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

Cells as the basic units of living organisms — practice question

Density gradient centrifugation is used to separate cell structures according to their relative density. Because larger cell structures have a greater density, they sink farther down the centrifuge tube. What is the correct sequence of the cell structures, beginning at the top of the centrifuge tube?

  • Achloroplasts $\rightarrow$ nuclei $\rightarrow$ mitochondria $\rightarrow$ ribosomes
  • Bnuclei $\rightarrow$ chloroplasts $\rightarrow$ mitochondria $\rightarrow$ ribosomes
  • Cribosomes $\rightarrow$ chloroplasts $\rightarrow$ nuclei $\rightarrow$ mitochondria
  • Dribosomes $\rightarrow$ mitochondria $\rightarrow$ chloroplasts $\rightarrow$ nuclei

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