International General Certificate of Secondary Education CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
BIOLOGY
PAPER 1 Multiple Choice
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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER SESSION 2002
45 minutes
Additional materials: Multiple Choice answer sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
TIME
45 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this has already been done for you. There are forty questions in 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 …show more content…
y-axis
time
Which is the most accurate variable to plot on the y-axis? A B C D dry mass fresh mass length volume
30 Which sex chromosomes in the egg and the sperm will produce a male child? sex chromosome in egg A B C D X X Y Y sex chromosome in sperm X Y X Y
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16 31 The diagram shows a sperm cell. Which part contains genes? A B C
D
32 In a pea plant, the allele for round seeds (R) is dominant to the allele for wrinkled seeds (r). If plants with the genotype Rr are crossed, what are the likely proportions of offspring? A B C D all with round seeds all with wrinkled seeds 1 with round seeds : 1 with wrinkled seeds 3 with round seeds : 1 with wrinkled seeds
33 The diagram shows a simple food chain.
What is the source of energy for this food chain? A B C D carbon dioxide minerals Sun water
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17 34 From which food chain is least energy lost? A B C D corn → hens → humans grass → cows → humans potatoes → humans water plants → small fish → large fish → humans
35 The diagram represents the carbon cycle.
carbon dioxide in air X
animals
decomposing material in soil
fossil