UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education BIOLOGY Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2004

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2 1 What is a characteristic of all living organisms? A B C D 2 breathing circulation egestion sensitivity

Which kind of skin do amphibians have? A B C D dry without scales dry with scales moist without scales moist with scales

The diagram shows how Homo sapiens (modern people) could have evolved from their ancestors.
Homo sapiens (modern people)

Homo neanderthalensis

Homo erectus

Homo habilis (very early people)

Which statement about modern people and their ancestors is correct? A B C D 4 They are in the same species and the same genus. They are in the same species but not the same genus. They are in the same genus but not the same species. They are neither the same species nor the same genus.

Which structures are found in a human sperm cell? cell membrane A B C D     cell wall     haploid nucleus     key  = present  = absent

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3 5 The diagram shows an animal.

body

Using the key, which animal is it?

body divided into visible segments

body not divided into visible segments

tail present animal A

tail absent animal B

legs 3 pairs animal C

legs 4 pairs animal D

Use the diagram of a section through a leaf to answer questions 6 and 7.

P Q

R
6 Which can perform the most photosynthesis? A 7 P B Q C R D S

The structures shown are all parts of the same A B C D cell. organ. organ system. tissue.

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4 8 The diagrams show examples of movement of substances in organisms.

alveoli oxygen capillaries

small intestine amino acids capillaries

atmosphere carbon dioxide leaf cells

Which process is taking place in all three examples? A B C D 9 assimilation diffusion osmosis translocation

Some red blood cells were placed in distilled water and others were placed in three salt solutions of different concentrations. Which diagram shows the appearance of a cell has changed after being in the distilled water for a short time?
A B C D

10 The table shows the conditions in four test-tubes containing equal quantities of starch and salivary amylase. In which test-tube is the starch broken down fastest? pH A B C D 2 2 7 7 temperature 27 37 27 37

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5 11 Which graph shows the effect of temperature on the activity of an enzyme?

A B

enzyme activity

enzyme activity

50 temperature / oC

100

50 temperature / oC

100

enzyme activity

enzyme activity

50 temperature / oC

100

50 temperature / oC

100

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6 12 The diagram shows a shoot growing from a potato tuber.

soil level shoot X

food store in potato tuber

What is being transported in the phloem cells at X? A B C D starch downwards starch upwards sugars downwards sugars upwards

13 Which substance contains nitrogen? A B C D fat glucose protein starch

14 Why is sunlight necessary for photosynthesis? A B C D It is a catalyst. It is a source of energy. It provides nutrients. It provides oxygen.

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7 15 The table shows the percentage of protein, fat and carbohydrate in four samples of dried food. Which sample has the highest energy content? protein % A B C D 76 17 33 15 fat % 9 0 32 85 carbohydrate % 15 83 35 0

16 The table shows some of the nutrients in four meals. Which meal will be the most likely to stimulate peristalsis in the alimentary canal? g / 100 g carbohydrate A B C D 18 30 40 38 fat 12 32 15 4 fibre (roughage) 8 2 10 22 protein 25 12 5 10

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8 17 The diagram shows the circulatory system of a mammal.

capillary network in lungs R right atrium left atrium

right ventricle

left ventricle

S capillary network in body organs

What describes the blood in vessels R and S? R A B C D deoxygenated deoxygenated oxygenated oxygenated S deoxygenated oxygenated deoxygenated oxygenated

18 From which organ is most carbon dioxide excreted? A B C D kidney liver lung skin

19 Which word equation represents anaerobic respiration in muscles? A B C D glucose lactic acid + energy glucose ethanol + carbon dioxide + energy glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide + water + energy glucose + oxygen lactic acid + water + energy

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9 20 Which process in green plants produces carbon dioxide? A B C D photosynthesis respiration translocation transpiration

21 The diagram shows structures associated with the human urinary system. Which structure is the urethra?

from heart

to heart A

C D

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10 22 The diagram shows part of the human circulatory system. In which vessel will absorbed alcohol first be found?
lungs A heart D liver C gut B kidney

23 The diagram shows the structures involved in a reflex action.

S R

P Q

hot pan

What shows the sequence in which these structures become involved? A B C D PQRS PSRQ QRSP QSPR

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11 24 A person moves from sunlight into a dark room. How do their eyes respond? A B C D The blind spots become larger. The blind spots become smaller. The pupils become larger. The pupils become smaller.

25 Which features are characteristic of insect-pollinated flowers? A B C D bright petals, large feathery stigmas bright petals, rough sticky pollen large feathery stigmas, nectaries small light pollen, nectaries

26 Which substance normally passes from a fetus to its mother through the placenta? A B C D alcohol glucose oxygen urea

27 What is the best measurement to determine the growth of seedlings? A B C D the dry mass of the whole seedling the height and width of the parts above ground the length from the root-tip to the stem-tip the total number of leaves

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12 28 A plot of land was divided into four. Each part was sown with 100 seeds in the dry season. Two parts were covered with a net to stop small birds and mammals entering and two were watered, as shown in the diagram. In which plot would most seeds germinate?

covered by net and watered C

no net and watered D

covered by net and not watered

no net and not watered

29 Which shows the sex chromosomes in the body cells and in the sex cells in a man? body cells A B C D XX XX XY XY sex cells all X all XX X or Y all XY

30 In humans, which types of variation are shown by blood group and height? blood group A B C D continuous continuous discontinuous discontinuous height continuous discontinuous continuous discontinuous

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13 31 In a certain plant, the allele for white fruit, W, is dominant over the allele for yellow fruit, w. A white-fruited plant was crossed with a yellow-fruited plant. About half of the offspring were white-fruited and the other half were yellow-fruited. Which genotypes did the parent plants have? A B C D ww and ww Ww and ww WW and ww WW and Ww

32 The diagram shows a food web.

snakes birds

squirrels

toads

lizards

beetles

grasshoppers

greenfly

snails

green plants

Which organisms will increase in number, if the number of snakes increases? A B C D birds grasshoppers lizards squirrels

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14 33 Which organism would be a producer in a food chain?

34 From which food chain is least energy lost? A B C D green plant human green plant sheep human green plant cow (milk) human green plant small fish large fish human

35 The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle.

animals

green plants

decay by microorganisms X

carbon dioxide in the air

What does X represent? A B C D death digestion photosynthesis respiration

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15 36 The diagram represents stages in the water cycle. At which stage is the water in liquid form?

D B A C

sea

37 In which process is oxygen a waste product? A B C D active transport aerobic respiration anaerobic respiration photosynthesis

38 The graph shows the growth of a population of bacteria in a closed jar of nutrient solution. At which point do limiting factors begin to control the growth of the population?
C D

bacteria / unit volume B A 0 0

time

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16 39 Which graph shows the effect of pollution by sewage on the amount of oxygen dissolved in a river?
A dissolved oxygen distance downstream sewage enters the river C dissolved oxygen distance downstream sewage enters the river sewage enters the river dissolved oxygen distance downstream sewage enters the river D dissolved oxygen distance downstream B

40 A gardener planted some water plants in the stream at the bottom of the garden shown on the diagram. At first the plants grew well but after a while they died. Which source of pollution is most likely to have caused the death of the plants?

D railway

C farmer spraying fields with a pesticide to kill insects

re st

am
factory waste A factory

garden B sewage works

direction of flow of stream

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