most banana plants are genetically identical because they were produced from one parent plant.
Which statements are examples of asexual reproduction?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Which stages in sexual reproduction occur in both flowering plants and human reproduction?
1. Gametes are made by meiosis.
2. Gametes fuse to form a zygote.
3. The male gamete moves to the female gamete.

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Which part of the female reproductive system produces oestrogen?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Which hormone is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

A length of DNA codes for a protein.
What is this a definition of?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagrams show human male and female reproductive organs.

Where does meiosis take place?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

The bar chart shows the heights of pea plants grown from 500 pea seeds.

What variation do the plants show?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

The picture shows a fox that lives in the desert.

Which adaptation does the fox have for living in the desert?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a simple food chain.



Which process releases the energy that is lost at 1, 2 and 3?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which labelled stage in the water cycle shows precipitation?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

What is the name of the structure that separates the left and right ventricles of the heart?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

What is a source of air pollution?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Which process does not change the carbon dioxide level in the air?