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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
BIOLOGY 0610/12
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (Core) October/November 2016
45 minutes
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1 Which characteristic of living organisms is responsible for the production of oxygen in the leaf of a
plant exposed to sunlight?
A excretion
B movement
C nutrition
D respiration
2 The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.
What does Homo refer to?
A arthropod
B genus
C kingdom
D species
3 The diagram shows an insect.
Use the key to identify the insect.
1 wings present ........................................... go to 2
wings absent ............................................ A
2 two pairs of wings ..................................... go to 3
one pair of wings ...................................... B
3 wings with circular markings ..................... C
wings without circular markings ................ D
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4 Which diagram represents a typical plant cell?
A B C D
5 What is not an organ?
A aorta
B liver
C neurone
D skin
6 The diagram shows a plant cell which has lost water to its surroundings by osmosis.
Which part is the partially permeable membrane?
7 Which identifies the chemical elements found in proteins?
carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen
A key
B = present
C = absent
D
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8 The graph shows the effect of temperature on an enzyme-controlled reaction.
rate of
reaction
0 20 40 60
temperature / °C
Which statement describes the effect of temperature on this reaction?
A As the temperature increases to 25 °C the reaction speeds up.
B Between 10 °C and 20 °C the enzyme stops working.
C Between 35 °C and 45 °C the enzyme stops working.
D The optimum temperature for this reaction is 40 °C.
9 Where are carbohydrates made in a green leaf?
A cell vacuoles
B chloroplasts
C phloem
D xylem
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10 The diagram shows part of a leaf as seen in cross section under the microscope.
2
1
What are the names of regions 1, 2 and 3?
region
1 2 3
A palisade mesophyll vascular bundle spongy mesophyll
B spongy mesophyll palisade mesophyll vascular bundle
C vascular bundle palisade mesophyll spongy mesophyll
D vascular bundle spongy mesophyll palisade mesophyll
11 The roots of plants take up nitrates from the soil.
What are the nitrates used to make?
A fat
B glucose
C protein
D starch
12 A child decided to eat only meat, oily fish, cheese and bread, and drink only water.
Which nutrient would be in low levels in this diet?
A calcium
B iron
C vitamin C
D vitamin D
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13 What functions are carried out by the small intestine?
absorption of absorption of
ingestion
digested food water
A
B
C
D
14 The diagram shows part of the human alimentary canal and associated organs.
Where does amylase act on food?
A
C
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15 The diagram shows the stem of a plant. A strip of the outer tissue including the phloem has been
removed.
xylem
phloem
How is transport in the plant affected?
A Amino acids and sugar cannot pass to the roots.
B Dissolved salts cannot pass to the leaves.
C Water cannot pass to the leaves.
D Water cannot pass to the roots.
16 A plant shoot is placed in a solution of a dye.
The dye moves up the stem.
Under which conditions will the dye move slowest?
temperature humidity
A high high
B high low
C low high
D low low
17 Which process releases water vapour into the atmosphere from the leaves of trees?
A active transport
B osmosis
C respiration
D transpiration
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18 Which blood vessel carries blood to the muscle of the heart?
A coronary artery
B pulmonary artery
C renal vein
D vena cava
19 Which chamber of the heart receives blood directly from the pulmonary vein?
A B
C
D
20 The diagram shows human blood cells, as seen under a microscope.
What is the function of cell X?
A to carry glucose
B to carry oxygen
C to defend against disease
D to make the blood clot
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21 What is a chemical barrier to pathogens?
A nose hairs
B skin
C stomach acid
D white blood cells
22 The diagram shows the breathing system.
What are the labelled structures?
1 2 3
A bronchus diaphragm trachea
B diaphragm bronchus trachea
C trachea bronchus diaphragm
D trachea diaphragm bronchus
23 The equations represent chemical reactions that take place in living organisms.
Which reaction releases the greatest amount of energy?
A carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen
B glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water
C glucose → alcohol + carbon dioxide
D glucose → lactic acid
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24 Where is urea made and where is it removed?
made removed
A kidney bladder
B kidney kidney
C liver kidney
D liver rectum
25 In reflexes, which term describes light, heat and sound?
A effectors
B impulses
C receptors
D stimuli
26 What is a function of the cornea?
A carries impulses to the brain
B controls how much light enters the eye
C detects light
D refracts light
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27 The diagram shows seedlings in two experiments on the tropic response of seedlings to gravity
and light.
shoot shoot
to show
Experiment 1 the effect
of gravity
start of experiment 3 days later
in the dark
light from
shoot one side
to show shoot
Experiment 2 the effect
of light
start of experiment 3 days later
How have the seedlings responded?
to gravity to light
A key
B = tropic response shown
C = no tropic response shown
D
28 When does fertilisation occur in humans?
A when an egg is released
B when implantation occurs
C when sperm and egg nuclei fuse
D when sperm are released
29 Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from
A anther to ovary.
B anther to stigma.
C stigma to ovary.
D stigma to ovule.
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30 The diagrams show four methods of birth control.
Which one is placed in the uterus?
A B C D
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TUE
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WHEN THIS PACK IS EMPTY START A NEW ONE IMMEDIATELY
31 Which method of birth control can protect a person from sexually transmitted infections?
A chemical implant
B condom
C female sterilisation
D IUD
32 Which combination of chromosomes from egg and sperm cells will produce a boy?
egg sperm
A X X
B X Y
C Y X
D Y Y
33 What is not a function of meiosis?
A producing genetically different cells
B producing nuclei in ovules
C producing sperm cells
D repairing damaged tissues
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34 A farmer buys a bull with unusual curved horns. He wants to know if the bull is pure-breeding for
curved horns. He mates the bull with cows in his herd which are all pure-breeding for straight
horns.
Which proportion of calves shows that the bull is pure-breeding for curved horns?
A all with curved horns
B half with straight horns
C three-quarters with curved horns
D three-quarters with straight horns
35 The phenotype of an organism is its
A combination of alleles.
B family pedigree.
C genetic make-up.
D observable features.
36 An insect is usually pale in colour which helps to camouflage it on tree trunks.
Occasionally black individuals of this insect occur.
If the tree becomes dark in colour due to pollution, then the black individuals become more
common.
Which process causes this?
A biotechnology
B conservation
C natural selection
D selective breeding
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37 The graph shows how the world population of humans is increasing.
world
population
size
1000 1250 1500 1750 2000
time / years
What has contributed to this increase?
A a high death rate in developing countries
B drought leading to famine
C improved medical care
D the widespread use of contraception
38 Why is yeast used in bread-making?
A Aerobic respiration produces alcohol.
B Aerobic respiration produces lactic acid.
C Anaerobic respiration produces alcohol.
D Anaerobic respiration produces carbon dioxide.
39 What is an example of genetic engineering?
A inserting genes into bacteria
B inserting insulin into bacteria
C spraying plants with herbicides
D using pectinase to make fruit juice
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40 The diagram shows the results of a survey on the types of animals found along a stretch of river
near to a factory.
direction of
water flow
mayfly nymph
stonefly nymph
factory emptying
pollutants into
the water
rat-tailed maggot blood worm
sludge worm leech
blood worm water louse
snail
shrimp
caddis fly larva
mayfly nymph
stonefly nymph
Which of the following animals lives in the most polluted water?
A blood worm
B caddis fly larva
C leech
D stonefly nymph
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