All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Supplement Paper 2 2017 Summer Zone 3
Theory
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CH1 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Which characteristic do all living organisms show?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows some animal cells, as seen under the microscope. What will be present at X?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

Which structures are present in large numbers in cells with high rates of metabolism?

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CH2 - ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANISM

The diagram shows a section through a root.

What are the levels of organisation of the labelled structures?

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CH3 - MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS

Which characteristics are correct for both osmosis and diffusion? [Table_1]

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

The bases on one of the strands of a DNA molecule have the sequence shown. A-A-T-C-T-G
What is the corresponding sequence of bases on the other strand?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

Which statement describes the effect of temperature on enzymes?

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CH12 - RESPIRATION

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

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

The diagrams show the structure of four different cells from the leaf of a dicotyledonous plant.
Which cell is a guard cell?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

Which mineral ion is absorbed by plant roots and used in the production of all amino acids?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

Which is the equation for photosynthesis?

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

Statements 1–4 describe stages in the development of cholera.
1. Chloride ions are secreted in the gut.
2. Osmosis causes water to move into the gut.
3. The infected person becomes dehydrated.
4. Toxins are produced by the pathogenic bacteria.
What is the correct sequence of the four stages?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows a person's teeth. Some of their teeth are missing.
What would the person find difficult?

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CH5 - ENZYMES

The graph shows the effect of pH on the activity of three different enzymes.

The table shows the pH of different parts of the alimentary canal.
[Table_1]
Which enzymes in the graph are likely to be protease enzymes?

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CH7 - HUMAN NUTRITION

The diagram shows a villus. Structures P and Q absorb different products of digestion.
Which row identifies the products absorbed by P and Q?

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CH8 - TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

The diagram shows a leaf attached to the stem of a plant. What do the arrows at X represent?

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

Which row shows what is carried, and in which direction, by the pulmonary vein? [Table_1]

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CH9 - TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

Which component of the blood produces antibodies?

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

Which statement about antibodies is correct?

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

Which row shows the correct combination of muscle contractions and the pressure in the thorax when breathing out?
[Table_1]

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CH11 - GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

Which is not involved in removing the oxygen debt after a human has been exercising?

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CH13 - EXCRETION IN HUMANS

A longitudinal section of the kidney and some associated structures have been labelled. Which labelling is correct?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

The diagram shows a synapse. What do the dots at X represent?

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CH14 - CO-ORDINATION AND RESPONSE

Which is the light sensitive part of the eye?

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CH6 - PLANT NUTRITION

What is meant by the term *phototropism*?

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CH15 - DRUGS

Which row shows the effects of excessive alcohol consumption?
[Table_1]

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CH18 - VARIATION AND SELECTION

Dianthus flowers can be one of three different colours: red, pink or white.
A red flower is always homozygous and a white flower is always homozygous. Pink flowers are heterozygous.
If a red and a white flower are crossed, what percentage of the offspring will be pink?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

The diagram shows the ovary of a flower.
Which process is shown in the diagram?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

What is a function of the placenta?

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CH16 - REPRODUCTION

Some men do not produce healthy sperm cells. A couple may choose to use the sperm of another man, a donor, in order for the woman to get pregnant. Which procedure involves inserting sperm into the vagina of a woman from a donor?

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CH10 - DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

Which blood component is destroyed in people who are HIV positive?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Four of the processes involved in the production of a protein are shown.
1. mRNA attaches to a ribosome.
2. mRNA moves to the cytoplasm.
3. The ribosome assembles amino acids into a protein molecule.
4. An mRNA copy of the gene is made.
In which sequence do these events normally occur?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which statement about the sex chromosomes is correct?

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CH17 - INHERITANCE

Which row best describes human blood groups? [Table_1]

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram represents part of an aquatic food web.
Which organisms are primary consumers in this food web?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The diagram shows part of the water cycle.

What are processes S and T?

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CH19 - ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

The graph shows the changes in the populations of predator and prey over a period of time. Which point on the graph shows a decrease in predator population?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Which is an example of genetic engineering?

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CH20 - BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

Why is yeast used in breadmaking?

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CH21 - HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ECOSYSTEMS

The graph shows the levels of dissolved oxygen and mineral ions in a river. At which point does raw sewage enter the river? [Graph of dissolved oxygen and mineral ion levels along a river shown with points A, B, C, D]