Cambridge IGCSE™

BIOLOGY 0610/22
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) February/March 2020
45 minutes

You must answer on the multiple choice answer sheet.

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• There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
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INFORMATION
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1 Which characteristic do all living organisms show?

A breathing
B excretion
C photosynthesis
D tropism

2 Using the binomial naming system, the Arctic fox is called Vulpes lagopus.

Which row is correct?

Vulpes lagopus

A genus kingdom
B genus species
C species genus
D species kingdom

3 What is a characteristic of both insects and arachnids?

A eight legs
B exoskeleton
C three pairs of legs
D wings

4 What structures can be found in both plant and animal cells?

A cell walls and cell membranes

B nuclei and cell walls
C cytoplasm and chloroplasts
D cell membranes and nuclei

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5 The actual thickness of the leaf shown in the diagram is 2000 µm, but its thickness in the diagram
is 50 mm.

What is the magnification of the diagram?

A ×0.025 B ×25 C ×100 D ×100 000

6 What is the function of a root hair cell?

A absorption
B photosynthesis
C reproduction
D support

7 Which row describes osmosis?

energy from movement through a

movement
respiration partially permeable
of water
used membrane

A    key
B    = yes
C    = no
D   

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8 A student made the following statements about the movement of ions by active transport.

1 It is the net movement of particles from a low concentration to a high concentration.

2 It is the net movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration.
3 It requires the use of energy from respiration.
4 It can only take place in living cells.

Which statements are correct?

A 1, 3 and 4 B 1 and 4 only C 2 and 4 only D 2 only

9 A test was performed on a food substance. A positive result was shown by a colour change to
blue-black.

What solution was used for the test?

A biuret solution
B DCPIP solution
C iodine solution
D Benedict’s solution

10 The diagram shows an experiment on the digestion of the protein in egg albumen by protease.

The protease was taken from a human stomach.

In which test-tube will the protein be digested most quickly?

A B C D

water-bath
at 37 °C

egg albumen egg albumen egg albumen egg albumen

+ + + +
protease dilute dilute dilute
hydrochloric hydrochloric hydrochloric
acid acid acid
+ +
protease boiled protease

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11 The diagram represents enzyme action.

+ +

W X Y

What are parts W, X and Y in this chemical reaction?

enzyme product substrate

A W X Y
B X W Y
C X Y W
D Y W X

12 A student drew a diagram to show the substances used and produced in photosynthesis in a leaf.

1 + 2 are used by the leaf

3 + 4 are produced by the leaf

Which row shows the correct labels for the diagram?

1 2 3 4

A carbon dioxide glucose oxygen water

B water carbon dioxide glucose oxygen
C oxygen water carbon dioxide glucose
D glucose oxygen water carbon dioxide

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13 The diagram shows a type of plant cell.

cytoplasm vacuole

nucleus chloroplast

In which tissue is this cell found?

A leaf epidermis
B palisade mesophyll
C root epidermis
D xylem

14 The list shows some human health problems.

1 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2 constipation
3 coronary heart disease
4 obesity

Which problems can be caused by malnutrition?

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 3 only C 2, 3 and 4 D 2 and 4 only

15 Cholera infection can cause the following events:

1 cells lining the small intestine secrete chloride ions

2 cholera bacteria produce a toxin
3 chloride ions move into the small intestine
4 water from the blood moves into the small intestine by osmosis
5 water potential of fluid in the small intestine becomes lower.

Which sequence of events will cause diarrhoea?

A 1 → 3 → 2 → 4 → 5

B 2 → 1 → 3 → 5 → 4

C 3 → 1 → 4 → 5 → 2

D 2 → 3 → 1 → 4 → 5

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16 Which food group is chemically digested in the mouth, passes through the stomach and
continues to be broken down by chemical digestion in the small intestine?

A carbohydrates
B mineral salts
C proteins
D vitamins

17 When stems with white flowers are cut and placed in a blue stain the petals turn blue.

Which tissue in the stem does the stain travel through to reach the petals?

A epidermis
B mesophyll
C phloem
D xylem

18 Which process releases water vapour into the atmosphere from the leaves of trees?

A active transport
B osmosis
C respiration
D transpiration

19 Mammals have a double circulation.

Which shows the correct sequence for the movement of blood in a mammal?

A body → heart → lungs → heart

B body → lungs → body → heart
C heart → lungs → body → heart
D heart → body → lungs → heart

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20 The diagram shows a section through a blood vessel.

Which type of blood vessel is shown, and in which direction does the blood flow?

type direction
of vessel of flow

A artery P to Q
B artery Q to P
C vein P to Q
D vein Q to P

21 The antibodies that give immunity to a disease can be acquired in the following different ways.

1 feeding on breast milk

2 infection by disease
3 vaccination

Which give active immunity?

A 1 and 2 only B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

22 During physical activity, what stimulates the brain to increase the breathing rate?

A decreased oxygen concentration in the blood

B decreased oxygen concentration in the lungs
C increased carbon dioxide concentration in the blood
D increased carbon dioxide concentration in the lungs

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23 The table shows some of the changes that occur during breathing.

from contracted from relaxed

to relaxed to contracted

diaphragm P X
external intercostal muscles Q Y
internal intercostal muscles R Z

Which changes occur to cause inspiration?

A P, Q and Z B X, Q and R C X, Y and R D X, Y and Z

24 How many molecules of ethanol are released from the anaerobic respiration of one molecule of
glucose?

A 1 B 2 C 4 D 6

25 The diagram shows a kidney and its blood vessels.

artery
vein

ureter

In a healthy person, which structure(s) transport glucose?

A artery only
B artery and ureter
C artery and vein
D ureter and vein

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26 The diagram shows a synapse.

Where are vesicles containing neurotransmitter molecules found?

synaptic gap

A B C D

direction
of impulse

27 Which row shows the state of the ciliary muscles and suspensory ligaments, when the eye is
focusing on a near object?

ciliary suspensory
muscles ligaments

A contracted slack
B contracted tense
C relaxed slack
D relaxed tense

28 The diagram shows a shoot growing towards light.

light

Which statement about the role of auxin in phototropism is correct?

A Auxin will move to the dark side of the shoot and cause cells to elongate.
B Auxin will move to the dark side of the shoot and prevent cells from elongating.
C Auxin will move to the light side of the shoot and cause cells to elongate.
D Auxin will move to the light side of the shoot and prevent cells from elongating.

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29 Bacteria such as MRSA are resistant to several different antibiotics. Some suggested actions for
reducing the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are listed.

1 Only use antibiotics when necessary.

2 Only use antibiotics on resistant bacteria.
3 Do not use antibiotics to treat viral infections.

Which of the suggested actions are correct?

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

30 The diagram shows a sperm cell.

Which part contains mitochondria to release energy for movement?

A C

31 What is a correct statement about lymphocytes?

A Lymphocytes engulf pathogens.

B Lymphocyte numbers can be reduced when a person is infected with HIV.
C Lymphocytes produce antigens.
D Lymphocytes transport oxygen to different parts of the body.

32 The statements describe how a protein is made.

1 mRNA passes through a ribosome.

2 mRNA molecules carry a copy of the gene to the cytoplasm.
3 The gene coding for the protein is copied in the nucleus.
4 Ribosomes assemble amino acids into proteins.

What is the order of statements that correctly describes how a protein is made?

A 2 → 1 → 3 → 4

B 2 → 3 → 4 → 1

C 3 → 1 → 2 → 4

D 3 → 2 → 1 → 4

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33 Which row shows the features of stem cells?

type of cell
type of cell
division involved

A specialised meiosis
B specialised mitosis
C unspecialised meiosis
D unspecialised mitosis

34 Which statement is a correct description of the role of meiosis?

A to create genetically identical daughter cells

B to halve the chromosome number in the daughter cells
C to create diploid daughter cells
D to maintain the chromosome number in the daughter cells

35 The photomicrograph shows some red blood cells.

sickle-shaped
red blood cell

What are the possible genotype combinations of this person?

A HbSHbA or HbSHbS
B HbSHbA or HbAHbA
C HbAHbA only
D HbSHbS or HbAHbA

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36 The events listed may happen in a population.

1 Better adapted organisms survive.

2 Mutation results in variation.
3 Survivors pass on their alleles to the next generation.
4 There is a struggle for survival.

Which sequence may lead to evolution in the population?

A 1 → 2 → 3 → 4

B 2 → 4 → 1 → 3

C 3 → 2 → 4 → 1

D 4 → 1 → 2 → 3

37 Which row describes how energy flows through a biological system?

type of energy

transferred
transferred from a
entering a between
biological system
biological system organisms in a
to the environment
biological system

A chemical heat light

B heat chemical heat
C light chemical heat
D light heat chemical

38 The diagram shows a food chain.

grass → mouse → owl

Which terms describe the position of the owl in this food chain?

consumer trophic level

A secondary second
B secondary third
C tertiary second
D tertiary third

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39 Which method is used to produce lactose-free milk?

A filtering milk to remove lactose

B heating milk to break down lactose
C using lactase to break down lactose
D using lipase to denature lactose

40 The diagram shows the positions of four farms and the concentrations of nitrate at different points
in a river.

Which farm is likely to have been using too much fertiliser on its land?

farm C

direction
of flow
farm A

farm D

farm B
direction
of flow

60

40
nitrate
concentration
/ ppm
20

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