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Cell Structure and Specialisation · CSEC Human and Social Biology

24 past-paper questions on Cell Structure and Specialisation, part of Section A: Living Organisms and the Environment, from every CSEC Human and Social Biology paper on Quelpr.

Practise Cell Structure and Specialisation
  1. 1(a)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2008 · Paper 2Name THREE characteristics of living organisms.
  2. 1(a)(i)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2State ONE function of EACH of the following cell organelles: a) Cell membrane, b) Mitochondria.
  3. 1(a)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2Which type of cells, muscle or skin cells, contain more mitochondria?
  4. 1(b)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2010 · Paper 2A friend classified a bacterium as a plant cell rather than an animal cell. Which cell organelle is present in BOTH a bacterium and a plant cell, but NOT in an animal cell?
  5. 1(b)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Identify TWO differences between bacteria and viruses.
  6. 1(c)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2Suggest ONE reason why a bacterium may be considered a plant cell.
  7. 10(a)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2List THREE structures common to plant and animal cells.
  8. 9(a)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Determine whether the statement is true or false: 'All bacteria are parasites.'
  9. 9(a)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Determine whether the statement is true or false: 'There are harmful and useful bacteria.'
  10. 9(a)(iii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Determine whether the statement is true or false: 'A virus is a non-cellular organism.'
  11. 3(b)(iii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Identify the cell structure where active transport occurs.
  12. 2(a)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2State TWO ways in which the structure of a plant cell differs from that of an animal cell.
  13. 2(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Identify the type of cell shown in Figure 1.
  14. 2(b)(ii)4 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Explain how the structure of the cell shown in Figure 1 makes it suitable for its function.
  15. 2(c)(i)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2List THREE characteristics of living organisms, other than respiration and feeding.
  16. 2(c)(ii)5 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Explain why respiration and feeding are characteristics that CANNOT be applied to a car, despite taking in oxygen, emitting carbon dioxide, and moving.
  17. 2(a)(i)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Name the organelles labelled A and B in Figure 2.
  18. 2(a)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2State ONE function of EACH of the organelles labelled C and D in Figure 2.
  19. 2(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Identify ONE feature that is common to both a virus and a typical plant cell when viewed under a microscope.
  20. 2(b)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Suggest TWO differences that would be observed between the virus and the typical plant cell under a microscope.
  21. 2(c)(i)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Name the cell labelled Y in Figure 3.
  22. 2(c)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Are the cells in Figure 3 classified as differentiated or undifferentiated?
  23. 2(d)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Children in a pre-school breathe deeply while running around in a park. They laugh a lot even when they are hurt, and they run to mummy for a snack. Name THREE characteristics of living organisms that these children…
  24. 2(e)3 marks· CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Bernadette tells Georgiana that a flame is a living organism because it moves, grows and reproduces by sparks. Is Bernadette correct? Explain your answer.

Related topics in Section A: Living Organisms and the Environment