Biology 5090 · O Level · Cell structure and function

Cell structure and function — practice question

The diagram illustrates the layout of a virus.
(a)[2]

Identify the structures labelled A and B on the diagram.

(b)[2]

Name a disease caused by a virus and a disease caused by a bacterium.

(c(i))[2]

State two characteristics that bacteria have but viruses do not.

(c(ii))[1]

State one structural feature that is missing from a bacterial cell but is always present in a plant cell.

(d)[3]

List three features that would be placed in region C on the diagram.

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