2(b) CELL STRUCTURE · EXAM QUESTIONS

2.2 Cell structures

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    Which of these structures occurs only in plant cells?

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    Which structure contains chromosomes?

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    Which structure is the site of protein synthesis?

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    Which structure would be absent from a root hair cell?

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    Which part of a cell is a jelly-like substance in which most chemical reactions take place?

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    Which structure is too small to see with a school light microscope?

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  7. 07NameShort answer3 marks

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    Name three structures found in both animal cells and plant cells.

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  8. 08NameShort answer3 marks

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    Name three structures found in a palisade mesophyll cell that are not found in a cheek cell.

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  9. 09DescribeShort answer2 marks

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    Describe the appearance of a plant cell vacuole.

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  10. 10StateShort answer1 mark

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    State the material that makes up a plant cell wall.

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  11. 11GiveShort answer2 marks

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    Give two structures you would see in a stained onion epidermis cell under a light microscope.

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  12. 12ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Explain why onion epidermis cells are stained with iodine before viewing.

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    Explain why a cheek cell is placed in a drop of methylene blue on a slide.

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  14. 14DescribeShort answer4 marks

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    Describe how to prepare a slide of onion epidermis cells to view under a light microscope.

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  15. 15SuggestShort answer2 marks

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    Suggest why there are many mitochondria in the cells of a sperm cell tail region.

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