1 What are characteristics of all organisms?
A egestion and excretion
B egestion and nutrition
C excretion and nutrition
D nutrition and photosynthesis
2 The table shows some characteristic features of four vertebrates.
Which vertebrate is a mammal?
feature
vertebrate
scales lays eggs feathers wings hair
A ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ key
B ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ feature present
C ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ feature absent
D ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔
3 Which information is needed when classifying a frog using the binomial system?
A class : amphibian
B genus : Rana
C kingdom : animal
D phylum : vertebrate
Use this diagram of the plant cell to answer questions 4 and 5.
4 Which two parts are also found in liver cells?
A W and X
B W and Z
C Y and X
D Y and Z
5 In which part of the cell do carbon dioxide and water combine to form glucose?
A W
B X
C Y
D Z
6 The diagram shows a section through an eye.
What are structures X and Y?
A organs in an organ system
B organs in a tissue
C organ systems in an organ
D tissues in an organ
7 Which statement about enzymes is correct?
A Enzymes are carbohydrates.
B Enzymes are catalysts.
C Enzymes are not affected by pH.
D Enzymes are not affected by temperature.
8 The graph shows the results of an investigation into enzyme activity.
rate of an
enzyme-controlled
reaction
How should the horizontal axis of the graph be labelled?
A pH
B temperature
C time
D volume
9 Which two substances are the products of photosynthesis?
A carbon dioxide and sugar
B carbon dioxide and water
C oxygen and carbon dioxide
D oxygen and sugar
10 The diagram shows a section through a leaf.
Between which two points does most gaseous exchange take place?
A P and R
B Q and S
C R and Q
D S and P
11 The table shows the nutritional information of a plain biscuit.
Which nutrient needs no digestion?
A fat 3.0 g
B glucose 2.8 g
C protein 3.5 g
D starch 5.5 g
12 An experiment on diffusion was set up as shown in the diagram.
partially permeable
membrane
mixture of protein
solution and
protease
water at 37 °C
What was found in the water in the test-tube after 15 minutes?
A amino acids
B fatty acids
C glucose
D glycerol
13 The diagram shows the four chambers of a human heart.
S P
R Q
Which statement describes the direction of blood flow?
A Blood enters P directly from the lungs.
B Blood enters S directly from the lungs.
C Blood passes directly from Q to P.
D Blood passes directly from Q to the lungs.
14 The double circulation of the blood means that, for every complete circuit of the body,
A atria and ventricles contract alternately.
B blood flows through the arteries and veins.
C blood flows through atria and ventricles.
D blood flows twice through the heart.
15 Which air sample has just been breathed out?
air percentage of percentage of percentage
sample oxygen carbon dioxide humidity
A 21 0.04 20
B 16 4.04 100
C 4 0.40 80
D 20 4.00 60
16 In an experiment to investigate the anaerobic respiration of yeast, two bottles are set up in a warm
room.
P Q
balloon balloon
sugar, yeast yeast and water
and water
What describes the appearance of the balloons after one day?
balloon P balloon Q
A inflated inflated
B inflated no change
C no change inflated
D no change no change
17 The diagram shows a plan of part of the human circulatory system.
In which vessel are the breakdown products of alcohol first found?
lungs
heart
D
A
liver
gut
B kidney
18 A patient has dye injected into the blood supply to his kidneys. The dye appears in his excretory
system as shown.
key
dye
no dye
Which part is blocked?
A one kidney
B one ureter
C the bladder
D the urethra
19 In a reflex action, which term describes light, temperature and chemicals?
A effectors
B impulses
C receptors
D stimuli
20 The diagram shows the muscles that control the size of the pupil in an eye.
iris
circular muscles
radial muscles
pupil
How do the muscles make the pupil larger?
circular muscles radial muscles
A contract contract
B contract relax
C relax contract
D relax relax
21 The table shows the conditions provided for four sets of seeds. All the seeds are well-watered.
Which of the seeds germinate?
suitable carbon
oxygen
temperature dioxide
A ✔ ✔ ✘ key
B ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ = condition present
C ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ = condition absent
D ✔ ✘ ✔
22 The graph shows a growth curve.
y-axis
time
Which is the most accurate variable to plot on the y-axis?
A dry mass
B fresh mass
C length
D volume
23 The diagram shows a simple food chain.
What is the source of energy for this food chain?
A carbon dioxide
B minerals
C Sun
D water
24 From which food chain is least energy lost?
A corn → hens → humans
B grass → cows → humans
C potatoes → humans
D water plants → small fish → large fish → humans
25 The diagram represents the carbon cycle.
carbon dioxide
in air
X
animals decomposing fossil fuels
material
in soil
green plants
Which process is represented by arrow X?
A combustion
B decay
C photosynthesis
D respiration
26 The diagram shows part of the water cycle.
water vapour in the air
compounds in living plants compounds in living animals
Which process is responsible for returning water vapour to the air at P?
A combustion
B condensation
C photosynthesis
D respiration
27 Which graph shows the growth of a population where there are no limiting factors?
A B C D
population size
population size
population size
population size
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
time time time time
28 A farmer put some fertiliser on his field. Soon afterwards, there was a heavy storm and some of
the fertiliser drained into a lake.
land with fertiliser
lake
plants
What is the effect of the fertiliser on the growth of the crop plants in the field and the plants in the
lake?
crop plants lake plants
A decrease decrease
B decrease increase
C increase decrease
D increase increase
29 The concentration of a pesticide in the tissues of the organisms in the following food chain was
measured.
plants ⎯⎯⎯→ small fish ⎯⎯⎯→ large fish ⎯⎯⎯→ bird of prey
Which organism on the bar chart is the large fish?
0.5
0.4
pesticide 0.3
concentration
in tissues / 0.2
mg per kg
0.1
0
A B C D
organism
30 Which activity will be least likely to lead to the extinction of species?
A conservation
B deforestation
C use of herbicides
D use of pesticides
