UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
BIOLOGY
5090/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
May/June 2004
1 hour
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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The diagram shows the female reproductive system.
X
Y
Z
W
Which level of organisation are the structures W, X, Y and Z?
cell
tissue
organ
organ system
A
W
Y
X
Z
B
X
Z
Y
W
C
Y
X
Z
W
D
Z
W
Y
X
2 Which is an example of active transport?
A movement of glucose into the cells of the villi
B movement of glucose molecules down a concentration gradient
C movement of ions in blood plasma
D movement of water in the transpiration stream
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Similar shaped pieces of potato are placed in sucrose solutions of different concentrations. After
three hours, the mass of each potato piece is measured.
Which graph shows the results of this experiment?