Paper 1

30 minutes
70 marks

General Biology
1. A chicken is feeding on insects and seeds from the ground. Nearby a goldfinch is eating seeds
from a thistle plant. A sparrowhawk tries to catch the goldfinch.
Using the information above name an organism which can be described by each of the following
words. An organism from above may appear more than once or not at all.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.

Omnivore
Predator
Prey
Producer
Herbivore

2. Identify whether each of the following is a cell, a tissue or an organ.

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.

Skin
Egg
Neurone
Eye
Epidermis

In questions 3 9, place a tick in the correct box on the answer sheet to indicate your answer.
3. Some sheep and cows are feeding in a field. Which of the following statements is not true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Cows and sheep are herbivores

Cows and sheep are consumers
Cows and sheep are competitors
Cows and sheep are omnivores
Cows and sheep are ruminants

4. A drug which can be used to treat bacterial infections is called an

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

analgesic
antihistamine
antibiotic
anabolic steroid
anaphylactic

5. The following organs/tissues are found in the human body. Which of the
following is the correct order in which you would find them, starting at the
head?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Appendix, pancreas, stomach, diaphragm, heart, trachea

Trachea, heart, diaphragm, stomach, pancreas, appendix
Heart, trachea, stomach, pancreas, appendix, diaphragm
Diaphragm, appendix, pancreas, stomach, trachea, heart
Trachea, heart, appendix, pancreas, diaphragm, stomach

6. What is the function of root hair cells?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Trapping soil particles to keep the roots clean

Trapping air to insulate the roots against the cold
Helping the plants roots anchor it to the soil
Absorbing sugar and other food substances from the soil
Absorbing water and minerals from the soil

7. Which of the following best represents what happens in photosynthesis?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide + water + energy

Glucose + oxygen + energy carbon dioxide + water
Carbon dioxide + water + energy glucose + oxygen
Carbon dioxide + water Glucose + oxygen + energy

8. Bacteria and fungi are used to make some of the food we eat. Which of the following
describes four foods which are all made using microbes?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Cottage cheese, wholemeal bread, white wine, strawberries and cream

Stilton cheese, cream crackers, red wine, chocolate muffin
Cheddar cheese, white bread, beer, yoghurt
Wensleydale cheese, bread roll, lemonade, fruit salad

9. Which of these correctly describes what happens when we breathe in?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Ribs move up and in; our diaphragm moves down

Ribs move up and out; our diaphragm moves down
Ribs move up and in; our diaphragm moves up
Ribs move up and out; our diaphragm moves up

10. The picture below shows some peas in their pod. Each pea is a seed formed from one
fertilised egg cell.
i. What do you call the plant cell which combines with an egg cell in order to form a seed?
ii. What do you call the process which involves these two types of cell joining together?

Biology A to Z In this section you are given clues to 25 biological words.

A

This type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart

When you want to bend your arm this is the muscle which contracts

These small structures contain chlorophyll

He wrote a book about evolution called On the Origin of Species

A biological catalyst

The tube is another name for the oviduct

An organ specialised for the secretion of a substance

A muscular organ with four chambers

Animals without backbones

Gastric . is the name given to the liquid in your stomach

Urea is removed from your blood by these organs

These organs excrete carbon dioxide from your body

This female reproductive cycle begins during puberty

The chemical element found in protein but not in sugar

Another name for an egg cell

The process by which male sex cells are transferred from one plant to another

This type of mining destroys the habitats of plants and animals

The chemical process which releases energy from food

A large organ which contains hydrochloric acid

Galapago is an old Spanish word for saddle. The Galpagos Islands were named
after an animal with a shell which resembles a saddle. What sort of animal?

Another name for the womb

What does the V stand for in HIV?

A plant which is considered a nuisance because its growing where it isnt wanted

X and Y
Z

These letters are used to represent two of the structures in the male nucleus

The branch of biology which involves studying only animals

The Natural World

1 What do the letters RSPCA stand for?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Royal Society for the Promotion of Circus Animals

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cooking Animals
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Royal Society for the Promotion of Colourful Animals

2. The diagram shows a leaf from a tree that produces conkers. What sort of tree is this?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Horse Chestnut
Sycamore
Hawthorn
Oak

3. A giraffes tongue is around 45cm long. Which one of the following statements is true?
A. The giraffe flicks its tongue in and out of ant mounds to pick up
the worker ants for food
B. The tongue is used to pick leaves from between the thorns on
acacia trees
C. The sticky end of the tongue enables it to be used to catch flying
insects for food
D. The tongue is immensely strong and can be used to carry baby
giraffes
4. Which word describes animals which are active during the day rather than at night?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Annual
Biennial
Marsupial
Diurnal
Nocturnal

5. Which of these is not an insect?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Wasp
Spider
Butterfly
Bee
Moth

6. Which animal uses the waggle dance as a form of communication?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Elephant
Cat
Honey bee
Eel
Ladybird

The following questions were kindly provided by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
7. An IBA is an abbreviation for a site designated as an Important Bird Area. Which of these
abbreviations
can also represent an important site for wildlife?
A.
B.
C.
D.

NWA
PTO
AWOL
SSSI

8. Many species of bird migrate to and from the UK each year. Which one of these creatures
also visits
the UK?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Painted lady butterfly

Flying squirrel
Locust
Sea snake

9. The yellowhammers song is often described as sounding like a description of which food
items?
A.
B.
C.
D.

A little bit of bread and butter

A little bit of bread and some cheese
A little bit of toast and jam
A little bit of ham, pineapple and mushroom

10. The mistle and song are both types of what?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Instrument
Toe
Thrush
Tree

11. The following reptiles are all found in the UK. Which one is poisonous?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Adder
Smooth snake
Grass snake
Slow worm

Biological colours
In answering the following questions you must choose from the following colours. Not every
colour is needed in order to answer the questions and some may be needed more than once.
Blue, Yellow, Green, Red, White, Black, Lilac, Brown
i. What colour is bile?
ii. The type of blood cell involved in the production of antibodies is known by which colour?

iii. What colour is chlorophyll?

iv. Blood that lacks oxygen is usually represented by which colour?
v. Benedicts solution is used to test for the presence of certain sugars. What colour would you
expect to see if you tested some food containing a large quantity of such sugars?
vi. The presence of proteins can be established using the biuret reagent. What colour would you
expect to see if the test was positive?

vii. Colour blindness is the inability to distinguish certain colours from one another. A very
common form of this condition involves red and which other colour?
At the hospital.
The following people have particular roles in the treatment of patients:
Dermatologist
Radiographer

Cardiologist Anaesthetist
Paediatrician Surgeon.

Haematologist

Oncologist

Match each one with the correct description below and write the first letter on the answer
sheet.
i. Creates medical images of the body
ii. Conducts invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body
iii. Treats diseases of the skin
iv. Deals with disorders of the heart and the vascular system
v. Treats cancerous tumours
vi. Treats infants, children and adolescents
vii. Studies and analyses blood and blood-forming tissues
viii. Administers drugs to prevent pain

Biology Challenge Paper 1 Answer Sheet. Name .............................................. Score .............

School name ............................................................ School code
General Biology write one answer in each case
1. i.. ii .. iii.
iv.
2. i.

v....
ii. iii ..

iv.....

v...

In questions 3 9, place a tick in the correct box to indicate your answer.

A

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. A. ..

B. ..

Biology A Z. Only one word required each time. Unless otherwise indicated each answer
begins with the letter provided.
A. .
B. .
C.

D. .
E.

F.

G. .
H. .
I.

J.

K. .
L.

M. .

N. .
O. .
P.

Q. .
R. .
S.

T.

U. .
V. .
W. .
X and Y. (X and Y are clues, the answer begins with C)
Z. .

The Natural World.

In questions 1 11, place a tick in the correct box to indicate your answer.
A

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7
8.
9.
10.
11.
Biological colours - write one colour in each case
i. .

ii. ..

iii.

iv.

v. ...

vi.

vii. .
At the Hospital write the letter in each case
i..

ii

v..

vi...

iii.
vii

iv
viii

Biology Challenge Paper 1 Mark Scheme.

General Biology.
1.
Only one answer needed for a mark in each case. If more than one given then both must
be correct.
i. chicken
iv.

thistle

2.

i. organ

ii. sparrowhawk or chicken

iii. goldfinch or insect(s)

v. goldfinch
ii. cell

iii. cell

iv. organ

v. tissue

Questions 3 9. Only one tick allowed per answer.

A
3.
4.
5.
6.
7

10. A. pollen

8.
9.

B. fertilisation

Biology A Z. Only allow the variations/spellings described below.

A.

artery/arteries

B.

bicep(s)

C.

chloroplast(s)

D.

darwin

E.

enzyme(s)

F.

fallopian/falopian

G.

gland(s)

H.

heart

I.

invertebrate(s)

J.

juice(s)

K.

kidney(s)

L.

lung(s)

M.

menstrual/menstruation

N.

nitrogen

O.

ovum

P.

pollination/pollenation

Q.

quarrying/quarry/quarries

R.

respiration

S.

stomach

T.

tortoise(s)

U.

uterus

V.

virus

W.

weed(s)

X and Y. chromosome(s)
Z.

zoology

The Natural World

Questions 1 11. Only one tick allowed per answer.
A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7
8.
9.
10.
11.

Biological colours.
i. yellow or green (one only needed)
iv. blue

v. red

ii. white

iii. green

vi. lilac vii. green

At the Hospital. Only the first letter is needed but allow the full name regardless of spelling.
i. R(adiographer)

ii. S(urgeon)

iii. D(ermatologist)

iv. C(ardiologist)

v. O(ncologist)

vi. P(aediatrician)

vii. H(aematologist)

viii. A(naesthetist)