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1.2 Cells as the Basic Units of Living Organisms

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Course CIE A Level Biology

Section 1. Cell Structure
Topic 1.2 Cells as the Basic Units of Living Organisms
Difficulty Easy
Time allowed: 60
Score: /47
Percentage: /100
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Question 1a
Fig. 1 shows part of a plant cell as seen with an electron microscope.
Fig. 1
Identify three features shown in Fig. 1 that show that this cell is eukaryotic.
[3 marks]
Question 1b
Give two ways in which a typical animal cell differs from the cell shown in Fig. 1
[2 marks]
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Question 1c
Fig. 2 below shows a cross-section of a leaf taken using a light microscope with a magnification of x250.
Fig. 2
State the function of a palisade cell (labelled A) and use detail shown in Fig. 2 to explain how it is specialised for this
function.
[2 marks]
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Question 1d
Fig. 3 shows an electron micrograph of part of a plant cell.
Fig. 3
Identify the organelle shown in the electron micrograph, as well as the part of the organelle labelled X.
[2 marks]
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Question 2a
Fig. 1 below shows a diagram of a cholera bacterium.
Fig. 1
Identify W and X and state the function of each.
[2 marks]
Question 2b
Give three structures that are present in an epithelial cell from the small intestine but are not present in a cholera bacterium.
[3 marks]
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Question 2c
An outbreak of cholera occurred in London in 1849. Fig.2 below shows the relationship between the number of deaths from
cholera and the height at which people lived above sea level.
Fig. 2
Describe the results shown in Fig.2.
[2 marks]
Question 2d
Fig. 3 below shows an example of a virus particle.
Fig. 3
Identify the structures labelled A and B in Fig. 3
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[2 marks]
Question 3a
Cells use ATP for a number of processes.
(i)
State the process from which cells obtain ATP from.
[1]
(ii)
Identify the organelle where this process takes place.
[1]
[2 marks]
Question 3b
State one process that cells use ATP for.
[1 mark]
Question 3c
Bacterial cells require ATP for the movement of a structure known as a flagellum. Flagella are not present in every bacterial
cell and therefore cannot be used to classify bacterial cells as prokaryotes.
State an organelle that all prokaryotic cells have that distinguish them from eukaryotic cells.
[1 mark]
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Question 3d
Particular organelles are always absent from prokaryotic cells.
(i)
Identify these organelles.
[3]
(ii)
Describe a feature all these organelles have in common.
[1]
[4 marks]
Question 4a
Describe the main features of a virus.
[4 marks]
Question 4b
State the name of the virus that causes the disease AIDS.
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[1 mark]
Question 4c
Identify the words missing from the sentences. Choose your words from the box below; you may use the words more than
once or not at all.
non-living living penicillin MRSA eukaryotic prokaryotic viruses bacteria
Animal and plant cells are _______________. Whereas bacteria are _________________.
_____________are not classified as either of these types of cells and instead are described as ___________________.
Antibiotics, such as ___________ do not work on _____________.

[6 marks]
Question 4d
Viruses are much smaller than both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
State the typical size of prokaryotic cells.
[1 mark]
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Question 5a
Structures V to Z are parts of a plant cell.
V cell wall
W chloroplast
X nucleus
Y mitochondrion
Z Golgi apparatus
Complete the table by putting the correct letter, V, W, X, Y or Z in the box next to each statement.
Statement Letter
Has stacked membranes arranged in parallel and contains DNA
The process of transcription happens here
Is an organelle and is not surrounded by two membranes
[3 marks]
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Question 5b
Fig.1 below shows the structure of a eukaryotic cell.
Fig. 1
State the name and function of organelles labelled A to C in Fig. 1.
[3 marks]
Question 5c
Describe the role of the cell surface membrane.
[1 mark]
Question 5d
In addition to the cell surface membrane, eukaryotic cells have many internal membrane bound structures, including
structures called lysosomes.
Describe the structure of lysosomes and their role within cells.
[2 marks]
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Course CIE A Level Biology

non-living living penicillin MRSA eukaryotic prokaryotic viruses bacteria

Antibiotics, such as _ do not work on ___.

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