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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education
BIOLOGY 0610/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
October/November 2003

45 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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unless this has been done for you.

There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question, there are four possible
answers, A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate answer sheet.

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This document consists of 17 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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1 Which organisms carry out respiration, growth, movement and excretion?

A all animals and all plants

B animals only
C plants only
D some animals and some plants

2 Which characteristics do fish have?

backbone scales hair

A ✗ ✗ ✓

B ✗ ✓ ✗

C ✓ ✓ ✗

D ✓ ✗ ✓

Use this diagram, which shows the structure of a palisade cell, to answer questions 3 and 4.

2
4

1
5

3 Which features are also found in a liver cell?

A 1 and 2 B 2 and 5 C 3 and 4 D 4 and 5

4 In which part does photosynthesis take place?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

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5 The diagrams show a leaf and a section through part of the same leaf.

Which label indicates an organ?

D C

6 Which features are shown by a red blood cell?

shape nucleus

A disc absent

B disc lobed

C irregular absent

D irregular lobed

7 The diagram shows two solutions that are separated by a partially permeable membrane.

partially permeable membrane

dilute concentrated
solution solution
of of
sucrose sucrose

X Y

In which direction will most water molecules move?

A from X to Y, against their concentration gradient

B from X to Y, down their concentration gradient
C from Y to X, against their concentration gradient
D from Y to X, down their concentration gradient
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8 By which process do oxygen molecules move down a concentration gradient?

A breathing
B diffusion
C osmosis
D respiration

9 What is the chemical nature of an enzyme?

A an amino acid
B a carbohydrate
C a protein
D a vitamin

10 The diagram shows an experiment using an enzyme.

2 cm3 of an enzyme
added and stirred

37°C 37°C 37°C

8 minutes later

cloudy cloudy clear

10 cm3 of a solution
of egg protein

The suspension might have become clear more quickly if

A more egg protein had been used.

B the mixture had not been stirred.
C the pH of the mixture had been changed.
D the temperature had been raised to 75 °C.

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11 Glycogen, protein and starch are all large molecules made from smaller basic units.

Which basic units form these molecules?

glycogen protein starch

A amino acids simple sugars fatty acids

B fatty acids simple sugars simple sugars

C simple sugars amino acids simple sugars

D simple sugars fatty acids amino acids

12 The diagram shows the human alimentary canal.

Which structure does not secrete digestive enzymes?

B
C

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13 The diagram shows part of a plant with a woody stem, which does not have enough water. The
leaves have wilted, but the stem is still firm and upright.

wilted leaf

firm, upright stem

Why have the leaves wilted?

A Photosynthesis cannot take place without water.

B The cells in the leaves have lost their internal pressure.
C The humidity in the air is too high.
D The lignin in the leaves has become soft.

Use this diagram, which shows a section through a leaf, to answer questions 14 and 15.

3
4
X

5
14 What takes place in the structures indicated?

transport of water to use of water to transport of sugar

the cells of the leaf make sugar to the stem and root

A 4 1 5

B 3 2 4

C 3 1 4

D 4 2 5

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15 The leaf is losing water to the atmosphere.

What processes are occurring at X and Y?

X Y

A diffusion evaporation

B evaporation diffusion

C osmosis transpiration

D transpiration osmosis

16 The table shows the deficiency symptoms that result from a lack of some substances in the
human diet.

Which symptom results from a deficiency in iron?

deficiency symptom

A anaemia (haemoglobin deficiency)

B rickets

C scurvy

D soft teeth

17 In an experiment to compare water loss, four similar leaves are treated with petroleum jelly
(Vaseline) and left on a table for one hour.

leaf 1 upper surface only covered

leaf 2 lower surface only covered
leaf 3 both surfaces covered
leaf 4 neither surface covered

Which shows the water loss from the leaves?

water loss
most least

A 1 4 3 2

B 1 2 4 3

C 4 3 1 2

D 4 1 2 3

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18 The diagram shows part of the human circulatory system.

Which part carries oxygenated blood at low pressure?

lungs
A
B

rest of body

19 The diagram shows an experiment to find out the rate at which small land animals and freshwater
animals give off carbon dioxide during respiration.

All the tubes were kept at the same temperature and all animals were equally active.

In which tube would the indicator be the first to change colour?

A B C D

key

land animal

metal tray

freshwater animal

carbon dioxide indicator

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20 The diagram shows an experiment to investigate the respiration of yeast.

balloon

gas evolved

yeast in sugar yeast, sugar

solution and new compound
at the beginning after 24 hours

Which gas is evolved and which new compound is present?

gas evolved new compound

A carbon dioxide ethanol

B carbon dioxide lactic acid

C oxygen ethanol

D oxygen lactic acid

21 The diagram shows some organs in the human body.

In which part are amino acids broken down to urea?

D A

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22 Which diagram shows a motor neurone?

A B

C D

23 The diagram shows a section through part of the human eye.

suspensory
ligaments

lens

When a person looks at a close object, which of the following takes place?

suspensory
lens
ligaments

A slacken becomes fatter

B slacken becomes thinner

C tighten becomes fatter

D tighten becomes thinner

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24 The maps show the positions of different parent plants and the places where their seeds
germinated during the next year.

Which plant had its seeds dispersed by the wind?

A B
key
position of
X
parent plant

places where
X X
seeds germinated

direction of
wind

C D

X X

25 Flowers show adaptations for wind or insect pollination.

Which of these adaptations are found in wind-pollinated flowers?

anther nectary petals stigma

A firmly attached present coloured inside flower

B firmly attached present green outside flower

C loosely attached absent coloured inside flower

D loosely attached absent green outside flower

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26 The diagram represents a bacterium reproducing.

parent cell

two cells produced after twenty minutes

four cells produced after forty minutes

Why is this described as asexual reproduction?

A Gametes are produced.

B It is very quick.
C It produces a lot of new cells.
D Only one parent is needed.

27 Which of the following may be defined as ‘an increase in dry mass’?

A growth
B nutrition
C reproduction
D respiration

28 The graph shows the changes in the dry masses of two similar samples of seeds from the start of
germination.

seeds germinated
in the light

dry mass / g

seeds germinated
in the dark

0 3 6
time / days

What causes the change in dry mass after day 3 of the seeds germinated in the light?

A All the stored food has been used up.

B A lot of water has been absorbed.
C Photosynthesis has begun.
D The respiration rate has increased.
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29 Which terms describe the nucleus in the gametes and in the zygote of a human?

gametes zygote

A diploid diploid

B diploid haploid

C haploid diploid

D haploid haploid

30 What is unlikely to be affected by the environment?

A blood group
B body mass
C health
D height

31 The diagram shows the fusion of gametes to produce a son and a daughter.

father mother
parents

gametes Q

offspring R
son daughter

What are the sex chromosomes in gamete Q and daughter R?

Q R

A X XX

B X XY

C Y XX

D Y XY

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32 The diagram represents a food web. The letters represent organisms and the arrows show the
direction of the flow of energy.

W X

T U V

R S

P Q
Which statement is correct?

A P and Q are decomposers.

B P and Q are herbivores.
C W and X are consumers.
D W and X are producers.

33 The diagram shows organisms in a food chain.

plant insect small bird bird of prey

Which organism is a producer?

A bird of prey
B insect
C plant
D small bird

34 Which term can be described as ‘many different species living together, interacting with each
other and with their physical environment’?

A a food chain
B a food web
C a nutrient cycle
D an ecosystem

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35 The diagram shows part of the water cycle.

Sun

cloud

tree
rain

soil

What is responsible for water loss from the tree?

A condensation
B respiration
C translocation
D transpiration

36 The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle.

Which letter represents photosynthesis?

carbon dioxide in air

C

plant compounds
A

fossil fuels animal compounds D

decaying matter in soil

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37 The diagram shows how a new population may grow over time.

At which point are the greatest numbers being added to the population?

population
size B
D

time

38 Lichens grow on tree trunks and buildings. The diagrams show the number of lichens and the
amount of sulphur dioxide in the air for two areas, X and Y.

area X area Y

key
number number
or or lichens
amount amount
sulphur dioxide
in the air

Which conclusion can be made from these diagrams?

A An increase in the amount of sulphur dioxide results in a decrease in the number of lichens.
B Area X is more heavily polluted by sulphur dioxide than area Y.
C Lichens need sulphur dioxide to survive.
D Lichens produce sulphur dioxide and pollute the atmosphere.

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39 What is reduced by deforestation?

A force of rain hitting the ground

B rainwater run-off
C soil erosion
D soil fertility

40 What are the main undesirable effects of sulphur dioxide pollution released by factories, overuse
of fertilisers and nuclear fall out?

sulphur dioxide overuse of

nuclear fall out
pollution fertilisers

genetic
A acid rain eutrophication
mutations

genetic
B acid rain eutrophication
mutations

genetic
C eutrophication acid rain
mutations

genetic
D eutrophication acid rain
mutations

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