All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2023 Summer Zone 2
Theory
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01.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Living animals release carbon dioxide. This is an example of which life process?

02.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Some statements about species are given.

1. Members of a species all look identical.
2. Members of a species belong to the same genus.
3. Members of a species can produce fertile offspring.
4. Species are named using an international system.

Which statements are correct?

03.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The table shows some features of different animals. Which animal is a reptile? [Table_1]

04.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which structures are found in the cells of all living organisms?\n \n 1. cell membrane\n 2. chloroplast\n 3. cytoplasm

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

A diagram of a human red blood cell is shown. The length of line XY on the diagram is 40 mm. The actual width of the cell is 0.008 mm. What is the magnification of the diagram?

06.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which statements are correct for both diffusion and osmosis?

07.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

What is a role of water in digestion?

08.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The concentration of sodium ions in the soil is lower than the concentration inside root hair cells. Which process will be used when sodium ions are taken into root hair cells from the soil?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The diagram represents a protein molecule.
What do the small circles represent?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which processes depend on the action of enzymes?\n1. digestion\n2. osmosis\n3. respiration

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which diagram of an enzyme, active site and substrate is correct?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Four test-tubes are set up as shown. Which test-tube contains the least carbon dioxide after one hour?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which row shows the uses of some carbohydrates in plants? [Table_1]

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The lack of which component of a balanced diet will lead to the development of scurvy?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which structure is the duodenum?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The food label is from a packet of cereal. The label can help someone who is concerned about their diet. A person eats 45 g of cereal. One of the food types listed in the label can help prevent constipation. How many grams of this food type does the person eat?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which pathway is taken by water through a plant?

18.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which row shows the transpiration rate for the conditions described? [Table_1]

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The diagram shows the human heart. Which label shows the left ventricle?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which row shows the features of an artery or a vein?
[Table_1]

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

What are features of gas exchange surfaces in animals?

22.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which chemical can be used to show the presence of carbon dioxide gas?

23.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The diagram represents the exchange of gases during breathing and during respiration in the body.

What is represented by X?

24.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which molecule is produced by anaerobic respiration in yeast?

25.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The diagram shows the human body and some of its organs. Which structure removes urea from the blood?

26.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The diagram shows the structures in a reflex arc. What is X?

27.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Changes in light intensity cause changes in the diameter of the pupil in the eye. Which rows show the pupil reflex? [Table_1]

28.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

A hormone is injected into a person to reduce their blood glucose concentration. Which endocrine gland is not functioning properly in a person who needs to have this injection?

29.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The table shows which antibiotics are effective against different types of bacteria. The shaded areas show the antibiotic is effective against that type of bacteria. [Table_1] A person has a disease caused by a type of \textit{Streptococcus} bacteria and a second infection caused by a type of \textit{Pseudomonas} bacteria. Which antibiotic should be taken?

30.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The diagram shows one way that a plant can reproduce.
What is a feature of this type of reproduction?

31.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which human characteristics are inherited? [Table_1]

32.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

In a sperm cell, which structure contains enzymes that can digest the jelly coat of an egg cell?

33.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

When breeding, which pair of parents will be pure-breeding for a particular characteristic?

34.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

In a pea plant, the allele for round seeds, \( R \), is dominant to the allele for wrinkled seeds, \( r \). If plants with the genotype \( Rr \) are crossed, what are the likely proportions of offspring?

35.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which definition of continuous variation is correct?

36.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which term is used to describe an organism that makes its own organic nutrients?

37.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

What is the principal source of energy for most food chains?

38.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

A single tree is food for a large population of caterpillars. Several small birds eat the caterpillars. The small birds are eaten by a bird of prey.
Which is the pyramid of biomass?
[Image with options A, B, C, D]

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The diagram shows the results of a survey on the types of animals found along a stretch of river near to a factory. Which animal lives in the least polluted water?

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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Bacteria are useful for manufacturing products for human use.
Which statement explains why they are useful?