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Revision quiz for 0654 IGCSE Coordinated Sciences Topic B1, B2 & B3.

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IGCSE B1-B3 Revision Quiz

IGCSE B1-B3 Revision Quiz

Question 1 of 8

1

Match each description with the correct characteristic of a living organism:
Taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, containing raw materials or energy for growth and tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them.
The chemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy.
A permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both.
Removal from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism (chemical reactions in cells including respiration) and substances in excess of requirements.
An action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place.
The ability to detect or sense changes in the environment (stimuli) and to make responses.
The processes that make more of the same kind of organism.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    Nutrition
    Respiration
    Growth
    Excretion
    Movement
    Sensitivity
    Reproduction

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

1

Which statement about enzymes is always correct?

Select one of the following:

  • They are made of carbohydrate.

  • They work best at high temperatures.

  • They speed up chemical reactions.

  • They work inside living cells.

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

1

A species of bacterium lives in acidic, hot springs at a temperature of 90 °C.
Which conditions will best suit the enzymes of this bacterium?

Select one of the following:

  • 30 °C and pH 4

  • 30 °C and pH 9

  • 80 °C and pH 4

  • 80 °C and pH 9

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

1

Which features are found in mammals but not in other vertebrates?

Select one of the following:

  • claws and hair

  • claws and lungs

  • hair and milk

  • lungs and milk

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

1

Which cells produce starch in their cytoplasm?

Select one of the following:

  • all animal cells

  • all plant cells

  • some animal cells

  • some plant cells

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

1

The binomial name for a tiger is Panthera tigris and for a lion, Panthera leo.
What do these scientific names show?

Lions and tigers:

Select one of the following:

  • have many features in common.

  • can interbreed.

  • are genetically identical.

  • are both in the same species

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

1

Which diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell several minutes after it has been placed in a
concentrated solution of sugar?
(0610 June 2009 Paper 1)

Select one of the following:

  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

1

The dots represent molecules of a gas in four tubes at the beginning of an experiment.
In which tube will more molecules move from X to Y than in the opposite direction?
(June 2009 QP 1, Q10)

Select one of the following:

  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

Explanation

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