Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Cells as the basic units of living organisms

Cells as the basic units of living organisms — practice question

Which of the following comparisons between a phloem companion cell and a B-lymphocyte is correct?

  • ABoth cell types have proteins embedded in their cell surface membranes.
  • BB-lymphocytes have a spherical nucleus but companion cells do not have a nucleus.
  • CCompanion cells always contain chloroplasts, which are not present in B-lymphocytes.
  • DNeither B-lymphocytes nor companion cells possess plasmodesmata.

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