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Transport in Animals
Question Paper 1
Level IGCSE
Subject Biology (0610/0970)
Exam Board Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
Topic Transport in Animals
Sub-Topic
Booklet Question Paper 1
Time Allowed: 28 minutes
Score: /23
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Grade Boundaries:
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1. Which substances are dissolved in human blood plasma?
A carbon dioxide, haemoglobin and glucose
B carbon dioxide, oxygen and haemoglobin
C glucose, hormones and urea
D oxygen, urea and starch
2. Which chamber of the heart has the thickest muscle wall?
A left atrium
B left ventricle
C right atrium
D right ventricle
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3. The diagram shows the human heart and some of the blood vessels connected to it.
W Z
Before blood in W reaches Z it must
A gain glucose.
B give up heat to the skin.
C pass through capillaries.
D travel to the head.
4. Which blood vessel has a high carbon dioxide concentration, a low oxygen concentration and a
high blood pressure?
A aorta
B pulmonary artery
C pulmonary vein
D vena cava
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5. What is the fluid in the blood called?
A lymph
B mucus
C plasma
D tissue fluid
6. What is a method of reducing the risk of coronary heart disease?
A angioplasty
B by-pass’ surgery
C controlled exercise
D inserting a stent
7. The diagram shows a section through the heart.
Which part pumps blood to the aorta?
A B
D C
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8. The diagram shows a section through a blood vessel in the leg.
Which type of blood vessel is shown, and in which direction does the blood flow?
type direction
of vessel of flow
A artery P to Q
B artery Q to P
C vein P to Q
D vein Q to P
9. Which row shows the chambers of the heart, from those with the thickest walls to those with the
thinnest walls?
thickest thinnest
A atria left ventricle right ventricle
B atria right ventricle left ventricle
C left ventricle right ventricle atria
D right ventricle left ventricle atria
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10. Why is aspirin sometimes used as a drug to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease?
A It reduces blood pressure.
B It reduces pain.
C It reduces the tendency for blood to clot.
D It relaxes artery walls.
11. Which statement is correct for most veins in the human body?
A They carry blood at high pressure.
B They have a pulse.
C They have valves.
D They take blood away from the heart.
12. The diagram shows a vertical section through a human heart.
What are X and Y?
X Y
A left atrium right ventricle
B left ventricle right atrium
C right atrium left ventricle
D right ventricle left atrium
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13. The diagrams show some components of the blood of a mammal.
Which component causes the blood to start clotting?
A B C D
14. The diagrams show four different stages in one heart beat.
P Q
key
direction in which
blood is moving
R S
What is the correct order for the stages after stage P?
A Q→R→S
B R→Q→S
C R→S→Q
D S→R→Q
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15. Where does haemoglobin become oxyhaemoglobin?
A heart
B kidneys
C liver
D lungs
16. What is the correct sequence for blood being pumped from the heart to the lungs?
A left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary artery
B left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary vein
C right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery
D right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary vein
17. Which structures in plants and in humans normally carry amino acids?
18. Why is the circulatory system of mammals described as a double circulation?
A Blood flows firstly through arteries and then through veins.
B Blood flows through the heart twice on one complete circuit of the body.
C In the heart, blood flows firstly through atria and then through ventricles.
D The atria and the ventricles contract alternately.
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19. Which substance is transported by haemoglobin?
A nitrogen
B oxygen
C urea
D water
20. The diagram shows human blood as seen through a light microscope.
A person’s blood is unable to clot.
Which component of the blood is not functioning properly?
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21. In which list do all three blood vessels carry oxygenated blood?
A aorta, pulmonary artery, renal artery
B aorta, pulmonary vein, renal artery
C vena cava, pulmonary artery, renal vein
D vena cava, pulmonary vein, renal vein
22. In a person with a low platelet level, which process is slower than normal?
A antibody formation
B blood clotting
C oxygen carriage
D phagocytosis
23. Which blood vessel contains valves?
A arteriole
B capillary
C renal artery
D renal vein
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