Cell Structure & Function (Cambridge O Level Biology)

Exam Questions

27 mins17 questions
11 mark

Which of the following orders would be correct showing the size of structures 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 would be correct to describe a leaf, a root and stem?

  • Cell

  • Tissue

  • Organ

  • Organ system

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31 mark

The diagram below shows part of an organism (ciliated epithelium). 1-2--image-1--ciliated-cell

What term would correctly describe 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 a structure to its level of organisation within an organism?

  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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    61 mark

    Which structures are present in plant cells but not in animal cells?

    • cell membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplasts

    • cell wall, chloroplasts, sap vacuole

    • cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm

    • cytoplasm, nucleus, chloroplasts

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    71 mark

    Which structures are found in animal cells and plant cells? 

    1 mitochondria
    2 cell wall
    3 ribosomes
    4 sap vacuole
    • 1 and 3

    • 1 and 4

    • 2 and 3

    • 2 and 4

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    11 mark

    Which row of the table below correctly matches functions to some of the 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

      A list of subcellular structures is given below.

      1 nucleus
      2 ribosome
      3 vacuole
      4 chloroplast

      A plant cell and an animal cell are observed under a light microscope.

      Which of the above structures would always be visible in a plant cell?

      • 1, 2 & 4

      • 1, 3 & 4

      • 1 & 3 only

      • 1 & 4 only

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      31 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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      41 mark

      Which row of the table below correctly describes 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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        51 mark

        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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          11 mark

          Eukaryotic cells contain mitochondria (a mitochondrion is shown below).mitochondrion-mitochondria-structure-mcq-1

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

          1-2--image-3--cells

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            21 mark

            The image below shows a palisade mesophyll cell found in the leaves of plants. 1-2--image-4--cell-features

            Which row of the table below correctly shows 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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              A student cut a section through a plant, finding a group of long, microscopic structures which lacked end walls or any cell contents. 

              Which row of the table below correctly identifies the structure described in the statement above?

                identification reason
              A xylem vessels large surface area to absorb as much water by osmosis as possible 
              B root hair cells they can support the plant better without cytoplasm, mitochondria provide energy
              C root hair cells hollowed, lignified tubes to allow uninterrupted flow of water
              D xylem vessels hollowed, lignified tubes to allow uninterrupted flow of water

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