5090/21

Biology 5090/21October/November 2020

Cambridge O-Level · Theory · worked solutions for every part, with the mark scheme

9
questions
80
marks
105
minutes

Topics Organisms and Their Environment · Respiration · Sexual Reproduction in Humans · Movement Into and Out of Cells · Inheritance · Human Nutrition · +6 more

Q110MHuman NutritionFree sample

The diagram represents what the human alimentary canal would look like if it was removed from a person and straightened out.

(a)
(i)

Identify the parts A, B, C and D labelled on the diagram.

A ______

B ______

C ______

D ______

4M
(ii)

State which part has the absorption of water as its main function.

______

1M
(b)

Gastric (stomach) by-pass surgery is sometimes used to help a person to lose weight. The diagram shows the result of this type of surgery.

(i)

The digestion of one food substance is most likely to be affected by this surgery.

State which food substance and explain your answer.

food substance ______

explanation = ______

2M
(ii)

Suggest how this surgery may help a person to lose weight.

3M

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  • Q3Human Gas Exchange · Organisms and Their Environment11M
  • Q4Disease and Immunity · Sexual Reproduction in Humans · Movement Into and Out of Cells10M
  • Q5Movement Into and Out of Cells9M
  • Q6Transport in Humans · Respiration10M
  • Q7Organisms and Their Environment · Respiration10M
  • Q8Cell Division and Reproduction · Inheritance · Organisms and Their Environment10M
  • Q9Inheritance · Sexual Reproduction in Humans10M
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