Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Fig. 1.1 shows the outline of a ciliated cell from the human gas exchange system.(a) (i) Inside the ciliated cell in Fig. 1.1, draw the nuclear envelo...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Yeast cells contain enzymes, which catalyse the breakdown of glucose to produce ethanol and carbon dioxide. These products change the environment of t...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

J1 is a slide of a stained transverse section of a plant organ.(a) Draw a large, low power, plan diagram of a quarter of the specimen as shown in Fig....

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) (i) Using the information in Table 1.1, decide which other concentrations to make and complete Table 1.2 including the concentrations from Table 1...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

K1 is a slide of a stained transverse section of a plant organ.(a) (i) Draw a large, low power plan diagram of one end of the specimen on K1 as shown ...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) Fig. 1.1 shows a simple apparatus that can be used to identify the tissue that conducts water up a stem. A cut shoot was placed in dye solution. A...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) A species of snail is found in a variety of habitats. The shells of these snails may have dark bands on the surface of the shell (banded) or may n...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

(a) (i) Suggest why a continuous culture system was used to test the growth rate of this yeast...........................................................

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which cell structure can be seen only with an electron microscope?

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A lymphocyte has a diameter of $1 \times 10^{-2}$ millimetres (mm).What is the diameter in nanometres (nm)?

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which organelles are enclosed in a single phospholipid bilayer and contain hydrolytic enzymes?

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

The DNA of prokaryotes is naked and circular.Which statement describes how the DNA of eukaryotes differs from that of prokaryotes?

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

The recently discovered Pandoravirus measures 1000 nm in diameter.The Mimivirus has a diameter of 400 nm.What can be detected using a light microscope...

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

What are found in chloroplasts and mitochondria?1. DNA2. 70S ribosomes3. mRNA

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Boiling the bones and teeth from dead animals can be used to produce a type of glue. The glue is formed from the collagen fibres present in bones and ...

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

What describes the primary structure of a protein?

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

The diagrams show four monosaccharides with the formula $C_6H_{12}O_6$.Which diagram shows $\alpha$-glucose?

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Complete digestion of polysaccharides requires all the glycosidic bonds between the monomers to be broken.Amylase only breaks $\alpha$-1,4 glycosidic ...

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

The diagram shows the results of tests on four solutions containing biological molecules. Which shows the solution that contains only starch and prote...

2017 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

The enzyme invertase catalyses the breakdown of sucrose to glucose and fructose.Three different enzyme inhibitors of invertase X, Y and Z were investi...

2017 Summer