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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?
A

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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3

The diagram shows a section through a flower.

petal

Using the key, identify this flower.

1

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

4

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
6

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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