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Specialised Cells, Tissues & Organs (Cambridge O Level Biology)

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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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    A student looks at an image of a cross-section of a leaf in his Biology textbook. 

    The actual thickness of this leaf is 450 µm, but the image in the textbook has a depth 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. 

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

    The image is 43 mm wide and has been magnified 2500 times.

    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

    A student draws a red blood cell. The drawing is 20mm in diameter.q3-1-2-specialised-cells-hard-mcq-cie-o-level-biology

    This red blood cell is 0.008mm in diameter. 

    What is the magnification of the cell shown in the drawing?

    • ×40

    • ×250

    • ×2500

    • ×40000

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