All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2021 Summer Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

What is a characteristic of all living organisms?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Which term is used to describe a group of living things that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Scientists discover a new species of animal.
It has a segmented body with two pairs of legs on each segment.
To which group of animals does this new species belong?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which part of a cell makes glucose?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows some of the blood vessels and other structures in the human body.
The blood vessels shown are all parts of the same

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

A photograph shows a plant cell nucleus measuring 2 mm across.
If the magnification of the cell is ×500, what is the actual size of the nucleus?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

By which process do oxygen and carbon dioxide move between cells and capillaries?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

A cylinder of potato tissue was placed in a concentrated salt solution. After soaking for one hour the potato tissue was observed. How will the potato tissue have changed after soaking for one hour?

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Which element is found in proteins but not carbohydrates?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

Starch is digested by amylase in the mouth, but it is not digested in the stomach. What is the reason for this?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

Which statement about an enzyme-controlled reaction is correct?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

A plant with striped leaves was kept in bright light for six hours.

A leaf was taken from the plant and the chlorophyll was removed. The leaf was then tested for starch using iodine solution.
Which diagram shows the result of the test?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

The diagram shows a cross-section of a leaf.
What is the name of cell X?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

In humans, where does most of the absorption of digested food take place?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows part of the human body.
Which statement about organs X and Y is correct?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION, Type and Structure of Human Dentition

What are the functions of human incisors and molars?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Which sequence describes the pathway taken by water as it moves through a plant?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

A plant shoot is placed in a solution of dye.
The dye moves up the stem.
Under which conditions will the dye move most slowly?

[Table_1]

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

How does blood enter the heart?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagram shows a cross-section through a human blood vessel.

Which type of blood vessel does the diagram show?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

What is a function of some white blood cells?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

The diagrams show the depth and rate of breathing in a person at 12:00 and 13:00.

What happens to the person's breathing between 12:00 and 13:00?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

What is the link between muscle contraction, protein synthesis and the maintenance of a constant body temperature?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

What are the products of anaerobic respiration in yeast? [Table_1]

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

The diagram shows some of the organs in the human body.

Which row matches the function to the correct organ?
[Table_1]

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a reflex arc. Which labelled part is the effector?

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Structure and Function of Human Eye, CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

A person's iris is damaged. What is the effect of this?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

Which hormone is secreted by the pancreas?

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CH15 - DRUGS

The graph shows how smoking different numbers of cigarettes for different lengths of time affects the risk of lung cancer.
Which conclusions are supported by the data in the graph?
1. Smoking more than 20 cigarettes per day always increases the risk of lung cancer more than smoking less than 20 cigarettes per day.
2. Smoking cigarettes for more years increases the risk of lung cancer.
3. Smoking more than 20 cigarettes per day for more than 50 years has the highest risk of lung cancer.

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Human Reproductive Systems, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows the male human reproductive system. 
What is X?

 

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows changes in the ovary.

Which point represents the thickness of the uterus lining when the ovary is at stage 4?
[Graph_1]

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HIV Transmission and Prevention, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

How can HIV be transmitted?

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Adaptive Features of Sperm and Egg Cell, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows a specialised cell. 

What is the function of this specialised cell?

 

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Both parents in a family have a characteristic caused by the dominant allele of a gene. They have two children.
The pedigree diagram of the family is shown.

Which row describes the genotypes of the parents in relation to this gene?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

The diagram shows some of the stages involved in natural selection in wild rabbits.

Which statement is missing from box Z?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a food web.

What is the principal source of energy input into this food web?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a food web.
Which statement is correct?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which process in the water cycle only involves living organisms?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Bacteria are useful in ...X... because of their rapid ...Y... rate and their ability to make complex ...Z....
Which row completes the sentence? [Table_1]

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

An area of forest was destroyed by a forest fire. Eventually the forest regrew. What is likely to happen to the amount of soil erosion and flooding when the forest has regrown?