Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Cell structure

Cell structure — practice question

Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a unicellular organism that belongs to the kingdom Fungi. Fig. 1.1 is a diagram of a section through a yeast cell.
(a(i))[1]

State one further kingdom that includes organisms all of which have structure A.

(a(ii))[3]

Complete Table 1.1 by naming the cell structure responsible for each cell function and giving the letter that labels each cell structure in Fig. 1.1.

(b(i))[1]

Convert the cell’s actual length into millimetres.

(b(ii))[1]

State the other information that the student needs in order to calculate the magnification of the drawing in Fig. 1.2.

(c)[6]

Describe the similarities and differences between the structure of the yeast cell and the structure of the bacterial cell. Use the information in Fig. 1.1 and Fig. 1.2 in your answer.

(d)[3]

State the processes shown by 1, 2 and 3 on Fig. 1.3.

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