Foundation AQA Biology Paper 1 Exam
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What are the structures of an animal cell? - ✔✔Nucleus, cytoplasm, cell
membrane, mitochondria and ribosomes.
What are the structures of a plant cell? - ✔✔All structures from animal cells
and cell wall, permanent vacuole and chloroplasts.
What does the nucleus do? - ✔✔Stores DNA and directs all cellular
activities.
What is the cytoplasm do? - ✔✔Where most chemical reactions take place.
What does the cell membrane do? - ✔✔Holds the cell together and controls
what goes in and out.
What is the mitochondria? - ✔✔Powerhouse of the cell where aerobic
respiration takes place.
What are ribosomes? - ✔✔site of protein synthesis
What is the cell wall? - ✔✔Found on the outside of plant cells, it is made of
cellulose and strengthens the cell.
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,What is the permanent vacuole? - ✔✔Found in plant cells, it helps support
the cell.
What are chloroplasts? - ✔✔Site of photosynthesis.
Do all plant cells have chloroplasts? - ✔✔No.
What are the two main type of cell? - ✔✔Prokaryotic and eukaryotic.
What cells are eukaryotic? - ✔✔Plant, animal and fungal cells
What cell is prokaryotic? - ✔✔bacteria
What are the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? -
✔✔prokaryotic cells are smaller, do not contain a nucleus genetic material
is instead in a single DNA loop and they contain small rings called
plasmids.
What is a typical bacterial cell? - ✔✔Cytoplasm which takes over job of
mitochondria and chloroplasts, may be a flagella, plasmids are present.
How many micrometers are in a meter? - ✔✔1,000,000
What is a light microscope? - ✔✔A microscope that uses a series of glass
lenses and visible light to magnify an image. This microscope magnifies
images up to 1,000 times the actual size.
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, What is a electron microscope? - ✔✔a microscope with high magnification
and resolution, employing electron beams in place of light and using
electron lenses.
What is the formula for magnification? - ✔✔Magnification = image size /
real size
What is cell division? - ✔✔Process by which a cell divides into two new
daughter cells
Where are chromosomes found? - ✔✔nucleus of a cell
How many chromosomes do humans have? - ✔✔46 (23 pairs)
What happens before cell division? - ✔✔The cell copies all of its DNA
What are stem cells? - ✔✔undifferentiated cells
Where are stem cells found? - ✔✔In early human embryos
What are stem cells from human embryos called? - ✔✔embryonic stem
cells
What is therapeutic cloning? - ✔✔An embryo could be made to have the
same genetic information as the patient
The stem cells produced from it would also contain the same genes - they
wouldn't be rejected by the patient's body if used to replace faulty cells
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Questions and Answers 100% Solved
What are the structures of an animal cell? - ✔✔Nucleus, cytoplasm, cell
membrane, mitochondria and ribosomes.
What are the structures of a plant cell? - ✔✔All structures from animal cells
and cell wall, permanent vacuole and chloroplasts.
What does the nucleus do? - ✔✔Stores DNA and directs all cellular
activities.
What is the cytoplasm do? - ✔✔Where most chemical reactions take place.
What does the cell membrane do? - ✔✔Holds the cell together and controls
what goes in and out.
What is the mitochondria? - ✔✔Powerhouse of the cell where aerobic
respiration takes place.
What are ribosomes? - ✔✔site of protein synthesis
What is the cell wall? - ✔✔Found on the outside of plant cells, it is made of
cellulose and strengthens the cell.
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,What is the permanent vacuole? - ✔✔Found in plant cells, it helps support
the cell.
What are chloroplasts? - ✔✔Site of photosynthesis.
Do all plant cells have chloroplasts? - ✔✔No.
What are the two main type of cell? - ✔✔Prokaryotic and eukaryotic.
What cells are eukaryotic? - ✔✔Plant, animal and fungal cells
What cell is prokaryotic? - ✔✔bacteria
What are the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? -
✔✔prokaryotic cells are smaller, do not contain a nucleus genetic material
is instead in a single DNA loop and they contain small rings called
plasmids.
What is a typical bacterial cell? - ✔✔Cytoplasm which takes over job of
mitochondria and chloroplasts, may be a flagella, plasmids are present.
How many micrometers are in a meter? - ✔✔1,000,000
What is a light microscope? - ✔✔A microscope that uses a series of glass
lenses and visible light to magnify an image. This microscope magnifies
images up to 1,000 times the actual size.
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, What is a electron microscope? - ✔✔a microscope with high magnification
and resolution, employing electron beams in place of light and using
electron lenses.
What is the formula for magnification? - ✔✔Magnification = image size /
real size
What is cell division? - ✔✔Process by which a cell divides into two new
daughter cells
Where are chromosomes found? - ✔✔nucleus of a cell
How many chromosomes do humans have? - ✔✔46 (23 pairs)
What happens before cell division? - ✔✔The cell copies all of its DNA
What are stem cells? - ✔✔undifferentiated cells
Where are stem cells found? - ✔✔In early human embryos
What are stem cells from human embryos called? - ✔✔embryonic stem
cells
What is therapeutic cloning? - ✔✔An embryo could be made to have the
same genetic information as the patient
The stem cells produced from it would also contain the same genes - they
wouldn't be rejected by the patient's body if used to replace faulty cells
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