Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
BIOLOGY 0610/22
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) February/March 2018
45 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet.
Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
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2 Two animals have an identical sequence of amino acids in one of the proteins found in their cells.
vacuole
cytoplasmic nucleus
strand
A
B
C
D
5 A student was told that a drawing of a bacterial cell had been magnified 30 000 times. The length
of the drawing was 45 mm.
6 Which graph represents the effect of increasing temperature on the rate of diffusion?
A B
rate of rate of
diffusion diffusion
0 0
0 temperature 0 temperature
C D
rate of rate of
diffusion diffusion
0 0
0 temperature 0 temperature
7 Protoplasts are plant cells that have had their cell walls removed.
8 When a food substance is tested with iodine solution, which colour shows the presence of
starch?
A blue-black
B brown
C orange
D purple
9 The graph shows the activity of three digestive enzymes at differing pH levels.
X Y Z
enzyme
activity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
pH
upper epidermis
layer X
lower epidermis
midrib
A B C D
A chlorophyll
B fat
C glucose
D starch
A gall bladder
B liver
C mouth
D pancreas
13 During growth, potato plants produce flowers and underground storage organs called tubers.
During this time, which parts of the plant act as sources and sinks for translocation?
A Blood can flow down the body on the left and up the body on the right.
B Blood can flow more slowly along the circulatory system.
C Blood pressure stays the same throughout the circulatory system.
D Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood are kept separate.
16 During exercise, receptors detect a change in the blood and cause the breathing rate to increase.
What change do the receptors detect and where are they found in the body?
coloured coloured
water water
X Y
A falls rises
B falls unchanged
C rises falls
D rises unchanged
X Y Z
19 A boy accidentally touches a very hot object and immediately takes his hand away.
20 Which description of how the pupil of the eye gets smaller is correct?
A contract contract
B contract relax
C relax contract
D relax relax
The graph shows the number of children with each type of diabetes per 100 000 children, in one
country.
350
300 type 1
type 2
250
number of
children with 200
diabetes
per 100 000 150
children
100
50
0
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
age / years
22 The diagram shows an experiment using wheat shoot tips to investigate plant growth.
shoot tip
removed
X Y X Y
26 Which sex chromosomes in the egg and the sperm will produce a male child?
A X X
B X Y
C Y X
D Y Y
1 asexual reproduction
2 growth
3 production of gametes
4 repair of damaged tissue
5 replacement of cells
A 1, 2, 3 and 4
B 1, 2, 4 and 5
C 2, 3 and 4 only
D 3, 4 and 5 only
If the allele for white fur is dominant, which animal must be heterozygous for the gene controlling
fur colour?
A B
29 In areas of the world where malaria is present, the sickle-cell allele is more common.
green
Sun plant herbivore carnivore
decomposer
A chemical
B heat
C kinetic
D light
A B
carbon dioxide
in atmosphere
C
industry
transport D animals plants
and power
34 The graph shows the human population of the world for the last 2000 years.
6000
4000
population
/ million
2000 P
0
0 1000 2000
time / years
A death
B exponential (log)
C lag
D stationary
A 1→2→3→4
B 1→3→4→2
C 2→3→4→1
D 4→1→2→3
39 The flow diagram shows a process that can occur as a result of pollution in a river.
low
high
algae algae concentration
concentrations
reproduce die and of dissolved
of nitrate ions
rapidly decompose oxygen kills
enter a river
organisms
A aerobic respiration
B eutrophication
C nitrogen cycle
D photosynthesis
40 Which stage in the treatment of sewage removes large floating objects, such as plastic bags?
A aeration
B discharge
C screening
D sedimentation
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