AQA GCSE BIOLOGY - PAPER 1 GRADE A+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS GUARANTEE

AQA GCSE BIOLOGY - PAPER 1 GRADE
A+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027)
PASS GUARANTEE
EukaryoticCcellsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERPlantCandCanimalCcells.CTheseCcontainCaCcellCmembrane,CcytoplasmCandChaveC


geneticCmaterialCenclosedCinCtheCnucleus.



ProkaryoticC-
CCORRECTCANSWERProkaryoticCcellsCareCbacterialCcellsCandCareCoftenCfarCsmaller.CTheyChaveCaCcyt


oplasmCandCcellCmembraneCsurroundedCbyCaCcellCwall.CTheCgeneticCmaterialCisCheldCinCsingleCloops
CofCDNA,CcalledCplasmids.CTheCflagellaCisCusedCforCmovement.




HowCprokaryotesCdivideC-CCORRECTCANSWERBinaryCfission



ComponentsCinCanCanimalCcellC-CCORRECTCANSWER-CNucleus

-CCytoplasm

-CCellCmembrane

-CMitochondria

-CRibosomes



ComponentsCinCaCplantCcellCwhichCareCnotCinCanCanimalCcellC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
CPermanentCvacuole



-CCellCwall

-CChloroplasts

,NucleusC-
CCORRECTCANSWERControlsCtheCactivityCofCtheCcellCandCcontainsCgenesConCtheCchromosomesCthat


CinstructChowCtoCbuildCnewCcells/organisms




CytoplasmC-CCORRECTCANSWERACliquidCgelCwhereCorganellesC(sub-
cellularCstructures)CareCsuspendedCandCwhereCmostCofCtheCchemicalCreactionsCforClifeCtakeCplace



CellCMembraneC-
CCORRECTCANSWERControlsCtheCpassageCofCsubstanceC(e.g.CmineralCions/glucose)Cin/outCofCtheCc


ell



MitochondriaC-
CCORRECTCANSWERStructuresCinCtheCcytoplasmCwhereCaerobicCrespirationCtakesCplace,CsupplyingC


theCcellCwithCenergy



RibosomesC-
CCORRECTCANSWERWhereCproteinCsynthesisCtakesCplace,CcreatingCnewCproteinsCforCtheCcell




CellCWallC-
CCORRECTCANSWERACrigidCstructureCmadeCfromCcellulose,CsurroundingCalgalCandCplantCcells,Cstre


ngtheningCtheCcellCstructure



ChloroplastsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERGreenCstructuresCaroundCtheCplant,CwhichCcontainCchlorophyll,CwhichCabsorbs


ClightCusedCforCphotosynthesis.C(RootCcells,CasCtheyCareCunderground,CdoCnotChaveCthem)




PermanentCVacuoleC-
CCORRECTCANSWERThisCisCgapCinCtheCcytoplasm,CfilledCwithCcellCsap,CwhichCisCimportantCforCkeepi


ngCtheCcellCrigidCtoCsupportCtheCplant

,NerveCcellsC(neurons)CinCanimalsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERNerveCcellsCcarryCoutCelectricalCimpulsesCaroundCanCanimal'sCbody,CprovidingCr


apidCcommunication.



AdaptationsCofCnerveCcellsC(neurons)C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
CManyCdendritesCtoCconnectCtoCotherCnerveCcells



-
CAnCaxonCtoCcommunicateCtheCimpulses;CtheseCcanCbeCveryClong,Ce.g.CfromCbaseCofCspineCtoCbigCto


e,CasCitCisCquickerCthanClotsCofCshorterCones

-
CNerveCendingsC(synapses)CcontainCmanyCmitochondriaCtoCsupplyCtheCenergyCforCtransmitterCche


micals,CtheseCpassCtheCimpulseCfromCaCnerveCcellCtoCanotherCcell



TypesCofCmuscleCcellsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-CStriatedC(contract/relax)C

-CSmoothC(digestiveCsystem)



AdaptationsCofCstriatedCmuscleCcellsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
CSpecialCproteinsCthatCslideCoverCeachCotherCmakingCtheCfibresCcontract



-CManyCmitochondriaCtoCtransferCenergyCforCtheCchemicalCreactionsCthatCallowCforCcontraction

-
CTheyCcanCstoreCglycogen,CwhichCcanCbeCbrokenCdownCtoCglucoseCandCusedCinCcellularCrespirationCa


sCaCstoreCofCenergy



SpermCcellsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERSpermCcellsCcontainCtheCgeneticCinformationCfromCaCmaleCparentCandCareCrele


asedCaClongCwayCfromCtheCeggCtheyCneedCtoCfertilise,CthereforeChaveCtoCmakeCtheCjourneyCandCstillC
breakCtheCegg.



AdaptationsCofCspermCcellsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
CAClongCtail,CallowingCitCtoCmoveCthroughCwater/the-femaleCreproductiveCsystem

, -CACmiddleCsectionCwithCmitochondria,CwhichCsuppliesCenergyCtoCtheCtail

-CAnCacrosomeCcontainingCdigestiveCenzymesCtoCbreakCdownCtheCoutsideCofCtheCegg

-CAClargeCnucleusCcontainingCtheCgeneticCinformationCthatCwillCbeCpassedCon



RootChairCcellsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERRootChairCcellsChelpCaCplantCtakeCinCwaterC(throughCosmosis)CandCmineralCionsC


(throughCactiveCtransport).CTheyCareCgenerallyCcloseCtoCtheCxylemCtissue,CwhichCtakesCupCtheCwate
rCtoCtheCrestCofCtheCplant.



AdaptationsCofCrootChairCcellsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-CAChighCSA:CVCratioCtoCabsorbCmoreCefficiently

-CAClargeCpermanentCvacuoleCthatCspeedsCupCosmosisCfromCtheCsoilCtoCtheCcell

-CManyCmitochondria,CwhichCsuppliesCenergyCforCactiveCtransport



XylemCcellsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERTheseCareCtheCtransportCtissueCthatCtransportCwaterCandCmineralCionsCfromCth


eCrootsCtoCtheCleavesCandCshoots;CtheyCalsoCsupportCtheCstructureCofCtheCplant.CThisCisCalsoCwhereC
theCtranspirationCstreamCpassesCthrough.



AdaptationsCofCxylemCcellsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
CACchemicalCcalledCligninCwhenCtheyCfirstCform,CwhichCcausesCthemCtoCdie,CleavingClongChollowCtub


esCthatCwaterCcanCmoveCthroughCeasily

-
CACspiralCshapeCwhichCstrengthensCtheCplant,CallowingCthemCtoCwithstandCtheCwaterCpressureCandC


supportCtheCplant



PhloemCcellsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERTheseCareCspecialisedCtransportCtubesCthatCtransferCfoodCfromCphotosynthesis


CaroundCtheCbodyCofCaCplant;CtheyCformCsimilarCtubesCtoCxylemCvessels,CbutCdoCnotClignify.CTheCmo


vementCofCfoodCthroughCtheseCisCcalledCtranslocation.