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Cell structure and function

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What the syllabus asks of you

  • Examine under the microscope, animal cells and plant cells from any suitable locally available material, using an appropriate temporary staining technique, such as methylene blue or iodine solution
  • Draw diagrams to represent observations of the animal and plant cells examined above
  • Identify on diagrams, photomicrographs or electron micrographs, the ribosomes, mitochondria, nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane in an animal cell
  • Identify on diagrams, photomicrographs or electron micrographs, the ribosomes, mitochondria, chloroplasts, nucleus, sap vacuole, cytoplasm, cell membrane and cellulose cell wall in a plant cell
  • Describe the structure of a bacterial cell, limited to: ribosomes, circular deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and plasmids, cytoplasm, cell membrane and cell wall
  • Describe the functions of the above structures in animal, plant and bacterial cells

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1Oct / Nov 2020 · Paper 11 · Q1
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Acell membrane cell wall cytoplasm
Bcell membrane cytoplasm cell wall
Ccell wall cytoplasm cell membrane
Dcell wall cell membrane cytoplasm

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2Oct / Nov 2020 · Paper 12 · Q1
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CC
DD

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3May / June 2020 · Paper 11 · Q1
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Acell wall
Bchloroplast
Ccytoplasm
Dsap vacuole

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4Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 11 · Q1
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A1, 3 and 7
B2, 3 and 5
C2, 4 and 6
D4, 5 and 7

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5Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 12 · Q1
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Acell membrane, nucleus and cytoplasm
Bcell wall, cell membrane and nucleus
Ccytoplasm, cell wall and cell membrane
Dnucleus, cytoplasm and cell wall

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6May / June 2019 · Paper 11 · Q26
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Acontain cytoplasm: yes; have DNA: yes; nuclear membrane present: yes
Bcontain cytoplasm: yes; have DNA: yes; nuclear membrane present: no
Ccontain cytoplasm: yes; have DNA: no; nuclear membrane present: yes
Dcontain cytoplasm: no; have DNA: yes; nuclear membrane present: yes

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7May / June 2019 · Paper 12 · Q1
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Acell wall and chloroplasts
Bcell wall and nucleus
Cchloroplasts and starch grains
Dnucleus and starch grains

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