All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2020 Winter Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Which process is carried out by all organisms?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

According to the binomial system, how should a human be named?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Some of the structures found in cells are listed:
• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• cell wall
• chloroplast.

How many of these structures are found in the cells of all living organisms?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The photomicrograph shows a cell from a type of aquatic plant.
Which parts labelled on the photomicrograph indicate that this is a plant cell?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which type of cell transports oxygen?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The cell shown in the diagram has been magnified 3000 times. The diagram is 21 mm wide.
What is the actual diameter of the cell?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS, Osmosis

What are features of osmosis? 

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

The diagram shows apparatus which can be used to demonstrate osmosis.
After one hour, what would happen to the liquid levels in the glass tubes?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which substances are made by linking together glucose molecules only?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

The graph shows the effect of pH on the rate of reaction of an enzyme.
What does the graph show?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

What kind of molecule is an enzyme?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

The diagram shows a cell with groups of bacteria around its edge.

The bacteria move to areas of high oxygen concentration.
Which process in the cell causes the bacteria to form these groups?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

The graph shows how the percentage of protein found in potatoes was affected by the concentration of nitrate fertiliser added to the crop when it was growing.
These results suggest that greater concentrations of nitrate fertiliser allow the potatoes to make more

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Which stage of nutrition takes place when food molecules become part of a body cell?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows the apparatus used in an experiment to demonstrate two processes that take place in the body.

After one hour, the water outside the dialysis tubing contained reducing sugars.
Which two processes are represented by this experiment?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Which type of organism causes tooth decay?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

In which order does water pass through these structures in a plant?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

What is a function of phloem?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

What ensures that blood flows in one direction in the human circulatory system?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

Some functions of blood are listed.
1. antibody production
2. blood clotting
3. oxygen transport
4. phagocytosis
What are functions of white blood cells?

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

Which is an example of a transmissible disease?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

The diagram shows some of the structures in a human lung. Where is the carbon dioxide concentration highest?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

What is produced during anaerobic respiration in muscles?

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

The amount of urea in the blood increases as it passes through organ X. What is organ X?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

Which structure contains relay neurones?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

A man injures his arm in an accident. Afterwards, he can move his hand but cannot feel objects touching his hand.
What could cause this?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

What are the effects of adrenaline on the human body?
[Table_1]

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CH15 - DRUGS

Which is the correct definition of a drug?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows a flower cut in half.
Which structure receives the pollen nucleus during fertilisation?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

During childbirth, what must happen to the amniotic sac, cervix and the uterus wall?
[Table_1]

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

What is a barrier method of birth control?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which is a correct description of mitosis?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which term is used to describe alleles that are always expressed when they are present in the genotype?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

Some human phenotypes are listed.
1 body mass
2 foot size
3 height
4 sex
Which features are examples of continuous variation?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

A food chain is shown.

potato plant → slug → hedgehog

By which process is energy transferred from the slug to the hedgehog?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a food web.



What is organism L?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle.

What do arrows X and Y represent?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

What can be used to reduce competition between crop plants and weeds?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

Large areas of forest are cut down in order to clear the land for other uses.
If the land is not replanted with trees or crops, what effect does this have on the atmosphere?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

The diagram shows four positions on a river where water samples were taken. Which graph shows oxygen concentrations in the river?