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a.

Put ticks in the table to show whether each statement is true or false about the structure of RNA.

Statement about RNATrueFalse
RNA is typically single-stranded.
RNA contains the sugar ribose instead of deoxyribose.
In RNA, the base thymine (T) is replaced by uracil (U).
RNA is a polymer made of amino acids.
RNA molecules are generally much longer than DNA molecules.
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b.

Draw lines to connect the cell type to its cell wall characteristic, and then to the presence of chloroplasts.

  • Cell type:
    • plant cell
    • animal cell
  • Cell wall characteristic:
    • cellulose cell wall
    • no cell wall
  • Presence of chloroplasts:
    • chloroplasts present
    • no chloroplasts
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c.

Complete these sentences about preparing and viewing specimens under a light microscope.

Choose words from the list: cover slip, eyepiece, high power, light source, stage, stain

(i) To make transparent cell structures visible, a chemical called a ...........................\text{...........................}........................... is added to the specimen.

(ii) The specimen on the slide is covered gently with a thin piece of glass called a ...........................\text{...........................}............................

(iii) The lens at the top of the microscope that you look directly through is called the ...........................\text{...........................}........................... lens.

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1.1 Cell structures Questions

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

130 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 1.1 Cell structures, covering 1.1.1 Viewing cells with light microscopes, 1.1.2 Sub-cellular structures and functions, and 1.1.3 Electron microscopy and resolution. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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