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1 Xylem is a specialised plant tissue.

State two functions of xylem tissue.

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[Total: 2]
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2 The diagram shows a drawing of a cell from the lining of the small intestine. The lumen is the
space
inside the intestine where food is digested.

State the names of the three labelled structures in the diagram and describe the role of each
structure in the intestinal cell.

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[Total: 6]
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3 Plant and animal cells contain many cell structures with important functions.

Complete the sentences using the words or phrases from the list.

Each word or phrase may be used once, more than once or not at all.

chloroplast cytoplasm membrane microscope

nucleus protein synthesis photosynthesis

respiration test-tube vacuole wall

Cells are very small. To magnify cells a piece of laboratory equipment called a

............................................ is used.

All cells have a cell ............................................ that controls what goes into and out of the

cell. The structure that contains the genetic information and controls all of a cell’s activities

is called the ............................................ .

In a plant cell, the cell ............................................ maintains the cell shape and the

............................................ is full of a solution of sugars, called cell sap.

Plant cells carry out the process of ............................................ to release energy. [6]
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(a) The diagrams below show three types of cell found in the female reproductive system.

Draw one straight line to join each diagram to the correct type of cell.

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(b) Cell B is found on the insides of the oviducts. This type of cell is also found on the insides of the
air passages leading to the lungs.

(i) Describe the function of these cells in the air passages leading to the lungs.

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(ii) Suggest why these cells are present in the oviducts.

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5 The diagram below shows a cell from a leaf .

Use the letters from the diagram to complete the table below.

Write one letter only in each box to identify the function. You may use each letter once, more than
once or not at all.

letter from
function
diagram

controls movement of substances into and out of the cell

exerts a pressure to help maintain the shape of the cell

produces sugars using light as a source of energy

withstands the internal pressure of the cell

controls all the activities of the cell

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[Total: 5]
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6 The boxes on the left show parts of a plant cell.

The boxes on the right show the functions of the parts.

Draw lines to link each part with its function. Draw four lines.

part
function

contains the genetic material

cell wall

filled with sap and supports the plant cell

chloroplast

made of cellulose and strengthens the plant cell

nucleus

site of photosynthesis

vacuole

site of respiration

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[Total: 4]