Cambridge Ordinary Level: Cambridge Assessment International Education
Cambridge Ordinary Level: Cambridge Assessment International Education
Cambridge Ordinary Level: Cambridge Assessment International Education
BIOLOGY 5090/12
Paper 1 Multiple Choice October/November 2019
1 hour
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1 A human cheek cell and a spongy mesophyll cell from a leaf are examined under a microscope.
2 Which statements about active transport in root hair cells are correct?
1 Energy is required.
2 Substances may be absorbed as ions.
3 The membrane is partially permeable.
3 Discs of raw potato tissue are weighed (initial mass). They are then placed in sucrose solutions of
different concentrations. After one hour their masses are measured again (final mass).
The graph shows how the ratio of initial mass : final mass changes with concentration of sucrose
solution.
1.4
1.2
1.0
initial mass 0.8
final mass 0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Which concentration of sucrose solution has the same water potential as that of the cells in the
potato discs?
1 C6H12O6
2 CO2
3 H2O
4 O2
5 6C6H12O6
6 6CO2
7 6H2O
8 6O2
A 1 + 8 → 6 + 7
B 3 + 4 → 1 + 2
C 6 + 7 → 1 + 8
D 6 + 7 → 5 + 8
6 The diagram shows some of the structures seen in a section through a dicotyledonous leaf.
A carbon
B iron
C magnesium
D nitrogen
A 5 male high 18
B 25 male low 85
C 30 female high 82
D 65 female low 75
A alveolus
B ileum
C root hair
D trachea
10 The table shows the rates of absorption of two different sugars, arabinose and glucose, in living
and dead intestines. The concentrations of the sugars inside the intestines were the same in
each case.
What are the main methods of absorption of arabinose and glucose in living intestine?
arabinose glucose
1 The cell membrane can allow movement of water and ions into and out of the cell.
2 The cell vacuole extends into the root hair.
3 They are formed as an extension of the outer layer of root cells.
12 What is the main cause of water moving up to the leaves in xylem vessels?
A active transport
B evaporation from the epidermis of the leaf
C evaporation from the walls of the mesophyll cells
D use of water in photosynthesis
13 Which blood vessel will have the highest urea concentration after a protein-rich meal?
14 How does blood flow through the lungs differ from blood flow through the rest of the body?
A key
B = yes
C = no
D
18 The pie charts show the proportions of gases in samples of inspired and expired air.
3 3
2 2
1 1
19 In a kidney dialysis machine, which substance cannot diffuse through the dialysis membrane?
dialysis fluid
dialysis fluid
blood
dialysis
to patient
membrane
blood from
patient dialysis fluid
A glucose
B insulin
C sodium
D urea
20 On a hot day, the cheeks of a light-skinned person may appear red in colour.
A cerebellum
B hypothalamus
C medulla
D pituitary gland
4 3
23 In which situation would the amount of insulin secreted into a person’s blood be highest?
24 The diagram shows the bones in the region of the right shoulder.
What is bone M?
A humerus
B radius
C scapula
D ulna
1 bacteria
2 yeast
3 viruses
27 Which type of organism produces penicillin, and which type of infection can be treated using
penicillin?
type of type of
organism infection treated
A bacterium bacterial
B bacterium viral
C fungus bacterial
D fungus viral
29 A square metre of grassland receives 1 004 000 kJ of sunlight energy per year. The table shows
what happens to this energy.
process energy / kJ
How much of the 1 004 000 kJ of sunlight energy was used by the grass plants?
30 Some bacteria survive best in waterlogged soils where they are able to obtain oxygen for
respiration by breaking down nitrates. Nitrogen gas is released as a waste product.
A decomposing bacteria
B denitrifying bacteria
C nitrogen-fixing bacteria
D root nodule bacteria
31 How many times must an uninfected mosquito feed on human blood to transmit the malarial
parasite in the human population?
A only once
B at least twice
C at least three times
D more than three times
32 The diagram shows the origins of a type of pollutant entering an ocean bay.
from
from farms
human and city
sewage streams
34% 34%
from
the
atmosphere
32%
A carbon dioxide
B insecticides
C methane
D nitrogen-containing chemicals
A anther
B carpel
C ovule
D pollen grain
mature plant
A
C
ovule pollen
D daughter
plant
seed B
36 In the control of female fertility, which hormones could be used for preventing ovulation, and
which could be used for promoting ovulation?
37 A student wrote some statements about chromosomes, but made a number of mistakes.
38 Elephants are hunted by poachers for their tusks, which are a source of ivory. In 1930, in a
National Park, 1% of the elephants were born without any tusks. Lack of tusks was the result of a
gene mutation. Currently, in the same area, 15% of the females and 9% of the males do not have
tusks.
Which statements can explain this increase in the number of tuskless elephants?
key
male with
1 2 normal eyesight
male with
night-blindness
3 4 5 6
female with
normal eyesight
? female with
7 8 9 night-blindness
What is the chance that unborn child, 9, will be a male with night-blindness?
A 1 in 2 B 1 in 4 C 1 in 8 D 3 in 4
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