UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

*7021514936*

BIOLOGY 0610/02
Paper 2 Core May/June 2007
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

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1 (a) Figs. 1.1 – 1.4 show organisms or parts of organisms (not drawn to scale). For
Examiner's
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A B

Fig. 1.1

(i) State which of the drawings shows a monocotyledon leaf. State one reason for
your choice.

[1]

50 mm

C D

Fig. 1.2

(ii) State which of the drawings shows an annelid. State one reason for your choice.

[1]

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For
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E F

Fig. 1.3

(iii) State which of the drawings shows an arachnid. State one reason for your choice.

[1]

G H
Fig. 1.4

(iv) State which of the drawings shows a crustacean. State one reason for your
choice.

[1]

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(b) The length of the drawing of worm C, in Fig. 1.2, is shown. The actual length of the For
worm is 5 mm. Calculate the magnification of this drawing. Show your working. Examiner's
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magnification [2]

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2 Fig. 2.1 shows a flower of a dicotyledon. For

Examiner's
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C
A

nectary

Fig. 2.1

(a) Name parts A and B, shown on Fig. 2.1.

B [2]

(b) State the function of part C.

[1]

(c) The flower shown in Fig. 2.1 is insect pollinated. Describe how two features, visible in
Fig. 2.1, would be different in a wind pollinated flower.

[2]

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(d) Complete Table 2.1 by placing a tick (
) in the boxes to show which processes happen For
during the reproduction of flowering plants and which happen during the reproduction Examiner's
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of humans.

Table 2.1

process flowering plants humans

fertilisation

germination

implantation

pollination

sexual intercourse
[2]

(e) (i) While visiting a new region of forest a student found an unknown plant.

Hanging from it were some structures with bright red outer coverings.

These contained some soft fleshy tissue. In this tissue were many seeds with hard
outer coats.

Suggest, with reasons, how these seeds might be dispersed.

method of dispersal

reasons

[3]

(ii) Suggest which conditions in the forest would allow these seeds to germinate and
grow into young plants.

[3]

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3 (a) Fig. 3.1 shows the variation in the height of human adults in an African population. For
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percentage
of
population

height / cm

Fig. 3.1

State the type of variation shown by this data.

[1]

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(b) In Britain 42% of the population have blood group A. The frequency of the other blood For
groups is: B (9%), AB (3%) and O (46%). Examiner's
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(i) Plot the data, as a bar chart, on Fig. 3.2. [2]

50

40

30
frequency
%

20

10

blood group

Fig. 3.2

(ii) Complete the following sentence.

Height is controlled by environment and by genes but human blood groups

are controlled only by . [1]

(c) Sometimes human characteristics are altered by mutations.

(i) Define the term mutation.

[1]

(ii) Suggest two factors that could increase the rate at which mutations occur.

2 [2]

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4 The table shows the area of tropical forests in some parts of the world and the rate of their For
destruction during the period 1990 – 2000. Examiner's
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area of forest area destroyed each annual percentage

region of the world
in 2000 / km2 year 1990 – 2000 / km2 rate of destruction
A 697 000 13 000 1.8
B 1 389 000 18 000 1.3
C 2 154 000 15 000 0.7
D 117 000 2 000 1.7
E 434 000 12 000 2.8
F 8 399 000 84 000 1.0

(a) (i) State which region had the greatest area of forest destroyed each year.

[1]

(ii) State which region had the highest annual percentage rate of destruction.

[1]

(iii) Use the data to suggest what the area of tropical forest in Region F will be in 2100.

[1]

(iv) Predict which region will have the smallest area of forest in the year 2010.

[1]

(b) Tropical forests produce a large mass of dead vegetation each year which is
decomposed.

(i) Name one type of microorganism that decomposes this dead plant matter.

[1]

(ii) Name two substances that are released during decomposition that benefit the
plants in the forest.

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(c) Tropical forest is often cleared to provide ground for crop growth. However, after about For
three years, this land has to be abandoned and a new area is cleared. Suggest why a Examiner's
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new area is needed after about three years of crop growing.

[3]

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5 Fig. 5.1 shows the carbon cycle. The arrows represent the various processes that happen For
in the cycle. Examiner's
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E
carbon dioxide
in air
B D
death
+
carbon compounds excretion
carbon compounds box
C in dead animals
X
in fossil fuels and plants

A G
carbon compounds
in plants
F

Fig. 5.1

(a) (i) Complete the diagram by filling in box X. [1]

(ii) State the letters of two arrows that represent respiration.

and [2]

(iii) State the letter of the arrow that can only represent combustion in this cycle.

[1]

(iv) State the letter of the arrow that represents the process in the cycle that takes
millions of years to happen.

[1]

(b) (i) Photosynthesis is not shown on the diagram. Draw an arrow on Fig. 5.1 to
represent photosynthesis and label it P. [1]

(ii) Write a word equation for photosynthesis.

[2]

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6 Fig. 6.1 shows a plant cell from a leaf. For

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F A

B
E

C
D

Fig. 6.1

(a) State the letters for the three parts of this cell that only occur in plant cells.

letters , and . [3]

(b) State two differences in structure between this leaf cell and a root hair cell.

Explain the reason for each difference.

difference

reason

difference

reason

[4]

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(c) (i) Describe one difference that exists between a red blood cell and a typical animal For
cell. Examiner's
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[1]

(ii) State an advantage of this feature in a red blood cell.

[1]

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7 A student investigated the effect of changing pH on the rate of reaction of a digestive For
enzyme. Examiner's
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(a) Define the term enzyme.

[2]

Table 7.1 shows the results of this investigation.

Table 7.1

pH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

rate of reaction / 10 15 9 6 3 1 0
arbitrary units

(b) Plot the results as a line graph on Fig. 7.1. [3]

rate of reaction
/ arbitrary units

pH

Fig. 7.1

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(c) Suggest where in the human digestive system this enzyme would have been most For
active. Examiner's
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[1]

(d) The investigation at pH 3 was repeated but the enzyme was boiled before its use.
Suggest how and why the results would have been different.

[2]

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8 (a) Describe and explain the importance of iron and vitamin D in the diet. For
Examiner's
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[3]

(b) If you do not have a balanced diet you may suffer from malnutrition.

State two effects of malnutrition, not including minerals and vitamins.

For each effect explain how it is caused.

[4]

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9 Homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant internal environment, including a constant For

body temperature. Examiner's
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(a) Suggest why it is important that the body temperature of humans is kept constant.

[2]

(b) Describe and explain the effect of sweating in maintaining human body temperature.

[4]

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10 (a) Water is lost from leaves by transpiration. For

Examiner's
Use
(i) Name the structures through which most water vapour is lost from a leaf.

[1]

(ii) Name the tissue that water flows through in the stem to reach a leaf.

[1]

(b) Fig. 10.1 is a graph showing the rate of water loss by a number of similar leafy shoots
under different conditions.

rate of
water loss B

8 am time

Fig. 10.1

Graph line X shows the rate of water loss by a shoot in slow moving air as the
temperature increases from 8 am onwards.

(i) Suggest which line would show the rate of water loss of a shoot in fast moving air
as the temperature increases from 8am onwards.

line

Explain your choice.

explanation

[2]

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(ii) Suggest which line would show the rate of water loss of a shoot that was placed in For
an airtight plastic bag at 8 am. Examiner's
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line

Explain your choice.

explanation

[2]

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