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BIOLOGY
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
October/November 2013
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The diagram shows how a plant, called a Venus fly-trap, reacts to a fly landing on it.
fly trapped
Which characteristics of living things are shown by the plant in the diagram?
A
B
D
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amphibians
fish
mammals
reptiles
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legs
arachnids
insects
D
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annelids
myriapods
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a cell wall
a large vacuole
D
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a cell membrane
chloroplasts
The diagram shows structures that form the surface of the trachea.
cell
organ
organ system
tissue
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large nucleus
10 The diagrams show an experiment when set up and the same experiment two hours later.
when set up
partially
permeable
membrane
concentrated
sugar solution
coloured with dye
pure
water
dye has
moved
into this
side
movement of dye
diffusion
osmosis
osmosis
diffusion
osmosis
translocation
translocation
diffusion
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11 Which diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell several minutes after it has been placed in a
concentrated solution of sugar?
enzyme 1
enzyme 2
proteins
amino acids
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13 The graphs show the quantities of selected vitamins and mineral ions in four foods.
vitamin C
mg per 100 g
vitamin D
g per 100 g
iron
mg per 100 g
calcium
mg per 100 g
20
10
100
10
50
beans
egg
fish
fruit
150
beans
egg
fish
fruit
beans
egg
fish
fruit
15
beans
egg
fish
fruit
30
Which food is the richest source of the vitamin or mineral ions essential for the transport of
oxygen by the blood?
A
beans
egg
fish
fruit
brick-red / orange
milky-white
key
= nutrient present
= nutrient absent
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15 The diagram shows some of the organs of the human body.
P and Q
P and R
Q and R
Q and S
capillary
network
in lungs
X
right atrium
left atrium
right ventricle
left ventricle
Y
capillary network
in body organs
What describes the blood in vessels X and Y?
X
deoxygenated
deoxygenated
deoxygenated
oxygenated
oxygenated
deoxygenated
oxygenated
oxygenated
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17 Which statements about plant transpiration are correct?
plants transpire most when
air is dry
temperature is high
air is humid
temperature is low
temperature is cold
shoot Y
spring balance
30 g
30 g
oil
water
What are the likely readings on the spring balances after three days?
shoot X
shoot Y
30 g
30 g
30 g
25 g
25 g
30 g
25 g
25 g
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19 The diagram shows some structures in the human neck and thorax.
Q
gaseous diffusion
protein synthesis
respiration
starch digestion
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21 The table shows the approximate composition of air breathed out by a mammal.
air breathed out / %
gas
nitrogen
80
oxygen
16
carbon dioxide
Where did the nitrogen in the air breathed out come from?
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It was exchanged for oxygen which was taken into the blood.
urea in urine
leaving kidneys
high
high
high
low
low
high
low
low
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23 The diagram shows some blood vessels near the surface of the skin.
skin surface
blood flow
X
decreases
decreases
decreases
stays constant
increases
increases
increases
stays constant
24 At night, a man looks at the stars and then begins to read a map using a bright lamp.
How do the shape of his lenses and the size of his pupils change?
lenses
pupils
fatter
larger
fatter
smaller
thinner
larger
thinner
smaller
to excrete urea
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26 Which method of birth control works by preventing an egg from being released?
A
condom
contraceptive pill
rhythm method
vasectomy
Sometimes a woman may be unable to have a baby because the tube at X becomes blocked.
Which processes are prevented?
fertilisation
implantation
ovulation
key
= prevented
= not prevented
dry mass
seed
2
1
time
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29 The diagram shows a typical human growth curve from birth to 20 years.
175
150
125
height 100
/ cm
75
50
25
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
age / years
During which years is the growth rate greatest?
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0 2 years
8 10 years
12 14 years
18 20 years
25%
50%
75%
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32 The diagram shows the inheritance of flower colour in pea plants.
purple flowers
parents
white flowers
PP
pp
genotypes
gametes
Pp
F1 genotypes
white flowers
purple flowers
phenotype
gametes
Pp
p
Z
F2 genotypes
PP
Pp
Pp
white flowers
purple flowers
phenotype
ratio
pp
W and Y
W and Z
X and Y
X and Z
It becomes heat.
It is destroyed.
34 The three-toed sloth is a mammal that lives in the forests of Central America. Sloths are eaten by
wild cats such as jaguars and also by snakes. The sloths mainly eat leaves.
What is the original source of the energy supplied to the jaguars?
A
leaves
sloths
snakes
Sun
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35 The diagram shows a food web.
foxes
hawks
carnivorous
insects
herbivorous
insects
a carnivore
a decomposer
a herbivore
a producer
sea
cows
What must occur for water in the sea to reach the cows?
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condensation only
evaporation only
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rabbits
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37 The diagram represents part of the carbon cycle.
carbon dioxide
in air
plants
animals
fossil fuels
dead matter
What is missing from this diagram?
A
38 The graphs show the changes in the populations of predator and prey over a period of time.
Which point on the graph shows a decrease in predator population?
number of
individuals
D
B
time
reduction of photosynthesis
soil erosion
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40 In a pyramid of numbers, what does the top of the pyramid represent?
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carnivores
decomposers
herbivores
Sun
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