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1.1 Cell structure

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Figure shows two images of the same type of animal cell. Image A was produced using a light microscope. Image B was produced using an electron microscope.

Figure: The same type of animal cell viewed using a light microscope and using an electron microscope

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a.

Give two sub-cellular structures that can be seen in image B but cannot be seen in image A.

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b.

Explain why these structures can be seen in image B but not in image A.

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c.

Give one reason why the cell in image B could not have been alive when the image was produced.

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1.1 Cell structure Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /1.1 Cell structure

163 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 1.1 Cell structure, covering 1.1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes, 1.1.2 Animal and plant cells, 1.1.3 Cell specialisation, 1.1.4 Cell differentiation, 1.1.5 Microscopy, and 1.1.6 Culturing microorganisms. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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