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Cambridge · O Level · Biology

October/November 2021 — Paper 1 · Variant 1.

40 multiple-choice questions · 40 marks

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Topics covered

  • Mammalian nervous system
  • Mineral nutrition
  • Asexual and sexual reproduction
  • Energy flow
  • Nutrient cycles
  • Disease
  • Diffusion and osmosis
  • Homeostasis
  • Selection
  • Human gas exchange
  • Circulatory system
  • DNA
  • Photosynthesis
  • Heart
  • Inheritance
  • Enzyme action
  • Human digestive system
  • Absorption and assimilation
  • Blood vessels
  • Diet
  • Transpiration and translocation
  • Features of organisms
  • Specialised cells, tissues and organs
  • Mammalian hormones
  • Effects of humans on ecosystems
  • Urinary system
  • Sexual reproduction in humans
  • Respiration
  • Leaf structure
  • Uptake and transport of water and ions
  • Mammalian sense organs
  • Genetic modification
  • Cell structure and function
  • Anaerobic respiration

Questions in this paper

  • Q1Cell structure and functionMCQincludes a figure
  • Q2Diffusion and osmosisMCQ
  • Q3Diffusion and osmosisMCQincludes a figure
  • Q4Enzyme actionMCQincludes a figure
  • Q5PhotosynthesisMCQincludes a figure
  • Q6Leaf structureMCQincludes a figure
  • Q7Mineral nutritionMCQ
  • Q8DietMCQincludes a figure
  • Q9Human digestive systemMCQ
  • Q10Absorption and assimilationMCQincludes a figure
  • Q11Transpiration and translocationMCQincludes a figure
  • Q12Uptake and transport of water and ionsMCQ
  • Q13Blood vesselsMCQ
  • Q14Circulatory systemMCQincludes a figure
  • Q15HeartMCQincludes a figure
  • Q16RespirationMCQ
  • Q17Human gas exchangeMCQ
  • Q18Human gas exchangeMCQincludes a figure
  • Q19Urinary systemMCQ
  • Q20HomeostasisMCQincludes a figure
  • Q21Mammalian sense organsMCQincludes a figure
  • Q22Mammalian nervous systemMCQincludes a figure
  • Q23Mammalian hormonesMCQ
  • Q24Specialised cells, tissues and organsMCQincludes a figure
  • Q25Mammalian nervous systemMCQincludes a figure
  • Q26Features of organismsMCQ
  • Q27Anaerobic respirationMCQ
  • Q28Energy flowMCQ
  • Q29Nutrient cyclesMCQincludes a figure
  • Q30Nutrient cyclesMCQincludes a figure
  • Q31DiseaseMCQ
  • Q32Effects of humans on ecosystemsMCQ
  • Q33Asexual and sexual reproductionMCQ
  • Q34Asexual and sexual reproductionMCQincludes a figure
  • Q35Sexual reproduction in humansMCQincludes a figure
  • Q36DiseaseMCQincludes a figure
  • Q37DNAMCQ
  • Q38InheritanceMCQ
  • Q39SelectionMCQ
  • Q40Genetic modificationMCQ

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