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

The diagram shows a plant. Which characteristic of living organisms is shown by the plant in the diagram?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Using the binomial system of naming organisms, the name of the lion is *Panthera leo*. Which statement is correct?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The table shows the number of animals collected in a sample from a woodland and the groups to which they belong.

[Table_1]

How many arthropods in total, in this sample, have six or eight legs?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which features do animal cells share with plant cells? [Table_1]

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows an animal.
Use the key to identify the animal.
1 wings present ............................... go to 2
wings absent ............................... go to 3
2 one pair of wings visible ......................... A
two pairs of wings visible ......................... B
3 three pairs of legs ................................. C
four pairs of legs ................................. D

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

At which level of organisation is a root?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

What is an example of diffusion?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which identifies the chemical elements found in proteins?
[Table_1]

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CH5 - ENZYMES

What is the correct definition of the term *enzyme*?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

Two sealed test-tubes containing aquatic plants and hydrogencarbonate indicator were set up.

The indicator in the sealed test-tubes shows the concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide present.
[Table_1: Concentration of carbon dioxide]
One of the sealed test-tubes was kept in the light for 24 hours and one of the sealed test-tubes was kept in the dark for 24 hours.
The results are shown in the table.
[Table_2: Test-tube results]
What is the correct explanation of what has taken place?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

The diagram shows a leaf as seen in cross-section under the microscope.

What are tissues 1, 2 and 3?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The pie charts show the composition of 100g of four different foods.
Which food provides the most energy?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows the teeth of the lower jaw of a human. Which tooth is a premolar?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows an experiment kept at room temperature.

What is present in the water surrounding the membrane after 45 minutes?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

The diagrams show cross-sections through four roots.
Which root is best adapted for absorbing water from the soil?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagram shows a vertical section through a human heart.

What are X and Y?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagram shows human blood cells, as seen under a microscope. What is the function of cell X?

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

A pathogen is defined as

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

Which row shows the approximate percentage of gases in expired air?
[Table_1]

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

Mammals maintain a constant body temperature.
What process must occur continuously to maintain a constant body temperature?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

Which process releases the most energy from one molecule of glucose?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a simple reflex arc.
What is the correct order of events after the knee is tapped?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

Which type of cell is found in sense organs?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

What is meant by the term \textit{tropism}?

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

A patient has dye injected into the blood supply to his kidneys. The dye appears in his excretory system as shown.

Which part is blocked?

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CH15 - DRUGS

The diagram shows the effect of four different antibiotics, A, B, C and D, on the growth of bacteria. Which antibiotic are the bacteria most resistant to?

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CH15 - DRUGS

Excess alcohol affects the body.
Which statement explains the risk of driving after consuming excessive alcohol?

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Pollination and Its Types, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

To which part of the flower is pollen transferred in pollination?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The table shows some of the stages that happen during labour and birth. What is the correct order? [Table_1]

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The table shows the percentage effectiveness of four methods of contraception when used correctly.
[Table_1]
What would be the expected percentage of unplanned pregnancies if the surgical method of contraception was used?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

The diagram shows part of a genetic diagram for the inheritance of sex in humans.

parents              father                                     mother
gametes                                          P

offspring        male                   female

What are the sex chromosomes in gamete P and the male offspring?
[Table_1]

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

A mouse with grey hair breeds with a mouse with white hair, producing offspring with genotypes Bb, Bb, bb and bb. (B represents the dominant allele for grey hair, and b represents the recessive allele for white hair.)
Which correctly describes the genotypes of the parents?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

The following features were observed in a pair of identical twins.

[Table_1]

Which features show phenotypic variation?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

Which statement about selective breeding is correct?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which diagram shows energy passing along a food chain?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which organisms remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Which feature of bacteria makes them especially useful in biotechnology?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Which process makes use of a genetically engineered organism?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

What are the possible effects of deforestation? [Table_1]

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

The bloodworm is an organism that is found in heavily polluted water.
The diagram shows where raw sewage flows into a river.
Where would there be fewest bloodworms?