Progress Check 1: Biology B1 - B9
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- Q1What type of cell are bacteria?prokaryoticarchaeaeukaryoticbasic60s
- Q2What is the function of the cell membrane?controls movement of substances in and out of the cellkeeps the cells shapeprotein synthesisprotects the cell60s
- Q3What is the function of ribosomes?controls movement of substances in and out of the cellprotects the cellsite of aerobic respiration to transfer energy for the cellprotein synthesis60s
- Q4What is the structure of the main genetic material in a prokaryotic cell?protein loopsingle loop of RNAsingle loop of DNAchromosomes30s
- Q5Which of these is NOT an adaptation of a red blood cell?they have biconcave shapethey contain the red pigment haemoglobinthey have no nucleusthey contain many mitochondria60s
- Q6What is the function of a palisade cell?gives the plant strengthcarries out photosynthesis in a leafstores cell sapabsorbs water60s
- Q7Which of these is NOT a factor that affects the rate of diffusion?temperatureconcentration gradientamount of ATPmembrane surface area60s
- Q8Which of these features are NOT adaptations of fish gills for efficient gas exchange?thin layer of cells - short diffusion pathwaylarge surface area for gases to diffuse acrossgood blood supply - maintains a steep concentration gradientscales - to prevent loss of gases60s
- Q9What is the purpose of active transport in the small intestine?to absorb more starch when the concentration of sugar in the small intestine is lower than the concentration of sugar in the bloodto absorb more minerals when the concentration of minerals in the body is lowto absorb sugars when the concentration of sugar in the small intestine is lower than the concentration of sugar in the bloodto absorb all the nutrients from our food during digestion30s
- Q10Where are adult stem cells found?in the bloodembryosin sex cellsbone marrow60s
- Q11What are embryonic stem cells?stem cells from embryos that can differentiate into only one type of specialised cellstem cells found in sex cells that from embryosstem cells from adults that can only differentiate into certain specialised cellsstem cells from embryos that can differentiate into any specialised cell60s
- Q12Which of these factors is an ADVANTAGE of using therapeutic cloning?ethical issues surrounding their use, as every embryo is a potential lifecan only differentiate into some specialised cell types, so treat fewer diseasesstem cells from the embryo are not rejected when transplanted because they have the same genes as the patientcan take a long time for a suitable donor to be found60s
- Q13Which of these is NOT a purpose of mitosis?asexual reproductionforming sex cells/gametesgrowthrepair60s
- Q14What happens during the third stage of the cell cycle?cell grows bigger; chromosomes duplicate; number of subcellular structures (e.g., ribosomes and mitochondria) increasesthe chromosomes elongate to fill the shape of the cellone set of chromosomes is pulled to each end of the cell and the nucleus dividesthe cytoplasm and cell membrane divide, forming two identical daughter cells60s
- Q15What is part of an organism is defined as group of cells with similar structures and functions?tissuecellorganorgan system60s