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Choose the correct answer

(1) Which method of birth control works by preventing an egg from being released?
A condom B contraceptive pill
C rhythm method D vasectomy

(2) The diagram shows a typical human growth curve from birth to 20 years.

During which years is the growth rate greatest?
A 0 2 years B 8 10 years
C 12 14 years D 18 20 years
(3) The diagram shows a cell seen under the light microscope.

Answer B


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(4) Which is a tissue and which is an organ?

Answer B
(5) The diagram shows two shoots at the start of an experiment on transpiration.


What are the likely readings on the spring balances after three days?

Answer C
(6) The diagram shows some blood vessels near the surface of the skin.

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If vasoconstriction occurs at X, what happens to the blood flow at Y and Z?

Answer A
(7) The diagram shows the inheritance of flower colour in pea plants.

At which stages in the diagram does meiosis occur?
A W and Y B W and Z
C X and Y D X and Z

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(8) The diagram shows six cells.

Answer C
(9) Which diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell several minutes after it has
been placed in a concentrated solution of sugar?

Answer A

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(10) The diagrams show an experiment when set up and the same experiment two
hours later.

Answer B

(11) Which statement is correct for all catalysts?
A They are enzymes. B They are proteins.
C They speed up chemical reactions. D They work in living organisms.
(12) Two enzyme-controlled reactions are shown.

From these reactions, what deduction can be made about enzymes?
A Enzyme 1 has been changed to enzyme 2.
B Enzyme 2 slows down the production of amino acids.
C Enzymes can build up large molecules.
D Enzymes only break down large molecules.

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(13) The diagram shows two food molecules before and after they have been
digested by enzymes.

What identifies the products of fat digestion?
A P and R B P and S C Q and R D Q and S
(14) Four foods were tested for each of the following nutrients:
fat (using ethanol);
protein (using the biuret test);
reducing sugar (using Benedicts solution),
Which food contains protein and fat?

Answer A
(15) The graphs show the quantities of selected vitamins and mineral ions in four
foods.


Which food is the richest source of the vitamin or mineral ions essential for the
transport of oxygen by the blood?
A beans B egg
C fish D fruit

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(16) The diagram shows the circulatory system of a mammal.

answer D
(17) The diagram shows four specialised cells.

Which feature is not common to all of these cells?
A cell membrane B cytoplasm C diploid number of chromosomes D
nucleus
(18) The diagram shows an animal.

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answer C
(19) An organism has dry scales covering its body. To which vertebrate group does it
belong?
A amphibian B fish C mammal D reptile
(20) Which characteristic is shown when a person smells a gas in the air?
A excretion B movement C respiration D sensitivity
(21) The diagram shows a plant cell.

Which labelled structures are found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
A P and Q B Q and R C R and S D S and T
(22) A red blood cell is placed in a concentrated sugar solution. What happens and
why?
A The cell bursts as sugar molecules diffuse into it.
B The cell bursts because the concentrated sugar solution enters it.
C The cell shrinks because sugar molecules leave it.
D The cell shrinks because water leaves it.
(23) What are enzymes made of?
A carbohydrates B DNA C fats D proteins
( ( 42 At which temperature do most enzymes from the human body become
completely denatured?
A 0 C B 27 C C 40 C D 65 C

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(25) The graph shows pH changes in the mouth after eating.

Why is it a good idea to brush teeth after eating?
A Acidic conditions help bacteria to grow.
B Acids dissolve tooth enamel.
C Alkaline conditions help bacteria to grow.
D Alkalis dissolve tooth enamel.
(26) The diagram shows some parts from the blood of a mammal.
Which part would contain the breakdown products of bacterial cells?

Answer A
(27) In which order does water pass through these structures in a plant?
A mesophyll root hair xylem B mesophyll xylem root hair
C root hair mesophyll xylem D root hair xylem mesophyll

(28) A person has bleeding gums. This could be caused by a lack of which nutrient?
A calcium B iron C vitamin C D vitamin D

(29) What is the equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast?
A glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
B glucose alcohol + carbon dioxide
C glucose alcohol + water
D glucose lactic acid + water


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(30) The graph shows the rate and depth of a persons breathing before exercise.

Which graph shows the rate and depth of breathing of the same person immediately
after a period of exercise?

answer C
(31) The diagram shows how a plant, called a Venus fly-trap, reacts to a fly landing on
it.

Which characteristics of living things are shown by the plant in the diagram?
A excretion and growth B growth and sensitivity
C nutrition and reproduction D nutrition and sensitivity

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(32) The diagram shows some of the organs of the human body.

In which organs does the digestion of carbohydrates take place?
A P and Q B P and R C Q and R D Q and S
(33) The diagram shows the circulatory system of a mammal.

What describes the blood in vessels X and Y?

Answer D

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(34) Which statements about plant transpiration are correct?

Answer B
(35) The diagram shows an arthropod.

How many pairs of jointed legs does this arthropod have?
A 2 B 20 C 21 D 40
(36) Which group does not contain animals that are arthropods?
A annelids B arachnids
C crustaceans D insects

(37) Keys are used in biological identification.
Which statement may appear in a key and alone could identify one of the plants in
the diagrams?

A The plant has a single deep root with small branches.
B The plant has many similar roots, arising from a single point.
C The plant has one flower on the stem.
D The plant has pointed leaves.



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(38) The diagrams show a leaf cell before and after staining with iodine solution.

Which substance causes the iodine solution to change colour?
A chlorophyll B protein
C reducing sugar D starch
(39) The diagram shows some structures in the human neck and thorax.

The lining of tube Q has cilia.
What is an important function of the cilia?
A to help in the exchange of gases B to increase the internal surface area of tube Q
C to moisten the air entering and leaving the lungs
D to move mucus towards the throat
(40) The table shows the approximate composition of air breathed out by a
mammal.

Where did the nitrogen in the air breathed out come from?
A It was a product of proteins broken down in the mammal.
B It was a product of respiration. C It was in the air that was breathed in.
D It was exchanged for oxygen which was taken into the blood.
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(41) A person has a high-protein diet.
What describes the level of urea in the blood leaving the liver and in the urine leaving
the kidneys?

Answer A

(42) What is the main function of sweating?
A to excrete urea B to remove excess salts
C to clean the pores D to cool the body

(43) The diagram shows the human female reproductive system.

Sometimes a woman may be unable to have a baby because the tube at X becomes
blocked.
Which processes are prevented?

Answer B






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(44) The graph shows the growth curve of a plant.

At which two stages is growth not occurring?
A 1 and 4 B 2 and 3 C 3 and 4 D 1 and 2

(45) Which structures are adapted for supporting a plant?
A phloem tissues B root hair cells C stomata D xylem vessels
(46) Which form of energy is stored within glucose molecules made during
photosynthesis?
A chemical B heat C light D mechanical
(47) Which blood vessel, if it becomes blocked, could lead directly to a heart attack?
A coronary artery B pulmonary artery
C pulmonary vein D vena cava
(48) Which substances are dissolved in human blood plasma?
A carbon dioxide, haemoglobin and glucose
B carbon dioxide, oxygen and haemoglobin
C glucose, hormones and urea
D oxygen, urea and starch
(49) Which method of birth control is based on knowing the stage a woman is at in
her menstrual cycle?
A chemical B mechanical C natural D surgical
(50) What results from meiosis of a diploid cell?
A genetically different diploid cells
B genetically different haploid cells
C genetically identical diploid cells
D genetically identical haploid cells