All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2022 Winter Zone 1
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Characteristics of Living Organisms, CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Which process provides an organism with the raw materials needed for tissue repair?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS, Binomial Nomenclature

Which name is given to a group of individuals that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring?

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Animal Kingdom - Arthropods and Vertebrates, CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

An animal has four legs, hair and a tail.

To which group of vertebrates does it belong?

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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS, Specialized Cells

Root hair cells are found on plant roots.

Which feature is present in a root hair cell but not in a sperm cell?

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Adaptations of Leaves for Photosynthesis, CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

The diagram shows a cross-section of part of a leaf.

Which type of cell carries out the most photosynthesis?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM, Sizes of Specimens

A plant cell is viewed using a microscope with a magnification of $\times 500$. The image of the cell has a width of 20 mm.
What is the actual width of the cell?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS, Diffusion

Particles can move into and out of cells by diffusion. Which statement about diffusion is correct?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

Potato cylinders were put into different concentrations of sucrose solution for the same amount of time. The masses of the potato cylinders were measured before and after being immersed in the solutions. The results are recorded in the table. Which potato cylinder was put into the solution with the highest sucrose concentration?
[Table_1]

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CH4 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES, Tests for Detection of Biomolecules

Which chemical is used to test for the presence of protein in a food sample?

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Active Sites and Activation Energy, CH5 - ENZYMES

Which description of an enzyme-catalysed reaction is correct?

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CH5 - ENZYMES, Factors Affecting Enzyme Action

The graph shows the effect of temperature on the activity of an enzyme.

At which temperature is the enzyme most active?

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Use and Storage of Carbohydrates, CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

Which substance is obtained from the soil?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION, Investigation: Chlorophyll, Light & Carbon Dioxide

Which row shows what is needed for photosynthesis?

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Physical Digestion and Chemical Digestion, CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Which organ secretes hydrochloric acid? 

 

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Type and Structure of Human Dentition, CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

Which statements correctly describe the process of dental decay?
1 Food and bacteria coat the teeth.
2 The bacteria use the sugar in the food for respiration.
3 The bacteria produce acids.
4 The sugar dissolves the enamel.

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Physical Digestion and Chemical Digestion, CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

A piece of bread begins to taste sweet when it is mixed with saliva and chewed for several minutes.
Which substance in saliva causes this change?

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Root Hair Cells: Structure and Function, CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

The diagram shows a bean seedling soon after it has germinated.
Where is most water absorbed?

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Transpiration, CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Which process occurs during transpiration?

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Structure of Human Heart, Coronary Heart Disease, CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagram shows the outside of a human heart.

Which structure is a coronary artery?

 

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

The diagram shows a section of a human vein.
What is the function of the part labelled X?

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY, Practice Session - 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 approximate percentage of oxygen in expired air?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

Which row shows processes that all use energy from respiration?
[Table showing diffusion, cell division, osmosis, muscle contraction, passage of nerve impulses, and active transport with tick and cross marks]

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast?

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

Which substances are excreted from the human body?
1. carbon dioxide
2. urea
3. water

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

What is the order of structures that a nerve impulse travels through during a reflex action?

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

Which structure can reduce how much light enters the eye? 

 

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a section through human skin.
What are the structures labelled X, Y and Z?

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CH15 - DRUGS

A disease cannot be treated with antibiotics.
What could be the reasons for this?
1. It is not a bacterial disease.
2. The pathogen is a virus.
3. The patient has become resistant to the antibiotic.

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CH15 - DRUGS

Which statement explains the increased risk of having an accident after consuming excessive alcohol?

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Factors Affecting Germination of Seed, CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The table shows the conditions that four samples of seeds were kept in.

Which sample would germinate? 

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION, Parts and Functions of an Insect-Pollinated Flower, Pollination, Pollination and Its Types

The diagram shows a cross-section of a flower. 

 


During pollination, which labelled structure releases the pollen and which labelled structure receives the pollen? 

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

What is a natural method of birth control?

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Meiosis, CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which row shows the results of meiosis?

 

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

In a species of plant, the allele for red flower colour, R, is dominant to the allele for yellow flower colour, r.
What would be the flower colour of the offspring of a cross between a parent with the genotype Rr and a parent with the genotype rr?

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

What is needed for natural selection to take place?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows a woodland food web.

Which organisms are secondary consumers?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Which statement describes a population?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Biological washing powders can remove stains from clothes. What must a washing powder contain, to remove an oil stain from a t-shirt?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

The diagram shows a sewage treatment process. What is structure X?