AQA A-Level Biology (7402) · AQA 7402
3.2 Cells
Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).
Practice questions on Cells
- Explain how monoclonal antibodies are produced in the laboratory. Include in your answer t… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain how the body responds to a pathogen the first time it enters the body. Include in … (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain how the body produces antibodies following a vaccination, and explain why a vaccin… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain how monoclonal antibodies can be used to deliver a drug directly to cancer cells, … (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a person who has received a transplanted organ may need to take immunosuppress… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain what happens to a plant cell when it is placed in a solution that has a lower wate… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain how substances move across cell membranes by facilitated diffusion and describe ho… (5 marks, Explain)
- A student claims that every body cell in a human contains identical genetic information, e… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain what happens to a plant cell when it is placed in pure water, including the role o… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain how the villi of the small intestine are adapted to absorb glucose efficiently int… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why an athlete's muscle cells are able to absorb glucose from the blood even when … (5 marks, Explain)
- A scientist grows yeast cells in a nutrient solution. After several hours, the number of y… (5 marks, Explain)
- A doctor examines a tissue sample from a patient's liver. She notices that some liver cell… (5 marks, Explain)
- A single fertilised egg cell (zygote) develops into a human embryo containing thousands of… (5 marks, Explain)
- A plant cutting is taken from a parent plant and placed in water until roots form. New cel… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why the nucleus is described as the 'control centre' of a eukaryotic cell, and exp… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a cell with a large number of mitochondria is likely to be very active, and ex… (5 marks, Explain)
- A student looks at a plant cell and an animal cell under a microscope. The student says: '… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a student examining a cell under a light microscope might conclude that the ce… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a eukaryotic cell is able to carry out more complex functions than a prokaryot… (5 marks, Explain)