10 COMMON GCSE BIOLOGY QUESTIONS

Cards (10)

  • Which type of cell is specialised to absorb water from soil
    root hair cell
  • In eukaryotic cells where does aerobic respiration occur
    mitrochondria
  • Which step must occur before a cell can carry out mitosis
    DNA replication
  • How is a short diffusion pathway into the bloodstream ensured
    the blood vessel walls are one cell thick
  • What is diffusion
    the movement of particles from an area of high conc to a area of low conc down a conc gradient
  • how does oxygen move into the blood from the lungs
    diffusion
  • When setting up a microscope to observe a sample on a slide which magnification should you use first
    the lowest
  • what is the name of the plant tissue made up of undifferentiated cells
    meristem
  • What are the hazards when carrying out the investigation of osmosis using potatoes 

    risk of cuts from broken or chipped glassware
  • Enzyme is a protein, describe how the ribosomes and mitochondria help the cell to make enzymes
    ribosomes make proteins using amino acids mitochondria provide energy for the process