2025 AQA GCSE BIOLOGY Foundation Tier Paper 1F Question Paper &
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0 1 This question is about cells.
0 1 . 1 Figure 1 shows an animal cell seen through a microscope.
Figure 1
What is part X in Figure 1? Tick ( )
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Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion
Vacuole
0 1 . 2 Name one structure found in the nucleus.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Name one cell part that is found in a plant cell but is not found in an animal cell.
[1 mark]
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0 1 . 4 Root hair cells are found in plants. box
Which substance do root hair cells absorb from the soil? Tick ( ) one
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Glucose
Protein
Water
0 1 . 5 A sperm cell is a specialised cell.
What is the function of a sperm cell?
[1 mark]
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0 1 . 6 Draw one line from each specialised cell to the type of organism where the specialised cell is found.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 7 The cell membrane controls which substances move into and out of cells.
Which two processes move substances into and out of cells? Tick ( ) two boxes.
Active transport [2 marks]
Diffusion
Mitosis
Mutation
Respiration
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Mark Scheme (Merged) June 2025 [VERIFIED]
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0 1 This question is about cells.
0 1 . 1 Figure 1 shows an animal cell seen through a microscope.
Figure 1
What is part X in Figure 1? Tick ( )
[1 mark]
one box.
Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion
Vacuole
0 1 . 2 Name one structure found in the nucleus.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Name one cell part that is found in a plant cell but is not found in an animal cell.
[1 mark]
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0 1 . 4 Root hair cells are found in plants. box
Which substance do root hair cells absorb from the soil? Tick ( ) one
[1 mark]
box.
Glucose
Protein
Water
0 1 . 5 A sperm cell is a specialised cell.
What is the function of a sperm cell?
[1 mark]
Question 1 continues on the next page
Turn over ►
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0 1 . 6 Draw one line from each specialised cell to the type of organism where the specialised cell is found.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 7 The cell membrane controls which substances move into and out of cells.
Which two processes move substances into and out of cells? Tick ( ) two boxes.
Active transport [2 marks]
Diffusion
Mitosis
Mutation
Respiration
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