Unit 1 Cell Biology Practice 1: (72 Marks)
Unit 1 Cell Biology Practice 1: (72 Marks)
Unit 1 Cell Biology Practice 1: (72 Marks)
B. Lysosome
C. Chloroplast
D. Mitochondrion
The following electron micrograph shows part of a palisade mesophyll cell. Which of the labelled structures controls the exchange of [1 mark]
2.
substances to and from the cell?
Cladograms can be created by comparing DNA or protein sequences. The cladogram on the left is based on DNA sequences and [1 mark]
3.
the cladogram on the right is based on comparing protein sequences.
What is the reason that cladograms based on DNA sequences are more reliable predictors of the phylogenetic relationship of species than
cladograms based on protein sequences?
C. Several different triplets of bases can code for the same amino acid.
A. A sponge
B. A fern
C. A flatworm
D. A bacterium
Which organelle is involved in generating vesicles destined for the cell membrane? [1 mark]
5.
A. Golgi apparatus
D. Lysosome
6. When during the cell cycle does DNA replication take place? [1 mark]
7. The giant alga Acetabularia has a feature that suggests it is an exception to the cell theory. What feature is this? [1 mark]
A. It lacks a nucleus.
A. Cytoplasm
B. Mitochondrion
C. Nucleus
D. Chloroplast
The bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes infections related to the human reproductive system. The graph shows the [1 mark]
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percentage of samples in which this bacterium showed resistance to six antibiotics over a period of ten years.
What is a possible explanation for the total percentage resistance being larger than 100% in 2010?
D. It is a constituent of bile.
A. I only
B. I and II only
D. I, II and III
14. The diagram shows the concentration of four cyclins during the cell cycle. Which curve represents the cyclin that promotes the [1 mark]
assembly of the mitotic spindle?
15. The image shows an electron micrograph of pancreatic exocrine cells. [1 mark]
A. To transport hormones between the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus
D. To digest cellulose
17. Which feature of striated muscle cells allows them to be considered as a possible exception to the cell theory? [1 mark]
18. Which characteristic of stem cells makes them useful for treating Stargardt’s disease? [1 mark]
The cell membrane model proposed by Davson–Danielli was a phospholipid bilayer sandwiched between two layers of globular [1 mark]
19.
protein. Which evidence led to the acceptance of the Singer–Nicolson model?
Native oyster populations are decreasing where rivers meet the ocean along the northwest coast of North America. These oyster
populations are being attacked by a gastropod.
It is known that oysters and gastropods have hard parts composed of calcium carbonate and that ocean acidification is increasing.
Studies were carried out using juvenile oysters and gastropods to investigate the effects of acidification on the decrease in the
population of oysters.
The first step was to raise oysters in two different mesocosms. One had seawater at a normal concentration of CO 2 and the other had
sea water with a high concentration of CO2. Gastropods were raised in two further mesocosms with normal and high CO 2
concentrations respectively.
Outline how acidified sea water could affect the shells of the oyster. [1 mark]
21a.
A juvenile gastropod will attack a juvenile oyster by using its tongue-like structure (radula) to drill a hole through the oyster shell. Once
the hole has been drilled, the gastropod sucks out the soft flesh. Researchers investigated the shell thickness at the site of the drill hole
in relation to the size of the oyster. The results are seen in this graph.
21b. Outline the trends shown in the data in the graph. [2 marks]
Equal numbers of oysters raised in seawater with a normal CO 2 concentration and in seawater with a high CO 2 concentration were then
presented together to the gastropod predators in seawater with a normal CO2 concentration. The same numbers of oysters from the two
groups were also presented together to the gastropods in seawater with a high CO2 concentration. The bar charts show how many of
the oysters were drilled by the gastropods and the mean size of drilled oysters.
21c. Estimate how much smaller drilled oysters raised in seawater at a high CO 2 concentration were than drilled oysters raised in [1 mark]
seawater at a normal CO 2 concentration.
Deduce from the data in the bar charts which factors were and were not correlated significantly with the number of oysters drilled [2 marks]
21d.
by the gastropods.
21e. Suggest reasons for the differences in the numbers of oysters drilled, as shown in the bar charts. [2 marks]
21f. The radula in a gastropod is hard but not made of calcium carbonate. Outline how this statement is supported by the drilling [2 marks]
success of the gastropods in seawater with normal or high CO2 concentrations.
21g. Using all the data, evaluate how CO 2 concentrations affect the development of oysters and their predation by gastropods. [2 marks]
22a. Pictured below are Louis Pasteur’s original drawings of swan-necked flasks. [3 marks]
Describe how Pasteur’s experiments provided convincing evidence to falsify the concept of spontaneous generation.
22b. State the function of life in Paramecium that is carried out by: [1 mark]
cilia.
State the function of life in Paramecium that is carried out by: [1 mark]
22c.
the contractile vacuole.
22d. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the use of adult stem cells. [3 marks]
22e. Explain the role of decomposers in an ecosystem. [2 marks]
Explain how chemical energy for use in the cell is generated by electron transport and chemiosmosis. [8 marks]
23a.
Outline four different functions of membrane proteins. [4 marks]
23b.
Distinguish between anabolism, catabolism and metabolism. [3 marks]
23c.
24a. Cells go through a repeating cycle of events in growth regions such as plant root tips and animal embryos. Outline this cell cycle. [4 marks]