All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2019 Summer Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Carbon dioxide diffuses into a leaf. Which characteristic of living things requires this?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows how *Homo sapiens* (modern people) could have evolved from earlier ancestors.

Which statement about modern people and their ancestors is correct?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows an animal.
Using the key, what is the animal?
1 has three pairs of legs .............................. go to 2
has four pairs of legs .............................. go to 3
2 has wings .................................. A
has no wings .............................. B
3 large claws (pedipalps) .................... C
no large claws (pedipalps) .................... D

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which features are possessed by all plant cells?
[Table_1: A table showing presence (✓) or absence (✗) of features in plant cells: a cell wall and chloroplasts.]

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which group of organs belongs to the same organ system?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

The diagram shows a test-tube containing clear jelly. A drop of blue ink is injected into the middle of the jelly.

The blue colour of the ink spreads throughout the jelly.
By which process does the blue ink spread through the jelly?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

Which process describes osmosis?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which row shows the chemical elements contained in fats?
[Table_1]

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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

Which graph shows the effect of pH on enzyme activity?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

The diagram shows an experiment to investigate the balance between respiration and photosynthesis. In which tube are photosynthesis and respiration taking place at the same time?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

The diagram shows how sewage is treated. Why is air bubbled through the aeration tank?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The food label is from a packet of cereal. The label can help someone who is concerned about their diet.
[Table_1]
A person eats 45 g of cereal.
One of the food types listed in the label can help prevent constipation.
How many grams of this food type does the person eat?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Absorption and Assimilation of Digested Food

Digested food molecules move into the cells of the body where they are used and become part of the cells. What is this a definition of?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows a human tooth with an area of decay.
What is likely to have caused the decay?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

A celery stalk was placed into a beaker of blue dye. When the dye reached the leaves, the stalk was taken out and a section was cut, as shown in the diagram.

Which diagram shows the appearance of the cut end of the stalk?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

The table shows the rate of water flow through a tree over a 12 hour period.
[Table_1]
What conclusion can be drawn from the table?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS, CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

How does the transport system of a human differ from the transport system of a tree?
[Table_1]

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagram shows cross-sections through three types of blood vessel, not drawn to the same scale.

Which section is from a vein and which is from a capillary?

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

Which disease is transmissible?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

What is the approximate percentage of oxygen in expired air?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

Which pathway is followed by air passing into the body?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

The diagram shows two experiments investigating gas exchange in small aerobic crustaceans.
Soda lime absorbs carbon dioxide.

Which way does the liquid marker move?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

Yeast is placed inside a container full of a glucose solution with no air. Which word equation summarises the process that takes place inside the container?

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

Where is urea formed and excreted? [Table_1]

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

Which structure is an effector?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

When we get hot and the temperature of our blood rises, one of the ways we can cool down is by sweating.
What detects the rise in temperature of the blood?

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CH15 - DRUGS

A person suffering from influenza was given antibiotics. Influenza is caused by a virus.
Why did the antibiotics not cure the person with influenza?

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Fertilisation and Embryo Development, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Which parts of the gametes fuse during fertilisation?

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Factors Affecting Germination of Seed, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Which environmental conditions must be present for germination?

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Menstrual Cycle, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

What happens to the lining of the human uterus in the days before the release of an egg cell?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which word describes an individual who has two identical alleles for a particular gene?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

One type of night-blindness is an inherited condition, caused by a dominant allele.
The chart shows how this condition was passed on in one family.

Person X marries someone with normal sight.
What is the chance that their first child will have night-blindness?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

The diagram shows the percentage of tongue rollers and non-rollers in a human population.
Which word describes this type of variation?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

The diagram shows the average head and ear shapes of rabbits from four different regions. Which is best adapted to living in the coldest region?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The food chain shows how energy is transferred to a human.
lettuce → snails → duck → human
Where did the energy in the lettuce come from?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which process forms part of the carbon cycle?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Which statement correctly explains why bacteria are used in biotechnology?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Which enzyme is used in fruit juice production to make the juice clear?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

What is not a reason for using chemical fertilisers in food production?