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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
0610/11
BIOLOGY
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
May/June 2010
45 minutes
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What is defined as the chemical reactions that break down food molecules in cells to release
energy?
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excretion
movement
nutrition
respiration
The diagram shows an arthropod animal.
Which features are characteristic of all arthropods?
A
jointed legs and segmented body
jointed legs and thorax
segmented body and wings
thorax and wings
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The diagram shows a section through a flower.
petal
Using the key, identify this flower.
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sepals present .............................................. go to 2
sepals absent ............................................... go to 3
stamens attached to petals .......................... A
stamens not attached to petals .................... B
stigma above anthers ................................... C
stigma below anthers ................................... D
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Which row shows the most likely number of chloroplasts in three types of cell in a leaf?
epidermis
palisade mesophyll
guard cells
17
17
17
17
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The diagram shows some liver cells as they appear under the microscope.
How many cell walls can be seen?
A
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Which row shows the structures present in plant and animal cells?
cell wall
cytoplasm
nucleus
cell membrane
plant cell
animal cell
plant cell
animal cell
key
plant cell
animal cell
= present
= absent
plant cell
animal cell
Which structure is at a different level of organisation from the other three?
A
kidney
liver
neurone
testis
Which diagram shows one organ only?
A
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On a dry, sunny day, how does water vapour move through the stomata of a leaf?
A
into the leaf by diffusion
into the leaf by osmosis
out of the leaf by diffusion
out of the leaf by osmosis
10 The diagram shows an experiment using a potato.
concentrated
sugar solution
fresh potato
water
Which shows the result of the experiment after 24 hours?
A
11 The graph shows how the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction changes with temperature.
rate of
reaction
temperature
What is happening within the temperature range marked X?
A
The enzyme is becoming denatured.
The enzyme is being used up.
The reaction is occurring at body temperature.
The reaction is occurring at the optimum temperature.
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12 Which condition can sometimes be prevented by eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables?
A
bleeding gums
brittle bones
diabetes
soft bones
13 Which solutions are used for testing for protein, reducing sugar and starch?
test for protein
test for reducing
sugar
test for starch
Benedicts
iodine
biuret
biuret
Benedicts
iodine
biuret
iodine
Benedicts
iodine
biuret
Benedicts
14 A protease is added to a suspension of egg protein in a test-tube and kept at 37 C.
After 8 minutes, the protein changes from cloudy to transparent.
Which product, or products, will now be present in the test-tube?
A
amino acids
a simple sugar
fatty acids and glycerol
water
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15 The photograph shows human blood cells as seen under a microscope at high power.
Q
P
S
R
Which are red cells?
A
P and Q
Q and R
R and S
S and P
16 What is a description of transpiration?
A
exchange of gases between the leaf and the atmosphere
loss of water vapour from the leaves and stems of a plant
movement of water from the roots to the leaves
movement of water through the cells of the leaf
17 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 sucrose cannot pass to the roots.
Dissolved salts cannot pass to the leaves.
Water cannot pass to the leaves.
Water cannot pass to the roots.
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18 The diagram shows someone blowing up a balloon.
What percentage of the gas in the balloon is carbon dioxide?
A
0.04 %
0.4 %
4.0 %
40 %
19 The table shows some of the features of respiration.
Which row is correct for anaerobic respiration?
energy remaining
in products
amount of
energy
released
chemical pathway
releases carbon
dioxide
high
high
always the same
sometimes
high
low
different in different organisms
sometimes
low
high
different in different organisms
always
low
low
always the same
always
20 Four words are shown below.
alcohol
anaerobic
sugar
yeast
These words can be used in the spaces P, Q, R and S to complete the sentence below.
In brewing and bread making, respiration takes place. The micro-organism called P
uses Q... as a source of food. The product of this R respiration is S .
Which combination of words correctly completes the sentences?
alcohol
anaerobic
sugar
yeast
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21 Which organ produces urea?
A
bladder
kidney
liver
pancreas
22 What happens when the body temperature rises above normal?
blood vessels in the
surface of skin
sweat production
constrict
decreases
constrict
increases
dilate
decreases
dilate
increases
23 The diagram shows some of the muscles and bones of the human arm.
muscle Y
muscle X
elbow joint
When muscle X contracts, what happens to the arm and what happens to muscle Y?
arm
muscle Y
bends
contracts
bends
relaxes
straightens
contracts
straightens
relaxes
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24 The diagram shows a section through part of the human eye.
suspensory
ligaments
lens
When a person looks at an object which is close to their eye, which of the following takes place?
suspensory
ligaments
lens
slacken
becomes fatter
slacken
becomes thinner
tighten
becomes fatter
tighten
becomes thinner
25 The diagram shows the female reproductive system.
What is the function of the part labelled X?
A
gamete production and hormone secretion
gamete production only
hormone secretion only
zygote production and hormone secretion
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26 The diagram shows the changes which take place during a womans menstrual cycle.
progesterone
oestrogen
2
time / weeks
menstruation
uterus
wall
0
2
time / weeks
What is occurring at the time of ovulation?
A
a fall in the levels of oestrogen and progesterone
a fall in the level of progesterone only
a rise in the levels of oestrogen and progesterone
a rise in the level of oestrogen only
27 The graph shows how dry mass of a plant changes with time.
Where on the graph is growth occurring?
dry
mass
A
D
B
time
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28 The diagram shows some of the stages in the germination of a seed. The figures show the total
mass at each stage.
stage
mass / g
1
0.6
2
4.7
3
5.9
Which process causes the increase in mass between stage 1 and stage 2?
A
absorption of water
enzyme action on starch
photosynthesis
respiration
29 What term is used for the transference of a gene from one organism to another?
A
artificial selection
genetic engineering
mutation
natural selection
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30 The family tree shows the inheritance of the ability to taste a certain substance. The allele for the
ability to taste this substance is dominant to the allele for the inability to taste it.
1st generation
David
Mary
2nd generation
Peter
Hannah
3rd generation
key
represents a male taster
represents a male non-taster
represents a female taster
represents a female non-taster
What is the chance of the second child of Peter and Hannah being a non-taster?
A
1 in 1
1 in 2
1 in 3
1 in 4
31 The size of the arrows shows the approximate, relative amounts of energy passing from one
stage to the next in a food chain.
Which chain represents the energy losses between trophic levels?
A
sun
grass
rabbit
fox
sun
grass
rabbit
fox
sun
grass
rabbit
fox
sun
grass
rabbit
fox
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32 The diagram shows a food web.
producer
Which organisms occupy the same trophic level?
A
3 and 2
4 and 1
5 and 2
33 The diagram shows the flow of energy in a food chain.
Which organism is the producer in the food chain?
organism A
organism B
organism C
organism D
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34 The diagram shows part of a section through a leaf.
The arrow represents part of the
A
carbon cycle only.
flow of energy.
water and carbon cycles.
water cycle only.
35 The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle.
carbon dioxide
in the air
carbohydrates
in living plants
dead
matter
carbohydrates
in living animals
Which process occurs at Y?
A
combustion
decay
photosynthesis
respiration
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36 The diagram shows part of the water cycle.
Where is osmosis occurring?
clouds
B
water
vapour
soil
C
D
plants
lake
37 The diagrams show the current population sizes for people below 50 years of age in four different
countries.
Which country will be likely to have the largest population of people 60 70 years of age in 20
years time?
A
40 49
30 39
age 20 29
10 19
09
B
40 49
30 39
age 20 29
10 19
09
percentage of the population
percentage of the population
40 49
30 39
age 20 29
10 19
09
40 49
30 39
age 20 29
10 19
0 9
percentage of the population
percentage of the population
38 What makes nuclear fall-out dangerous to living organisms?
A
It causes flooding.
It causes global warming.
It damages DNA.
It damages soils.
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39 A very large area of land has been cleared of rainforest and planted with soybean.
What result of deforestation will encourage the growth of the soybean plants?
A
decrease in atmospheric oxygen
decrease in rainfall
increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide
increase in soil erosion
40 The map shows a river flowing into the sea. The river is polluted by untreated sewage.
At which labelled point will the oxygen content of the water be lowest?
sea
untreated sewage
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