Cell Structure & Size of Specimens (CIE IGCSE Biology: Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award))

Exam Questions

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11 mark

Which of the following correctly shows the listed structures in order of size from biggest to smallest?

  • chromosome → red blood cell → stomach → gene → nucleus

  • stomach → red blood cell → gene → chromosome

  • stomach → red blood cell → nucleus → chromosome →  gene

  • gene → chromosome → red blood cell → stomach

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21 mark

Which of the following terms correctly describes a leaf, a root and a stem?

  • Cell

  • Tissue

  • Organ

  • Organ system

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31 mark

The diagram below shows part of an organism.

1-2--image-1--ciliated-cell

Which term correctly describes the level of organisation of the structure in the diagram above?

  • Cell

  • Organelle

  • Organ

  • Organ system

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41 mark

Which description of the liver below is correct?

  • The liver is a cell, containing several tissues, which forms part of the digestive system.

  • The liver is an organ, containing several systems, which forms part of the digestive tissue

  • The liver is an organ, containing several tissues, which forms part of the digestive system.

  • The liver is a cell, containing several systems, which forms part of the digestive system.

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51 mark

Which row of the table below correctly matches each structure to its level of organisation?

  tissue organ system
A

 phloem

 small intestine

 digestive

B

 red blood cell

 xylem

 stomach

C

 small intestine

 sperm 

 digestive

D

 root hair

 leaf

 heart

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    11 mark

    Which row of the table below correctly matches functions to components in a root hair cell?

      cell wall cell membrane mitochondria
    A  support  active transport  energy release
    B  energy release  active transport  nutrition
    C  support  active transport  nutrition
    D  active transport  support  energy release

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      21 mark

      The salivary glands contain cells which are responsible for producing salivary amylase, a digestive enzyme.

      Which organelles would be present in large numbers in cells of the salivary glands?

      • mitochondria and nuclei

      • nuclei and ribosomes

      • mitochondria and vacuoles

      • mitochondria and ribosomes

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      31 mark

      Which row of the table below correctly identifies the structures present in a bacterial cell?

        cell membrane cell wall chromosome nucleus
      A X X X
      B X
      C X X
      D X X

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        41 mark

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        Which row of the table below correctly describes a spongy mesophyll cell?

          contains chloroplasts for photosynthesis loses water by transpiration ideal surface area for gas exchange
        A X
        B X
        C
        D X X

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          An image of a leaf cross-section is printed in a biology textbook. The actual thickness of such a leaf is 450 µm, and the image in the textbook has a height of 83 mm.

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          What would be the correct magnification of the image?

          • × 5

          • × 184

          • × 0.184

          • × 500

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          A student looks at the image below in a textbook. The image is 43 mm wide and has been magnified 2500 times.

          1-2--image-2--root-hair-cell

          What is the actual width of the cell?

          • 0.0172 µm

          • 1.72 mm

          • 58.1 mm

          • 17.2 µm

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          31 mark

          Eukaryotic cells contain mitochondria (a mitochondrion is shown below).

          Which diagram below correctly shows the position of mitochondria in a plant cell?

          1-2--image-3--cells

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            41 mark

            The image below shows a palisade mesophyll cell found in the leaves of plants. 

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            Which row of the table below correctly identifies the structures labelled on the cell in the image above?

              X Y Z
            A mitochondrion vacuole nucleus
            B chloroplast nucleus vacuole
            C chloroplast vacuole nucleus
            D mitochondrion nucleus vacuole

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