2024

June test series 40

Name

Grade IGCSE

Subject Biology Multiple Choice Question Paper - 1 hour 15 minutes

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INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your name and surname in the space provided.

2. There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions
3. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D.
4. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the Answer
sheet
5. Make sure you put your answer in line with the correct question number
6. You may use a calculator
1 Which row shows substances removed by
excretion?

2 Which two parts are included in the scientific

name of an organism?
A genus and group
B genus and species
C group and kingdom
D kingdom and species

3 How many jointed legs does an insect have?

A two pairs
B three pairs
C four pairs
D more than six pairs

4 The photomicrograph shows a cell from a type of

aquatic plant.

Which labelled parts indicate that this is a plant

cell?
A P and R B P and S C Q and R D Q and S

5 The diagram shows a magnified image of a cell.

The magnification is x360. Line LM represents the
width of the image of the cell. Line LM is 18 mm
long in this diagram.

What is the actual width of the cell?

A 0.005m B 0.05mm C 0.5mm D 5.0mm
m

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6 Which factor would decrease the rate of diffusion
of oxygen into cells?
A increasing concentration gradient
B increasing surface area
C increasing temperature
D increasing thickness of cell membrane

7 Which molecule crosses a partially permeable

membrane during osmosis?
A carbon dioxide
B oxygen
C urea
D water

8 What are enzymes made of?

A fatty acids
B glycogen
C protein
D starch

9 What remains at the end of an enzyme-controlled

reaction?
A enzymes and products
B enzymes and substrates
C substrates only
D enzymes only

1 The diagram shows part of a cross-section of a

0 leaf.

Which row shows the correct labels?

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11 The diagrams show the different types of human teeth.

Which teeth are used for grinding food?

12 The arrows show the movement of substances from the soil into a root hair cell.

Which substances move from the soil into the root hair cell?
A carbon dioxide and oxygen
B glucose and water
C mineral ions and glucose
D water and mineral ions

13 By which process does water escape from stomata in the leaves?

A active transport
B diffusion
C evaporation
D osmosis

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14 Which row about the circulatory system is correct?

15 Which structures may become blocked in coronary heart disease?

A arteries
B atria
C veins
D ventricles

16 What are characteristics of all organisms?

A egestion and excretion
B egestion and nutrition
C excretion and nutrition
D excretion and photosynthesis

17 The scientific name for the golden eagle is Aquila chrysaetos.

What is the genus of the golden eagle?
A Aquila
B chrysaetos
C eagle
D golden

18 Which row shows structures that are present in both root hair cells and palisade mesophyll
cells?

19 How are most leaves adapted for photosynthesis?

A They have a large surface area and are thick.
B They have a large surface area and are thin.
C They have a small surface area and are thick.
D They have a small surface area and are thin.

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20 The diagram shows four arthropods.

How many of these arthropods are insects?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

21 Which row shows structures that are present in both root hair cells and palisade mesophyll
cells?

22 The diagram shows a cell at ×1500 magnification.

What is the actual size of the cell?

A 0.003mm B 0.03mm C 33mm D 333mm

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23 What is true of all enzymes?

24 What is the substrate for enzyme X?

25 Which statement about physical digestion is correct?

A It increases the surface area of food.
B It involves enzymes.
C It takes place in the mouth only.
D It produces smaller molecules.

26 Solid food enters the mouth at P and enters the oesophagus at Q.

How does the food at Q differ from the food at P?

A It contains less fibre.

B It contains less water.
C It contains less protein.
D It contains less starch.

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27 Which row shows the functions of xylem and phloem?

28 What is the effect on a plant of not having any root hairs?

A The plant absorbs less water from the soil.
B The plant absorbs more water from the soil.
C The plant loses water to the soil.
D The plant loses mineral ions to the soil.

29 Which statements describe how the structures in the circulatory system function?

30 The diagram shows a section through the heart.

Which part is the septum?

31 Which part of the body excretes urea, excess water and excess ions?
A gall bladder
B heart
C kidney
D lungs

32 Which words complete the statements?

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33 The diagram shows some of the apparatus used in an osmosis investigation.

 In this investigation a dialysis tubing bag was filled with sucrose solution, sealed and
weighed.

 The dialysis tubing bag was then immersed in distilled water for one hour.

 After one hour the dialysis tubing bag was removed from the beaker, the surface was
dried and the bag was reweighed.

Which row explains what will happen during the investigation?

34 The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.

What does Homo refer to?
A mammals
B genus
C kingdom
D species

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35 Which row is correct for arthropod classification?

36 In a mesophyll cell, where are chloroplasts found?

A between the cell wall and the cell membrane
B in the cytoplasm
C in the nucleus
D in the vacuole

37 The cell shown in the diagram has been magnified 3000 times. The diagram is 21 mm wide.

What is the actual diameter of the cell?

38 The diagrams show how a cell appears under the microscope at the start of an experiment
and after it has been placed in a dilute solution of salts for 5 minutes.

Which statement explains what happens?

A Dissolved salts enter the cell by diffusion.

B Dissolved salts leave the cell by diffusion.
C Water enters the cell by osmosis.
D Water leaves the cell by osmosis.

39 What causes the diffusion of oxygen into a plant cell?

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 A active transport
B movement of molecules
C osmosis
D photosynthesis

40 The diagram shows the digestive system.

Which part absorbs the most water?

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