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AS OCR Biology
UNIT 1 – Module 1
Cells - Revision Quiz
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1. What term is used to describe an organism made up of only one cell? (1)
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2. Name two things that you must do to a specimen to make it visible with
a light microscope (2)
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3. What equation would you use to work out the magnification of an
image? (1)
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4. Convert 3 mm into µm (1)
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5. Convert 1.2 µm in nm (1)
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6. Convert 400 nm into µm (1)
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7. Define the term resolution (1)
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8. What is the maximum resolution of the light microscope? (1)
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9. What is the maximum magnification of the light microscope? (1)
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10. What are the two types of electron microscope? (2)
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11. Which one of these is able to view specimens in 3D? (1)
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12. What is the maximum magnification of an electron microscope? (1)
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13. What do electron microscopes use to focus the beam of electrons? (1)
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14. What is the function of the nucleolus? (2)
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15. Name two locations ribosomes are found in a Eukaryotic cell? (2)
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16. Define the term prokaryotic? (1)
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17. What is the function of ribosomes? (1)
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18. Which part of the cell is used to process and package proteins? (1)
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19. Which organelle contains digestive enzymes? (1)
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20. Name two organelles with double membranes (2)
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21. Where does aerobic respiration take place in a cell? (1)
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22. What is the fluid called that fills the chloroplasts? (1)
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23. What is a stack of grana called in a chloroplast? (1)
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24. What do you call the folds of membrane inside mitochondria? (1)
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25. What is the membrane surrounding a vacuole called? (1)
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26. What is the function of the centrioles? (1)
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27. Give two functions of the cytoskeleton? (2)
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28. What substance are plant cell walls made from? (1)
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29. What substance are prokaryotic cell walls made from? (1)
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30. Which part of a phospholipid is hydrophilic? (1)
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31. What is the role of cholesterol in the cell membrane? (1)
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32. Name two other components of a cell membrane? (2)
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33. How thick is a cell membrane? (1)
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34. Define osmosis (3)
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35. What proteins are used in facilitated diffusion? (1)
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36. What word describes the appearance of an animal cell placed in a
concentrated solution? (1)
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37. What word describes what happens to a plant cell when the membrane
peels away from the inside of the cell wall? (1)
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38. What symbol is used to represent water potential? (1)
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39. What type of movement across a cell membrane requires ATP? (1)
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40. Name the two types of bulk transport (2)
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41. How long does one cell cycle last? (1)
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42. In what part of interphase does DNA replication occur? (1)
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43. Name something else that occurs in interphase? (1)
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44. Name the 4 stages of Mitosis (4)
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45. At what stage do the chromosomes line up along the cell equator? (1)
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46. What do you call the structures which then get pulled to opposite ends
of the cell? (1)
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47. In which stage does the nuclear envelope reform? (1)
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48. What is the process of the cell splitting in two called? (1)
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49. What term is used to describe when a cell develops to have a particular
function? (1)
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50. Define the term ‘tissue’. (1)
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51. Where are erythrocytes made in the body? (1)
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52. Give two adaptations of sperm cells other than the tail. (2)
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53. What is an area of high cell division called in a plant? (1)
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54. Give an example of a tissue in a plant? (1)
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55. Name two types of epithelium tissue? (2)
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56. Define the term diploid? (1)
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57. What type of cell division is used to make gametes for reproduction? (1)
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58. How many chromosomes does a human gamete cell have? (1)
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59. What term is used to describe an alternative version of gene? (1)
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