All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Biology - 0610 - Supplement Paper 2 2023 Spring Zone 2
Theory
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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

What is used as a means of classification?

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How many jointed legs does an insect have?

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The photomicrograph shows a cell from a type of aquatic plant.
Which labelled parts indicate that this is a plant cell?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

The diagram shows a red blood cell.
The actual diameter of the cell is 7.0 micrometres.
What is the magnification of this cell?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

Which molecule crosses a partially permeable membrane during osmosis?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

The graph shows the rate of uptake of magnesium ions by two similar plants, X and Y. The roots of each plant were placed in a range of solutions. Each solution contained a different concentration of magnesium ions. All other conditions were kept constant. What is a possible explanation for the difference in the results for the two plants?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

Which substance is used to test a food for vitamin C?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

In DNA, what is the correct base pairing?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

What remains at the end of an enzyme-controlled reaction?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

Which feature explains the specificity of an enzyme?

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A plant is placed in the dark until all its stored starch is used up. The plant is placed in light with black paper over part of one green leaf.

After eight hours, the leaf is tested for starch.
Which diagram shows the appearance of the leaf after this test?

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The diagram shows part of a cross-section of a leaf. Identify the structures labeled R, S, and T.
Which row shows the correct labels?

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The diagrams show the different types of human teeth.
Which teeth are used for grinding food?
[Table_1] The table shows:
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| B | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| C | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| D | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
Key: ✔ = yes, ✘ = no

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

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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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

The arrows show the movement of substances from the soil into a root hair cell. Which substances move from the soil into the root hair cell?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

By which process does water escape from stomata in the leaves?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

Which row about the circulatory system is correct? [Table_1]

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The graph shows pressure changes that take place in the right atrium, right ventricle and left ventricle of a human heart when the muscle walls contract and relax. What is the pressure in the right ventricle when the left ventricle is at its maximum pressure?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

The sequence of amino acids in antibodies enables them to complete which function?

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The table shows some of the changes that occur during breathing. [Table_1] Which changes occur to cause inspiration?

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The apparatus shown was used to investigate aerobic respiration in seeds. The apparatus was placed in a dark room. All environmental conditions were kept constant. What will happen in the apparatus?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

Why is yeast used in bread-making?

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In the diagram, which label identifies the urethra?

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The diagram shows a reflex arc. Which label identifies the motor neurone?

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Which structures contain neurotransmitter molecules in neurones?

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The diagram shows a seedling growing inside a dark box. Which type of responses affect the direction of growth of the root and the shoot inside the box?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

Why is an MRSA infection difficult to treat?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

What is the order of flower parts through which the pollen tube must grow to reach the egg cell nucleus during fertilisation?

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Classification reflects evolutionary relationships

Which diagram, showing the exchange of products between mother and fetus, is correctly labelled?

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Which statement about the synthesis of a protein molecule in a cell is correct?

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Each statement describes cell division by mitosis or meiosis in humans.
1. It produces cells that show variation.
2. It produces cells that are diploid.
3. It produces cells that are haploid.
4. It involves reduction division.
Which statements describe meiosis? [Table_1]

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In humans, what is the genotype of a red-green colour-blind male?

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Which feature is found in a hydrophytic plant?

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Which statements are correct during both natural selection and artificial selection?

1. Only certain individuals reproduce.
2. Alleles are passed on to the offspring.
3. Organisms do not compete with each other for survival.

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The diagram shows a food chain.\n\nphytoplankton \rightarrow zooplankton \rightarrow herring \rightarrow sea lion\n\nWhich diagram shows a pyramid of energy for this food chain?\n\n

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In the nitrogen cycle, what are processes 1 and 2?

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Untreated sewage is accidentally released into a river for several weeks. How will this affect the number of bacteria, the oxygen concentration of the water and the number of fish? [Table_1]

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Fish stocks can be conserved in various ways. Which method of conservation ensures that mainly large fish are caught?

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Which component of bacteria is genetically modified to produce human insulin?

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Fermenters must have carefully controlled conditions. Which condition has the correct reason for controlling it? [Table_1]