Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

BIOLOGY 0610/11
Paper 1 Multiple Choice October/November 2015
45 minutes
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1 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

2 The diagram shows some leaves and flowers of different plants.

1 2 3 4 5

Which are from monocotyledons?

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

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3 The list shows the scientific names for eight animals, using the binomial system.

Alderia modesta
Arenicola cristata
Arenicola marina

Austrominius modestus
Bittium reticulatum
Botrylloides leachii
Botryllus schlosseri
Clypeostoma reticulatum
Which two animals are most closely related?

A Alderia modesta and Austrominius modestus

B Arenicola cristata and Arenicola marina
C Bittium reticulatum and Clypeostoma reticulatum
D Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides leachii

4 The diagram shows a flower seen from above.

Use the key to find the name of the family to which it belongs.

1 four petals ............................................... go to 2

five petals ............................................... go to 3
2 two stamens ........................................... A Scrophulariaceae
six stamens ............................................ B Brassicaceae
3 petals joined............................................ C Caryophyllaceae
petals separate ...................................... D Rosaceae

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5 Three cell structures are listed.

1 cell wall
2 cytoplasm
3 nucleus

Which structures are found in palisade cells and in liver cells?

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

6 The diagram shows two plant cells, P and Q.

cell P cell Q

How does cell P differ from cell Q?

A It has no cell wall.

B It has no chloroplasts.
C It has no nucleus.
D It has no vacuole.

7 The diagram shows different types of cells.

Which structure do all these cells have?

A cell membrane
B cell wall
C chloroplast
D nucleus

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8 The diagram shows a male gamete.

Which term describes the level of organisation of this gamete?

A cell
B organ
C organism
D tissue

9 Which description of xylem is correct?

A a cell used for absorption

B a tissue used for support
C an organ system used for conduction
D an organ used for transport

10 The diagram shows a fish in a pond.

Why does oxygen diffuse from the air into the water before reaching the fish?

A Oxygen is more concentrated in the air than in the water.

B Oxygen is more concentrated in the water than in the air.
C Oxygen is needed by the fish for aerobic respiration.
D Oxygen is needed by the fish for anaerobic respiration.

11 Which structure provides the best surface for diffusion?

A atrium
B bronchioles
C ileum
D trachea

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12 What is true of all enzymes?

they are most effective

they are sugars
at pH7

A  
B  
C  
D  

13 The diagram shows a piece of small intestine during peristalsis.

direction of
peristalsis

What is happening at X?

circular muscles longitudinal muscles

A contracted contracted
B contracted relaxed
C relaxed contracted
D relaxed relaxed

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14 A plant with striped leaves similar to the one below was kept in bright light for six hours.

white stripe

green stripe

A leaf was taken from the plant and the chlorophyll removed. It was then tested for starch using
iodine solution.

Which diagram shows the result of the test?

A B C D
yellow-brown white blue-black yellow-brown

blue-black blue-black green green

15 The diagram shows the human alimentary canal.

Which structure does not secrete digestive enzymes?

D
B
C

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16 Which substance is lost from the body of a healthy person by the kidneys, but not by the lungs?

A carbon dioxide
B glucose
C urea
D water

17 Which statement is correct for most veins in the human body?

A They carry blood at high pressure.

B They have a pulse.
C They have valves.
D They take blood away from the heart.

18 What is transported in the phloem and what is the direction of transport?

A starch, up and down

B starch, up only
C sucrose, down and up
D sucrose, down only

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19 Apparatus was set up as shown.

air to
pump

sodium limewater limewater

hydroxide plant black
solution flask X paper flask Y

Sodium hydroxide removes carbon dioxide from the air. Limewater goes cloudy if carbon dioxide
is bubbled through it.

What happens to the limewater in flasks X and Y when the pump is switched on?

flask X flask Y

A goes cloudy goes cloudy

B goes cloudy stays clear
C stays clear goes cloudy
D stays clear stays clear

20 The diagram shows apparatus used to investigate anaerobic respiration in yeast.

glass coloured
tube liquid

air from which oxygen

has been removed

yeast in a
glucose solution

What happens to the coloured liquid?

A moves rapidly to the left

B moves slowly to the left
C moves to the right
D stays still

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21 Why do mammals sweat?

A to cool the body

B to lose water vapour through the skin surface
C to release energy through the oxidation of glucose
D to remove glucose from the blood

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

suspensory
ligaments

lens

When a person looks at an object which is far away from their eye, which of the following
happens?

suspensory
lens
ligaments

A slacken becomes fatter

B slacken becomes thinner
C tighten becomes fatter
D tighten becomes thinner

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23 The diagram shows half a flower.

On which structure would pollen be deposited in pollination?

B
C
D

24 In which region does diffusion of materials take place between mother and fetus?

A amniotic sac
B ovary
C placenta
D umbilical cord

25 During childbirth, what must happen to the cervix and the uterus wall?

cervix uterus wall

A contracts contracts and relaxes

B contracts relaxes
C dilates contracts and relaxes
D dilates relaxes

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26 The diagram shows a baby, a child and an adult (not drawn to the same scale).

As a baby grows into an adult, which labelled region grows the most?

27 Four tubes were set up as shown and placed in the dark.

In which tube would the seeds germinate first?

A B C D

oil
seeds seeds
dry water with
moist cotton oxygen removed
cotton wool
cotton wool
wool
0 °C 25 °C 25 °C 25 °C

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28 The graph shows the height of a child, from birth to the age of 10.

140

120

100

80
height / cm
60

40

20

0
0 2 4 6 8 10
age / years

What was the approximate height of the child at 7 years of age?

A 106 cm B 116 cm C 122 cm D 130 cm

29 Which statement about the human sex chromosomes is correct?

A All boys have two Y chromosomes.

B Everybody has at least one X chromosome.
C Girls have a Y chromosome and an X chromosome.
D Nobody has two X chromosomes.

30 What results from meiosis of a diploid cell?

A genetically different diploid cells

B genetically different haploid cells
C genetically identical diploid cells
D genetically identical haploid cells

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31 Which pathway is taken by energy from the Sun?

chemical energy trapped by

A stored in plants
in carbohydrates chlorophyll

chemical energy trapped by

B stored in plants
in carbohydrates chlorophyll

trapped by chemical energy

C stored in plants
chlorophyll in carbohydrates

trapped by chemical energy

D stored in plants
chlorophyll in carbohydrates

32 The diagram shows a food chain.

lettuce greenflies ladybirds insect-eating hawks

birds

If the hawks are removed from this food chain, what is likely to happen to the numbers of the
other organisms in this chain?

greenflies ladybirds insect-eating birds

A decrease increase decrease

B decrease increase increase
C increase decrease decrease
D increase decrease increase

33 The diagram shows a food web including a producer, consumers and a decomposer.

Which organism is the decomposer?

organism
A

organism organism
D B

organism
C

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34 Which organisms remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

A carnivores
B decomposers
C herbivores
D producers

35 Which process is not part of the carbon cycle?

A combustion
B photosynthesis
C respiration
D transpiration

36 The diagram shows a simple water cycle.

cloud

tree
rain

soil

What is responsible for water loss from the tree?

A evaporation
B photosynthesis
C respiration
D translocation

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37 The diagram shows the age structure of a human population.

age (years) males females

60 and over
45 – 59
30 – 44
15 – 29
under 15
1.5 1.0 0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5
population (millions)

Which age group has the largest number of people?

A 60 and over
B 45-59
C 30-44
D under 15

38 What is a reason for conserving plant species?

A to absorb oxygen from the air

B to decrease rainfall
C to obtain drugs for medicinal use
D to release carbon dioxide into the air

39 What is reduced after deforestation?

A force of rain hitting the ground

B rainwater run-off
C soil erosion
D soil fertility

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40 The diagram shows four positions on a river where water samples were taken.

untreated
sewage
X outlet
direction
of flow W
Y Z

Which graph shows oxygen concentrations in the river?

A B

oxygen oxygen
concentration concentration

W X Y Z W X Y Z
position position

C D

oxygen oxygen
concentration concentration

W X Y Z W X Y Z
position position

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