CIE IGCSE Biology

Topic Questions

2.1 Cell Structure & Size of Specimens

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 her Biology textbook. 

The actual thickness of this leaf is 450 µm, but the image in the textbook has a depth of 83 mm.

6-q4-leaf-structure

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 his 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

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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41 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 through 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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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

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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

B

C

D

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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

B

C

D

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