AS Biology Chapter Test - 3

Chapter A: Cell structure

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(Answer ALL the questions in the space provided)

1. The table below describes the structure and function of organelles in eukaryotic cells. Complete the
table by filling in the empty boxes A, B, C, D and E
Organelle

Structure / Feature

Function of feature

Nucleus

Nucleoli present

Inner membrane folded into

cristae

Vesicles containing
hydrolytic enzyme

Breakdown of old organelles.

Cell lysis

Smooth endoplasmic
reticulum

Consists of flattened
membrane- bound sacs
called cisternae

[Total: 5 marks]
2. The table below refers to a bacterial cell, a liver cell and a palisade mesophyll cell and to the structures
which may be found inside them. If a feature is present in the cell, place a tick () in the appropriate
box and if a feature is absent from the cell, place a cross () in the appropriate box.
Feature
Bacterial cell
Liver cell
Palisade cell
Nuclear membrane
Vacuole
Cell wall
Microvilli
Chloroplasts
Mesosomes
Glycogen granules

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3. (a) Describe how particles, such as bacteria, are taken up by phagocytes.
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(d) Phagocytes contain many lysosomes. State the function of lysosomes in phagocytes.
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[Total: 3 marks]
4. Fig. 4.1 shows a transverse section of a root nodule of a legume. Fig. 4.2 is a drawing of a cell from
the centre of the nodule made from an electron micrograph.

Fig. 4.2
(a) Name three structures that are present in cells in the cortex of the root that are not present in bacterial
cells.
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(b) Explain the advantages of studying cell structure with an electron microscope rather than with a light
microscope.
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[Total: 5 marks]
5. Fig. 5.1 is a drawing made from an electron micrograph of a cell from the ciliated epithelium of the
bronchus.

Complete the table below by writing the appropriate letter from Fig. 5.1 to indicate the structure that
carries out each of the functions listed. The first one has been completed for you.
function
facilitated diffusion of glucose

structure
B

creates a current to move mucus

aerobic respiration
makes ribosomes
a site of transcription
packages proteins into lysosomes
[Total: 5 marks]
6. Fig. 6.1 is a drawing of a transverse section of a leaf.

Fig. 6.1
(a) Use label lines and the letters X, S, E and D to indicate the following on Fig. 6.1:
X a xylem vessel
S a phloem sieve tube
E a lower epidermal cell
D a palisade mesophyll cell

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(b) Calculate the magnification of Fig. 6.1. Show your working and express your answer to the nearest
whole number.

Answer ........................................ [2]

[Total: 6 marks]

7. Fig. 7.1 is a diagram of an electron micrograph of a plant cell. Fig. 7.2 is a diagram of an electron
micrograph of an animal cell. Both diagrams are incomplete.

Fig. 7.1

Fig. 7.2

(a) Explain how Fig. 7.1 can be identified as a plant cell.

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(b) Some organelles are missing from Figs 7.1 and 7.2. Information about these organelles is shown in
the shaded boxes in Table 7.1. Complete the empty boxes in Table 7.1 by adding the correct
information below each column heading.
Table 7.1
name of
organelle

diagram of organelle(s) as
seen under the electron
microscope (not to scale)

one function of organelle

mitochondrion

cell type(s) in which

organelle is located
animal and plant

assemble microtubules to
produce the mitotic spindle

rough
endoplasmic
reticulum

protein synthesis

Golgi
apparatus

animal and plant

photosynthesis

plant only

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[Total: 10 marks]
8. (a) Phagocytes and lymphocytes are both involved in defence against infectious diseases. Active B
lymphocytes are known as plasma cells. Fig. 8.1 shows drawings made from electron micrographs
of a phagocyte, A, and a plasma cell, B.

B
Fig. 8.1

Complete the table to show three visible structural differences between the cells A and B.

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(b) Calculate the magnification of the cells in Fig. 8.1. Show your working and give your answer to the
nearest whole number.

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[Total: 5 marks]

9. Fig. 9.1 shows a drawing made from an electron micrograph of two adjacent cells in a leaf.

Fig. 9.1

(a) Structures A and B are both visible using the light microscope, but the internal detail of these
organelles shown in Fig. 2.1 is only visible using the electron microscope.
Explain why the internal details of structures A and B are only visible when using the electron
microscope and not when using the light microscope.

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(b) Name in full the structures labelled C, D and E.
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(c) State one role of vacuoles in plant cells.

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(d) Structures F and G have very different permeability properties. Explain how the composition of
structures F and G determines the permeability properties of these structures.

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(e) Fig. 9.1 shows two plasmodesmata connecting the adjacent cells. Describe the roles of plasmodesmata
in transport in plants.

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[Total: 14 marks]

TOTAL MARKS FOR THIS PAPER: 60

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PREPARED BY: MD. EMRUL HASAN, A LEVEL BIOLOGY TEACHER, SFX GREENHERALD