AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE TRILOGY
HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER 1H 2026
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS ACCURATE REVIEW MATERIAL
GRADED A+
⩥ What type of cells are Prokaryotic cells?.
Answer: Bacteria cells
⩥ Where are chromosomes found in an animal cell.
Answer: Nucleus
⩥ Describe the DNA in a bacteria cell.
Answer: A single DNA loop or a DNA ring (plasmid)
⩥ What is 'centi' in standard form?.
Answer: 10 to the power of -2
⩥ What is 'milli' in standard form?.
Answer: 10 to the power of -3
,⩥ What is 'micro' in standard form?.
Answer: 10 to the power of -6
⩥ What is 'nano' in standard form?.
Answer: 10 to the power of -9
⩥ List the five parts of an animal cell.
Answer: Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Mitochondria,
Ribosomes
⩥ List the three parts of a cell only found in plant cells.
Answer: Vacuole (filled with cell sap), Chloroplasts, Cell wall
⩥ What is a cell wall made of in a plant cell?.
Answer: Cellulose
⩥ What function does cellulose have in a cell wall?.
Answer: Provides strength
⩥ Name three specialised animal cells.
Answer: Sperm, Nerve, Muscle
, ⩥ Name three specialised plant cells.
Answer: Xylem, Root hair, Phloem
⩥ What is cell differentiation?.
Answer: When different types of cells are formed in an organism
⩥ State two benefits of an electron microscope over a light microscope.
Answer: Greater resolving power, Higher magnification
⩥ How do you calculate magnification in a microscope?.
Answer: Magnification = size of image/size of real object
⩥ What is a stem cell?.
Answer: An undifferentiated cell
⩥ Name two conditions that treatment with stem cells might help in
humans.
Answer: Diabetes, Paralysis
⩥ What is a risk of using stem cells to treat humans?.
Answer: Transfer of viral infection
HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER 1H 2026
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS ACCURATE REVIEW MATERIAL
GRADED A+
⩥ What type of cells are Prokaryotic cells?.
Answer: Bacteria cells
⩥ Where are chromosomes found in an animal cell.
Answer: Nucleus
⩥ Describe the DNA in a bacteria cell.
Answer: A single DNA loop or a DNA ring (plasmid)
⩥ What is 'centi' in standard form?.
Answer: 10 to the power of -2
⩥ What is 'milli' in standard form?.
Answer: 10 to the power of -3
,⩥ What is 'micro' in standard form?.
Answer: 10 to the power of -6
⩥ What is 'nano' in standard form?.
Answer: 10 to the power of -9
⩥ List the five parts of an animal cell.
Answer: Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Mitochondria,
Ribosomes
⩥ List the three parts of a cell only found in plant cells.
Answer: Vacuole (filled with cell sap), Chloroplasts, Cell wall
⩥ What is a cell wall made of in a plant cell?.
Answer: Cellulose
⩥ What function does cellulose have in a cell wall?.
Answer: Provides strength
⩥ Name three specialised animal cells.
Answer: Sperm, Nerve, Muscle
, ⩥ Name three specialised plant cells.
Answer: Xylem, Root hair, Phloem
⩥ What is cell differentiation?.
Answer: When different types of cells are formed in an organism
⩥ State two benefits of an electron microscope over a light microscope.
Answer: Greater resolving power, Higher magnification
⩥ How do you calculate magnification in a microscope?.
Answer: Magnification = size of image/size of real object
⩥ What is a stem cell?.
Answer: An undifferentiated cell
⩥ Name two conditions that treatment with stem cells might help in
humans.
Answer: Diabetes, Paralysis
⩥ What is a risk of using stem cells to treat humans?.
Answer: Transfer of viral infection
