June 2017 (v3) QP - Paper 3 CIE Biology IGCSE
June 2017 (v3) QP - Paper 3 CIE Biology IGCSE
June 2017 (v3) QP - Paper 3 CIE Biology IGCSE
BIOLOGY 0610/33
Paper 3 Theory (Core) May/June 2017
1 hour 15 minutes
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(i) Name the process plants use to make carbohydrates such as simple sugars.
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(iii) Suggest one way that leaves are adapted to make carbohydrates.
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(b) Fig. 1.1 shows whole leaves from five different trees.
E
D not to scale
Fig. 1.1
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(b) (i) Describe two ways that the structure of a red blood cell differs from the structure of a
white blood cell.
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(ii) Suggest why it is important for blood to form a clot if a blood vessel is cut.
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[Total: 6]
Fig. 1.2 is a key which can be used to identify the five leaves shown in Fig. 1.1.
The key shows the scientific names of the five trees that the leaves came from.
NO go to 2 YES go to 4
NO go to 3 YES
NO YES NO YES
Quercus Laurus Betula Fraxinus Aesculus
robur nobilis pendula excelsior hippocastanum
Fig. 1.2
(i) Use the key to identify the five leaves shown in Fig. 1.1.
Complete Table 1.1 by writing the correct letter next to the Latin name of each type of leaf.
Table 1.1
(ii) Suggest a suitable question which could be used to distinguish between the leaves of
Aesculus hippocastanum and Fraxinus excelsior.
[Total: 8]
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Blood is split into its separate components and used to treat different medical conditions.
Fig. 9.1
(a) Table 9.1 shows the components of blood and the medical conditions that they are used to
treat.
The boxes on the right show the medical conditions that they are used to treat.
Draw a straight line from each component of the blood to the medical condition that it is used
to treat.
Table 9.1
2 Fig. 2.1 shows some of the external features of the human heart.
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A
C
Fig. 2.1
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(ii) Name the tissue that makes up most of the heart wall labelled C on Fig. 2.1.
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(iii) State two ways that the activity of the heart can be monitored.
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(ii) Blockage of this blood vessel can cause serious damage to the heart.
Describe one factor that can increase the risk of developing a blockage in this blood
vessel.
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(b) Fig. 8.1 shows four animals with different adaptive features.
flying flying
phalanger squirrel
Tasmanian wolf
wolf
Fig. 8.1
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(ii) Describe two features, visible in Fig. 8.1, which show that all of these animals are
mammals.
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(iii) Describe one feature of mammals that is not visible in Fig. 8.1.
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[Total: 10]
(c) (i) Deoxygenated blood from the body enters the part of the heart labelled A on Fig. 2.1.
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(iii) State the name of the structure which separates the two sides of the heart.
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[Total: 10]
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8 (a) The theory of natural selection explains how one species can gradually evolve into a new
species.
D reproduction by individuals that are better adapted to the environment than others
(i) Arrange the stages in the correct order and then complete the flow chart by writing the
letters in the four empty boxes.
è C è è è D è
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(iii) State one factor that can increase the rate at which new alleles are formed.
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The boxes contain the names of three substances made by the endocrine glands.
(a) (i) Which group of substances do adrenaline, insulin and oestrogen belong to?
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adrenaline
insulin
oestrogen
Fig. 3.1
(ii) On Fig. 3.1 draw three straight lines to join each of the names in the boxes to the
endocrine gland that releases the substance.
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insulin ................................................................................................................................
oestrogen ..........................................................................................................................
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insulin ................................................................................................................................
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oestrogen ..........................................................................................................................
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(c) Genetic engineering can also be used to provide new varieties of crop plants.
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(d) State two ways of improving the yield of crops, other than selective breeding or genetic
engineering.
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[Total: 11]
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[Total: 10]
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7 (a) There are two types of cell division, meiosis and mitosis.
Cells produced by each type of division have different characteristics and functions.
Complete Table 7.1 by placing a tick in two of the boxes in each row to show the characteristics
and functions of the cells made by each type of cell division.
Table 7.1
flower
potato tubers
Fig. 7.1
(a) Before food can be absorbed into the body it needs to be digested.
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(c) Fig. 4.1 is a partially labelled diagram of the human alimentary canal.
Some parts of the alimentary canal have been labelled but have not been named.
A
oesophagus
E
stomach
liver
B
large intestine
C
D
anus
Fig. 4.1
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Fig. 6.2
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(ii) Explain why the shoots are all bent over to the left and how this response is important for
the plant.
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[Total: 7]
(i) Identify the two letters on Fig. 4.1 that show the structures which produce enzymes that
break down starch.
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(ii) State the name of the part of the alimentary canal responsible for the absorption of
digested food.
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[Total: 9]
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The pot has fallen over and has been left on its side for a few days.
Fig. 6.1
(a) Describe how lying on its side has affected the growth of the plant.
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(b) The stem of the plant in Fig. 6.1 is responding to an external stimulus.
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5 Pectinase is an enzyme which is used to extract juice from fruits such as apples.
Fig. 5.1 shows the volume of juice extracted from two equally sized samples of crushed apple
over 16 minutes.
Sample A contained pectinase and Sample B contained the same volume of water.
120
A
110 with pectinase
100
90
80
70 B
volume with water
of fruit 60
juice / cm3
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
time / minutes
Fig. 5.1
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(a) (i) How much juice had been extracted from the apples in Sample A after 2 minutes?
(ii) How much longer does it take for Sample B to produce this amount of juice?
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(iii) State two advantages to the food industry of using pectinase in juice extraction.
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(b) Yeast can be added to the apple juice to make cider by anaerobic respiration.
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(ii) As well as making alcohol, the anaerobic respiration of yeast can be used to make other
useful products.
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State two ways aerobic respiration differs from anaerobic respiration in yeast.
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[Total: 9]