Cells and Cell Structure
Cells and Cell Structure
Cells and Cell Structure
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Answer the questions with a cross in the box you think is correct . If you change your mind
about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
The diagram shows a bacterium with structures A, B, C, D and E labelled.
(a) (i) Which structure contains the genetic material used by the bacterium in reproduction?
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A
B
C
D
(ii) Which structure controls the substances entering and leaving the bacterium?
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A
B
D
E
(b) Give three differences between the structure of this bacterium and the structure of a plant cell.
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Q2.
The diagram shows a cell found in the lining of the human small intestine.
Q3.
The diagram shows a single-celled organism called Chlorella that lives in fresh water.
Chlorella has a chloroplast and can photosynthesise.
(ii) Which of these labelled structures would also be present in an animal cell?
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A cell membrane and chloroplast
B cell membrane and mitochondrion
C cell wall and chloroplast
D cell wall and mitochondrion
(i) Explain why Chlorella takes in oxygen at light intensities below 10 arbitrary units.
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(ii) Explain the changes in the volume of oxygen released as the light intensity increases from 10
arbitrary units.
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(iii) The volume of oxygen released by Chlorella is the difference between the oxygen produced by
photosynthesis and the oxygen taken in.
Use the graph to calculate the volume of oxygen produced in five minutes by photosynthesis at a light
intensity of 50 arbitrary units.
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Q4.
The diagram shows the position of some hormone producing glands in the female body.
Q5.
P. multocida is a bacterium that causes cholera in chickens.
The diagram shows the bacterium.
(a) Give two structures in this bacterium that are also found in all eukaryotic cells.
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(b) Scientists investigated the survival of chickens injected with normal P. multocida or with weakened P.
multocida.
The table shows the scientists' results.
(ii) The scientists took the living chickens that had been injected with weakened P. multocida and then
injected them
with normal P. multocida.
The chickens did not die, as they were now immune.
Explain why these chickens did not die.
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(ii) Name the structure labelled A in the diagram.
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(iii) Describe the function of this cell in defending the body from infection.
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(c) Other white blood cells produce proteins called antibodies.
State how you could test a sample of plasma for protein.
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Q7.
(ii) Adult stem cells or embryonic stem cells can be used in medical treatments.
Explain why the choice between these two types of stem cells can cause issues for doctors.
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Q8.
(ii) The statements below describe conditions required for some molecules to move into this cell.
1. a concentration gradient
2. use of ATP
Which of these statements is correct for the process for osmosis?
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A 1 only
B 2 only
C 1 and 2
D neither 1 nor 2
(b) The diagram shows some of the apparatus used to investigate the rate of osmosis.
In the space below draw a labelled diagram to show how you would put this apparatus together to
investigate the rate of osmosis.
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(c) The apparatus is used to find out the effect of different sucrose concentrations on the rate of osmosis.
The graph below shows the results.
Calculate, using information from the graph, the rate of osmosis in mm per minute that would occur for a
sucrose concentration of 2.5%. Show your working.
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(c) The table gives information about mitochondria in different human cells.
(i) What is the mean number of mitochondria per μm3 in a heart muscle cell?
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A 0.33
B 3
C 10 000
D 75 000 000
(ii) Comment on the differences in the data for the sperm and for the egg.
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(ii) Which range of blood cholesterol levels is the mode for this sample?
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A 80 to 119
B 80 to 379
C 160 to 199
D 360 to 399
(iii) A blood cholesterol level greater than 239 mg per 100 cm3 means a person has a higher risk of
heart disease.
Calculate the percentage of men in the sample at a higher risk of heart disease.
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(d) Statins are drugs that reduce blood cholesterol levels.
A scientist investigates the use of one type of statin on the risk of having a heart attack.
He gives the statin to one group of people and gives a control substance to another group of people.
He calculates the percentage of people in each group that have a heart attack during the next four
years.
The table gives the scientist's results.
A conclusion from this data is that statins reduce the risk of heart attacks.
Discuss this conclusion.
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Q13.
Answer the questions with a cross in the boxes you think are correct . If you change your mind
about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Plant cells contain organelles.
The diagram shows a plant cell containing some organelles.
(a) (i) What is the total number of organelles shown in the diagram that absorb light?
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A 1
B 6
C 11
D 12
(ii) Name an organelle not shown in the diagram that makes ATP.
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(b) The magnification of the cell is calculated using this formula.
The actual width of the cell is 40 μm.
The magnification of the plant cell is
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A ×0.06
B ×0.6
C ×6
D ×600
(c) (i) Name an organelle found in a plant cell but not found in an animal cell.
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(ii) The location of the genetic material in a bacterium is different from the
location of the genetic material in a plant cell.
Give a location in a bacterium where genetic material is found.
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Plant and animal cells have some features in common and some differences.
(a) (i) Which of these structures is not found in animal cells?
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A cell membrane
B cell wall
C mitochondrion
D nucleus
Q15.
(c) The table lists the roles of some substances found in living organisms.
Complete the table by naming each substance.
The first one has been done for you.
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(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q16.
The human heart pumps blood when its muscle tissue contracts.
Diagram 1 shows a human heart and a cross-section through its ventricles.
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Q18.
(a) Describe how stem cells are different from other cell types.
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(b) Stem cells from a donor can be used for stem cell therapy.
Human blood cells are produced in bone marrow.
Explain how using stem cells from the bone marrow enables doctors to treat a number of different
blood conditions.
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(c) One type of stem cell transplant uses a patient's own stem cells.
They can be used if the patient is producing enough healthy bone marrow cells.
These cells can be collected, frozen and stored for later use.
Explain the advantage of using the patient's own stem cells rather than using stem cells from a donor.
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Q19.
The diagram shows a magnified image of a root hair cell from a young plant.
(a) Give the names of structures labelled W, X, Y and Z.
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(b) The actual length of the cell, along the line between A and B, is 1000 μm.
Calculate the magnification of this drawing.
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(c) (i) Explain the role of the root hair cell in absorption of water from the soil.
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(ii) Sometimes gardeners give their plants too much water. The water fills up the air spaces in the soil
around the plant roots.
Explain how this can lead to plants failing to grow properly.
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Q21.
Mark Scheme
Q1.
Q2.
(Q03 4BI1/2BR, June 2022)
Q3.
(Q03 4BI1/2B, June 2022)
Q4.
(Q02 4BI1/1BR, Jan 2021)
Q5.
(Q02 4BI1/2B, June 2021)
Q6.
(Q10 4BI1/1BR, Jan 2021)
Q7.
(Q07 4BI1/2B, Nov 2021)
Q8.
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q9.
(Q03 4BI1/1B, Nov 2020)
Q10.
Q12.
(Q06 4BI1/1B, Nov 2021)
Q13.
(Q01 4SS0/1B, June 2019)
Q14.
(Q01 4BI1/1BR, Nov 2020)
Q15.
(Q01 4BI1/1BR, Jan 2021)
Q16.
(Q03 4BI1/2B, Jan 2020)
Q17.
Total 12 marks
Q18.
(Q06 4BI1/2B, Nov 2023)
Q19.
(Q03 4BI1/2BR, Jan 2022)
Q20.
Q21.
(Q07 4SS0/1B, Nov 2020)