All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Core Paper 1 2024 Summer Zone 1
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01.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which process do living organisms use to remove excess carbon dioxide from their bodies?

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

The photograph shows an elephant hawk-moth.

Using the features visible in the photograph, to which group of arthropods does the elephant hawk-moth belong?

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

What does the term species mean?

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

The image shows an animal.

The length of the animal in the image is 36 mm.
The actual length of the animal is 12 mm.
What is the magnification of the image?

05.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The diagram shows a plant cell.

Which features show that it is a plant cell?

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

A scientist investigates the effect of two types of antibiotics on bacteria.

The table shows the results.

[Table_1]

Which cell structure does each antibiotic affect?

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

The diagram shows a section through an alveolus and through a capillary.

How does carbon dioxide move from Y to X?

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

In which row will the diffusion of ions into a cell be the quickest?

[Table_1]

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

Large biological molecules are made of smaller molecules.

Which row correctly matches the large molecule with the smaller molecules?

[Table_1]

10.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

A student tests a solution for protein.

Which row shows the correct food test and a positive result?

[Table_1]

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

What is a correct statement about enzymes?

12.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Which statement about enzyme action is correct?

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

The graph shows the results of an experiment that investigated the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis.



What are the labels for the $x$-axis and the $y$-axis?

[Table_1]

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

The diagram shows a cross-section of a leaf.

Which type of cell controls the entry of carbon dioxide into the leaf?

15.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The table shows vitamins that should be included in a balanced diet.

Which row shows the correct use in the body and food source for one of these vitamins?

[Table_1]

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

Which substance is an ion that is used to make chlorophyll?

17.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

What is the function of the gall bladder?

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

The diagram shows the different types of teeth found in the upper jaw of a human.

They are in the same order as they are found in the jaw.



Which type of tooth is circled?

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

A person ate food X. Chemical digestion of food X occurred in the mouth and small intestine but not in the stomach.

What was in food X?

20.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

What is present in a vascular bundle?

21.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

What is the pathway taken by water from the soil to the leaf?

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

What are methods for monitoring the activity of the heart?

[Table_1]

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

The diagrams show four different types of cells.

Which cell contains haemoglobin?

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

What is a direct way of transmitting a pathogen?

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

The diagram shows the breathing system.

Which structure is the diaphragm?

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

What is the word equation for aerobic respiration?

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

Which diagram of the excretory system is labelled correctly?

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

The diagram shows an iris and a pupil in different light conditions.

Which characteristic of living organisms is this an example of?

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

Where is insulin secreted, and what is its effect on blood glucose concentration?

[Table_1]

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

The graph shows the number of cases of MRSA in one country between 2001 and 2006.

Between which years was the greatest change in the number of cases of MRSA?

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

Which row describes an insect-pollinated flower?

[Table_1]

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

Which part of the female reproductive system releases egg cells?

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

Which adaptive feature of sperm provides the energy that enables it to swim?

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

What is a use of yeast in biotechnology?

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

Many mammals have coloured fur and many birds have coloured feathers.

Which uses of colour could help males survive long enough to pass on their features to their offspring?

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

The list shows statements about selection.

1 Individuals reproduce and pass on their alleles to the next generation.
2 Genetic variation exists between individuals and many offspring are produced.
3 Individuals struggle for survival and compete for resources.
4 Individuals that are better adapted to the environment survive.
5 Individuals with desirable features are selected by humans.

Which statements are correct descriptions of natural selection?

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

Some of the processes involved in the carbon cycle are listed.

1 combustion
2 decomposition
3 photosynthesis
4 respiration

During the carbon cycle, which processes release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

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

What are the effects of sewage pollution on the biodiversity and the number of bacteria in a river?
[Table_1]

39.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

The increase of which gases contributes to an enhanced greenhouse effect?

40.
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Describe life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrit

Why are bacteria used in biotechnology?