All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2019 Winter Zone 3
Theory
MCQ
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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagrams show a plant at the start of an experiment, and the same plant two weeks later.

Which characteristics of living organisms are demonstrated by this experiment?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Donkeys and zebras are different species. They can breed to produce an animal called a zedonk.
Zedonks are not fertile.
Which statement is correct?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Which feature is characteristic only of birds?

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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

Which process requires energy from respiration?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which identifies the chemical elements found in proteins?
[Table_1: See table above]

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CH5 - ENZYMES

Enzyme X digests protein in the stomach.
Four test-tubes were set up, each contained the same amounts of protein and enzyme X. The test-tubes are kept at different levels of pH and temperature, as shown in the table.
In which test-tube will protein digestion be quickest?
[Table_1]

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Photosynthesis: Introduction and Equation, CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

Which substance is used up in photosynthesis?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION, CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

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

In which part of the alimentary canal is most water absorbed?

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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 diagram shows a cross-section through a plant root.
What is found at Q and R?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS, Structure of Human Heart

The diagram shows a vertical section through a human heart.

What are X and Y?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The table shows the concentration of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood of four patients.
Which patient is most likely to have a deficiency of iron in their diet \textbf{and} will find it difficult to form a blood clot?

[Table_1]

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

Campylobacter is a bacterium that can cause food poisoning.
Which word describes Campylobacter?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

What is the sequence of structures through which a molecule of oxygen passes from the air to the blood of a person?
1 bronchiole
2 capillary
3 alveolus wall
4 larynx

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

Which process releases heat 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

When a bright light is shone into the eye, the diameter of the pupil decreases. What is this an example of?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a seedling, fixed to a rotating platform. Light is directed from one side only.

The platform was allowed to rotate for two days. It was left stationary for a further two days.
Which diagram shows the appearance of the seedling after this four-day period?

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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

Which organ breaks down alcohol?

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Types of Asexual Reproduction, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows reproduction in a potato plant.


Which process is shown?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows part of a flower. Where does fertilisation occur and where are the ovules and pollen grains found? [Table_1]

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Which method of birth control can be used as a barrier to sperm and sexually transmitted diseases during sexual intercourse?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

The diagram shows a plant cell. Where are the chromosomes found?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which statement describes human cells formed by meiosis?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE, CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

Pea plants have two alleles for height. T is tall, t is short.
Two heterozygous pea plants, Tt, are crossed.
What is the phenotypic ratio of the offspring for this cross?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

The graph shows the heights of humans. Which statement is correct?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

What is a mutation?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Consumers take in carbon atoms from their food.
How do carbon atoms leave the consumers?
[Table_1] with key showing \( \checkmark \) = yes and \( \times \) = no

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which process is part of the water cycle?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

A gene for insulin is taken from a human cell and placed in a bacterium.
The bacterium can then make human insulin.
What is this process called?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Some examples of how areas of land may be used are listed:
1. food crop production
2. grazing cattle
3. house building
4. tree planting.
Which uses of land will cause habitat destruction?

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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?