Revision Paper 1 Oct 2016 Biology

Revision Paper 1 Oct 2016 Biology

by Umi Norfazillah Hardy

Multiple Choice

1. Which sentence about red blood cells is correct?

• A

  They transport carbon dioxide and contain chlorophyll.

• B

  They transport carbon dioxide and contain haemoglobin.

• C

  They transport oxygen and contain chlorophyll.

• D

  They transport oxygen and contain haemoglobin.

​RED BLOOD CELL

Multiple Choice

2. The first diagram shows an onion cell in pure water. The cell is now placed in

a concentrated sugar solution.

The second diagram shows it after one hour.

Which statement explains the change?

• A

  Sugar has moved into the cell.

• B

  Sugar has moved out of the cell.

•  C

  Water has moved into the cell.

• D

  Water has moved out of the cell.

Multiple Choice

2. The first diagram shows an onion cell in pure water. The cell is now placed in

a concentrated sugar solution.

The second diagram shows it after one hour.

Which statement explains the change?

• A

  Sugar has moved into the cell.

• B

  Sugar has moved out of the cell.

•  C

  Water has moved into the cell.

• D

  Water has moved out of the cell.

Multiple Choice

3. Which graph shows how the activity of an enzyme in the human alimentary canal varies with temperature?

Multiple Choice

4. The diagram shows a cross-section of part of a leaf.  

In which cell does most photosynthesis take place?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

5 The table shows information about the average daily energy demand of three age groups of males and females who have different levels of activity. What can be concluded from the table?

• A

  Activity has a greater effect than age on energy demand.

• B

  Females always require more energy than males.

• C

  Increasing age always increases energy demand.

• D

  The lowest energy demand is in the 14–18 age group.

Multiple Choice

6. What causes wilting to occur in a plant?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

7. The diagram shows a human heart.

The four valves in the heart are labelled

W, X, Y and Z.

Which valves would be open and which valves would be closed as blood leaves the heart?

• A

  Open: X and Z

  Closed: W and Y

• B

  Open: X and Y

  Closed: W and Z

• C

  Open: W and Z

  Closed: X and Y

• D

  Open: W and Y

  Closed: X and Z

Multiple Choice

8. Respiration occurs in living cells.

What is released during respiration?

• A

  energy

• B

  glucose

• C

  nutrients

• D

  oxygen

Multiple Choice

9. Which substances are excreted from the body by the kidneys?

• A

  carbon dioxide and nitrogen

• B

  carbon dioxide and urea

• C

  nitrogen and water

• D

  urea and water

​What you need to know

(a) define excretion as the removal of toxic materials and the waste products of metabolism from organisms

(b) describe the removal of carbon dioxide from the lungs, and of water and urea through the kidneys​

Multiple Choice

10. Which structure in the eye responds to changes in the brightness of light?

• A

  ciliary muscle

• B

  iris

• C

  lens

• D

  suspensory ligaments

Multiple Choice

11 Using the drug heroin can lead to someone becoming a heroin addict.

What does ‘being an addict’ mean?

• A An addict has an increased reaction time.

• B An addict has to keep decreasing the amount of drug taken.

• C An addict is depressed.

• D An addict is physically dependent on the drug.

Multiple Choice

12 Orangutans live in tropical rainforests and are herbivores.

Tigers eat orangutans.

What happens to these animals if some of the rainforest is destroyed?

• A

  The number of orangutans decreases and the number of tigers remains the same.

• B

  The number of tigers decreases and the number of orangutans remains the same.

• C

  The numbers of both orangutans and tigers decrease.

• D

  The numbers of both orangutans and tigers remain the same.

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows the male reproductive system.

Which is the prostate gland?

• A

• B

• C

• D