Cambridge IGCSE Biology practice

Paper 3 structured question: Cell structure

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Cell structure

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Paper 3Theory (Core)1 marks

Functions of cell structures in plant, animal, and bacterial cells

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The diagram shows a plant cell with labelled structures: cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, chloroplast, mitochondria, and vacuole.

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Describe the function of the cell wall in a plant cell.
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Paper 3Theory (Core)2 marks

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Bacterial cells have a cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, plasmids, and a single circular chromosome. They do not have a nucleus or mitochondria.

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Identify two structures found in bacterial cells that are not found in animal cells.
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