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1.

6 Practice [30 marks]

Which mitotic phase is labelled X in the micrograph of an onion (Allium cepa) root tip?
1. [1 mark]

A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase

2a. The image is an electron micrograph. [1 mark]

Determine, with a reason, whether the image is of a prokaryotic cell or eukaryotic cell.

2b. (i) State the process that divides one nucleus into two genetically identical nuclei. [5 marks]
(ii) Explain how the cell cycle is controlled.

Explain how the cell cycle is controlled.


3. [4 marks]

During which stage does the cell surface area to volume ratio decrease?
4. [1 mark]
A. Interphase

B. Metaphase

C. Telophase

D. Cytokinesis
During which stage does the cell surface area to volume ratio decrease?
5. [1 mark]
A. Interphase

B. Metaphase

C. Telophase

D. Cytokinesis

What describes nuclear division in stem cells?


6. [1 mark]
A. Clonal selection

B. Mitosis

C. Cytokinesis

D. Meiosis

The diagrams show a virus and a bacterium.

7a. Calculate the magnification of the bacterium. [1 mark]

State the method that bacteria use to divide.


7b. [1 mark]

State one role of saprotrophic organisms in the ecosystem.


7c. [1 mark]

8. Outline the stages of the cell cycle. [5 marks]

The micrograph shows a cell from the root of an onion ( Allium cepa) during mitosis.

9a. Calculate the magnification of the image. [1 mark]

Deduce the stage of mitosis shown in the micrograph.


9b. [1 mark]

The onion (Allium cepa) is an angiospermophyte. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is an arthropod. State three structural differences
9c. [2 marks]
between the cells of an onion and a honey bee.
10. The following events occur in mitosis. [1 mark]
X: Attachment of spindle microtubules to centromeres
Y: Movement of sister chromatids to opposite poles
Z: Supercoiling of chromosomes

What is the correct sequence of events?

A. X → Z → Y
B. X → Y → Z
C. Z → X → Y
D. Z → Y → X

What is the principal mode of division for the prokaryote Escherichia coli   ?
11. [1 mark]
A. Endocytosis
B. Binary fission
C. Cytokinesis
D. Meiosis

The following sequence of pictures, made using an electronic imaging technique, shows a cell undergoing division.

State the stage of mitosis typified by image II.


12a. [1 mark]

State the process that results in tumour (cancer) formation or development.


12b. [1 mark]

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