UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

*2733099445*

BIOLOGY 0610/61
Paper 6 Alternative to Practical May/June 2010
1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

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1 Fig. 1.1 shows sections though blood vessels, X, Y and Z. For

Examiner's
X Use

Z
Fig. 1.1

(a) (i) Draw a labelled diagram to show the structures of X.

[5]

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(ii) Name the type of blood vessel labelled X. For

Examiner's
Use
[1]

(iii) Compare the blood vessels shown in Fig. 1.1 to explain how you reached your
identification for (a)(ii).

[2]

A 5 mm length of a blood vessel of the same type as X was used to investigate how far it could
be stretched using a number of 10 g weights.

The apparatus used is shown in Fig. 1.2.

paper clip 1, bent

to make hook
adhesive tape to
fix ruler to stand

blood vessel of
same type as X

paperclip 2

10 g plasticine
or weight

mm ruler

adhesive tape to
fix ruler to stand

Fig. 1.2

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As weights were added, the internal diameter of the blood vessel increased as shown in For
Table 1.1. Examiner's
Use

Table 1.1

mass of weights internal diameter increase in diameter

/g / mm / mm
0 20 0

10 25 5

20 29 9

30 32 12

40 33 13

50 34

60 35

70 36

80 37

90 37

100 38

(b) (i) Complete Table 1.1 by calculating the increase in diameter of the blood vessel.

Write your answers in the spaces on Table 1.1.

Show your working in the space below.

[1]

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(ii) Plot a graph to show the relationship between the mass of weights attached and For
the increase in diameter of the blood vessel. Examiner's
Use

[4]

(iii) Predict and explain what will happen to the diameter of the blood vessel after the
weights are removed.

[3]

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2 The sweet potato, Ipomoea batatus, is a different species to the Irish potato, Solanum For
tuberosum. Examiner's
Use

sweet Irish
potato potato

Fig. 2.1

(a) (i) Describe one similarity, visible in Fig.2.1, between the two species of potato.

[1]

(ii) Complete Table 2.1 to show two differences, visible in Fig 2.1, between the two
species of potato.

Table 2.1

sweet potato Irish potato

difference 1

difference 2

[2]

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(b) Potato crops are grown for their carbohydrate content. For
Examiner's
Use
Describe how you could safely test the two species of potato to compare their
carbohydrate content.

test for starch

test for reducing sugar

[8]

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3 Tomato seeds of the same type and maturity were left to germinate in different solutions at For
20ºC. Examiner's
Use

In dish A, 20 seeds were left in water.

In dish B, 20 seeds were left in juice from a ripe tomato. The pH of the juice measured
pH 6.

In dish C, 10 seeds were left in a solution which was at pH 6. There was no tomato juice in
this solution.

Fig. 3.1 shows the seeds after 5 days. Some of the seeds have germinated and short
radicles have developed.

dish A dish B dish C

Fig. 3.1

(a) (i) Record the number of seeds that have germinated in each dish in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1

number of seeds germinating

dish A dish B dish C

[2]

(ii) Calculate the percentage increase in the number of seeds that have germinated in
dish C compared with dish B, if the same number of seeds had been left to
germinate in dish C.

Show your working.

% [2]

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(iii) Suggest a reason why a larger percentage of seeds have germinated in dish C For
compared with dish B even though both solutions were at pH 6. Examiner's
Use

[2]

(iv) Explain the purpose of dish A in this investigation.

[1]

(b) Design an experiment to find out the effect of pH on seed germination.

[6]

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