Cambridge Assessment International Education

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

BIOLOGY 0610/12
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (Core) October/November 2019
45 minutes
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1 The diagrams show a test-tube containing pond water. The green colour is caused by
microorganisms that have chloroplasts.

oxygen bubble

pale green dark green

pond water area

light off light on

Which characteristics of living organisms are shown?

A excretion, growth and movement

B movement, nutrition and sensitivity
C nutrition, reproduction and respiration
D reproduction, sensitivity and growth

2 Which shows an organism that has been named using the binomial system?

A Brown seaweed
B Polar bear
C Red fox
D Vulpes vulpes

3 The diagram shows an arthropod.

pedipalp

legs

To which group does it belong?

A arachnids
B crustaceans
C insects
D myriapods

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4 Which features do animal cells share with plant cells?

chloroplast cytoplasm nucleus

A    key
B     = yes
C     = no
D   

5 The diagram shows an animal.

Use the key to identify the animal.

1 wings present ........................................ go to 2

wings absent ......................................... go to 3
2 one pair of wings visible ........................ A
two pairs of wings visible ....................... B
3 three pairs of legs .................................. C
four pairs of legs .................................... D

6 At which level of organisation is a root?

A organ
B organ system
C organism
D tissue

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7 Some pieces of potato were placed in a very concentrated sugar solution. Other pieces of potato
were placed in distilled water.

What happened to the mass of the potato pieces in the two liquids?

mass of the
mass of the
potato pieces
potato pieces
in a very concentrated
in distilled water
sugar solution

A decreased decreased
B decreased increased
C increased decreased
D increased increased

8 Which identifies the chemical elements found in proteins?

carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen

A     key
B     = present
C     = absent
D    

9 A student carries out a test to see whether the solution in a test-tube contains protein.

Which row shows the correct food test and a positive result?

colour seen with a

name of test
positive result

A Benedict’s test blue-black

B Benedict’s test purple
C biuret test blue-black
D biuret test purple

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10 The diagram shows an experiment investigating the effect of light intensity on an aquatic plant.

light light
source source

20 cm 10 cm
P Q

Photosynthesis occurred in both test-tube P and test-tube Q. Both test-tubes were kept at the
same temperature. The number of bubbles produced in test-tube P was 12 bubbles per minute.

What is the most likely number of bubbles produced in one minute in test-tube Q?

A 0 B 3 C 12 D 48

11 In which situation would insulin secretion usually increase?

A after eating a meal

B hearing a loud bang immediately behind you
C listening to music
D reading a book

12 The pie charts show the composition of 100 g of four different foods.

Which food provides the most energy?

A B C D
key
carbohydrate
fats and oils
protein
water

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13 The diagram shows the digestive system.

Where does egestion take place?

14 The diagram shows an experiment kept at room temperature.

tubing containing
starch, protease, test-tube
protein and simple
sugars
distilled water

membrane permeable
to small molecules only

What is present in the water surrounding the membrane after 45 minutes?

A amino acids and simple sugars

B protein and amino acids
C protein and simple sugars
D starch and simple sugars

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15 The diagram shows an experiment to investigate transpiration.

transparent
plastic bag

balance

plant 1 plant 2

Plant 1 is not covered. Plant 2 and its pot are covered by a transparent plastic bag.

The mass of each plant and its pot is measured. The masses are measured again after two
hours.

What is the result?

A The mass of both plants decreases by the same percentage.

B The mass of both plants stays the same.
C The mass of plant 1 decreases more than the mass of plant 2.
D The mass of plant 2 decreases more than the mass of plant 1.

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16 The diagram shows a vertical section through a human heart.

What are X and Y?

X Y

A left atrium right ventricle

B left ventricle right atrium
C right atrium left ventricle
D right ventricle left atrium

17 Which factor increases the risk of developing coronary heart disease?

A low fat diet

B regular exercise
C relaxation
D smoking

18 The body has several defence mechanisms to protect the body against disease.

Which is a chemical barrier?

A hair in the nose

B mucus
C skin
D white blood cells

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19 The diagram shows part of the human gas exchange system.

to P

Which row identifies P, Q and R?

P Q R

A alveolus wall capillary wall vein

B bronchiole alveolus wall capillary
C capillary layer of moisture bronchiole
D alveolus wall bronchiole capillary

20 When is respiration carried out by green plants?

A at all times
B at dusk and dawn only
C during the night only
D never

21 Which process releases the most energy from one molecule of glucose?

A aerobic respiration
B anaerobic respiration in muscle
C anaerobic respiration in yeast
D photosynthesis

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22 The diagram shows a simple reflex arc.

2
sensory neurone
3
activated
muscle
stimulated
4
receptor
stimulated

knee tapped here

1
motor neurone
activated

What is the correct order of events after the knee is tapped?

A 1→2→3→4

B 1→4→2→3

C 4→2→1→3

D 4→3→2→1

23 The diagram shows the eye of a person in a brightly-lit room.

What happens to distance P and distance Q when this person moves from the brightly-lit room
into a dark room?

distance P distance Q

A decreases increases
B decreases stays the same
C increases decreases
D stays the same increases

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24 The diagram shows a leaf as seen in cross-section under the microscope.

What are tissues 1, 2 and 3?

1 2 3

A epidermis palisade mesophyll spongy mesophyll

B epidermis spongy mesophyll palisade mesophyll
C palisade mesophyll epidermis spongy mesophyll
D spongy mesophyll palisade mesophyll epidermis

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25 A patient has dye injected into the blood supply to his kidneys. The dye appears in his excretory
system as shown.

key
dye
no dye

Which part is blocked?

A the kidney
B the ureter
C the bladder
D the urethra

26 Which organ secretes amylase?

A colon
B liver
C pancreas
D stomach

27 What is essential for the germination of all seeds?

A light
B nutrients
C water
D photosynthesis

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28 The diagram shows the female reproductive system.

3
2

4
1

Where does fertilisation normally occur?

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

29 The graph shows the decline in testosterone production as men get older.

120
100

testosterone 80
production
60
/ arbitrary
units 40
20
0
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
age / years

Which age range shows the greatest decline in testosterone production?

A 40 to 50 years
B 50 to 60 years
C 60 to 70 years
D 70 to 80 years

30 A man has three sons.

What is the chance of his next child being a daughter?

A 0% B 25% C 50% D 100%

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31 Which statements about meiosis are correct?

produces involved in the

genetically production of
identical cells gametes

A   key
B   = yes
C   = no
D  

32 In a plant species, the allele for red flowers, R, is dominant to the allele for white flowers, r.
Homozygous red-flowered plants, RR, are crossed with homozygous white-flowered plants, rr.

What is the colour of the flowers produced by the offspring of this cross?

A all red
B all white
C equal numbers of red and white
D three white to one red

33 Different organisms have different adaptive features. For example, the anthers of wind-pollinated
flowering plants have long filaments.

What is true of this adaptive feature?

A Filament length is not affected by genes.

B It gives the plant an advantage in any environment.
C Longer filaments attract more insects.
D It makes the plant more likely to reproduce.

34 The statements describe aspects of selective breeding and natural selection.

Which statement applies only to selective breeding?

A Humans select individuals which have desirable features.

B Individuals pass their alleles to the next generation.
C There may be a large number of offspring produced.
D There is variation between individual offspring.

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35 Which diagram correctly shows the flow of energy?

A producers consumers

decomposers

B consumers producers decomposers

C producers consumers

decomposers

D decomposers consumers producers

36 The diagram shows a food chain.

Which organism is the secondary consumer?

A B C D
grass rabbit fox flea

37 Which process is part of the carbon cycle?

A combustion
B evaporation
C precipitation
D transpiration

38 What is an example of genetic engineering?

A inserting genes into bacteria

B inserting insulin into bacteria
C spraying plants with herbicides
D using biological washing powders

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39 What are the possible effects of deforestation?

decrease in atmospheric
loss of soil flooding
carbon dioxide

A yes yes no
B yes no yes
C no yes no
D no no yes

40 The bloodworm is an organism that is found in heavily polluted water.

The diagram shows where raw sewage flows into a river.

Where would there be fewest bloodworms?

input of raw
sewage

C D
B
direction
of flow

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