IGCSE Cambridge (CIE) Biology 15 mins 15 questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Cell Structure & Size

of Specimens
Cell Structure / Organisation of Cells / Magnification Formula / Converting Between
Units

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Easy Questions
1 Which of the following orders would be correct showing the size of structures from
biggest to smallest?

A. chromosome → red blood cell → stomach → gene → nucleus

B. stomach → red blood cell → gene → chromosome
C. stomach → red blood cell → nucleus → chromosome → gene
D. gene → chromosome → red blood cell → stomach
(1 mark)

2 Which of the following terms would be correct to describe a leaf, a root and stem?

A. Cell
B. Tissue
C. Organ
D. Organ system
(1 mark)

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3 The diagram below shows part of an organism (ciliated epithelium).

What term would correctly describe the level of organisation of the structure in the
diagram above?

A. Cell
B. Organelle
C. Organ
D. Organ system
(1 mark)

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4 Which description of the liver below is correct?

A. The liver is a cell, containing several tissues, which forms part of the digestive
system.

B. The liver is an organ, containing several systems, which forms part of the digestive
tissue

C. The liver is an organ, containing several tissues, which forms part of the digestive
system.

D. The liver is a cell, containing several systems, which forms part of the digestive
system.
(1 mark)

5 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

(1 mark)

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Medium Questions
1 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

(1 mark)

2 Extended only
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.

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 Which of the above structures would always be visible in a plant cell?

A. 1, 2 & 4
B. 1, 3 & 4
C. 1 & 3 only
D. 1 & 4 only
(1 mark)

3 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?

A. mitochondria and nuclei

B. nuclei and ribosomes
C. mitochondria and vacuoles
D. mitochondria and ribosomes
(1 mark)

4 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 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔

(1 mark)

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5 Which row of the table below correctly describes a spongy mesophyll cell?

contains chloroplasts for loses water by ideal surface area for

photosynthesis transpiration gas exchange

A ✘ ✔ ✔

B ✔ ✔ ✘

C ✔ ✔ ✔

D ✔ ✘ ✘

(1 mark)

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Hard Questions
1 Extended only
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.

What would be the correct magnification of the image?

A. × 5
B. × 184
C. × 0.184

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 D. × 500
(1 mark)

2 Extended only
A student looks at the image below in his textbook.

The image is 43 mm wide and has been magnified 2500 times.

What is the actual width of the cell?

A. 0.0172 µm
B. 1.72 mm
C. 58.1 mm
D. 17.2 µm
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3 Eukaryotic cells contain mitochondria (a mitochondrion is shown below).

Which diagram below correctly shows the position of mitochondria in a plant cell?

(1 mark)

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4 The image below shows a palisade mesophyll cell found in the leaves of plants.

Which row of the table below correctly shows the structures labelled on the cell in the
image above?

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 X Y Z

A mitochondrion vacuole nucleus

B chloroplast nucleus vacuole

C chloroplast vacuole nucleus

D mitochondrion nucleus vacuole

(1 mark)

5 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

(1 mark)

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