2011

1- which of the features below may be present in both prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic
animal cells?
1- glycogen
2- a cell wall
3- DNA in loops
4- cytoplasm containing ribosomes

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1,2, and 3 only
D. 1 and 4 only
E. none

2- which is likely to contain the most mitochondria?

A. red blood cell
B. lymphocyte (white blood cell)
C. cardiac muscle cell
D. epidermal cell
E. cheek cell

2012

3- the following organelles are involved in processing amino acids into glycoprotein:
1. Golgi apparatus
2. ribosomes
3. RER

which sequence is correct for this process?

A. 3-1-2
B. 2-3-1
C. 1-2-3
D. 1-3-2
E. 2-1-3

2013

4- which statement about ribosomes is not correct?

A. ribosomes are involved in protein synthesis
B. ribosomes can be found in the cytoplasm
C. ribosomes can be found on rough endoplasmic reticulum
D. ribosomes can have RNA associated with them
E. ribosomes can carry out transcription.
5- a liver cell in the metaphase of mitosis can be identified as being eukaryotic because it
has:
1. mitochondria
2. ribosomes
3. a nucleus

A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1 and 2 only
E. 1,2 and 3

2014

6- which of the following molecules are associated with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV)?
1. DNA
2. RND
3. phospholipids
4. reverse transcription

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1,2 and 4 only
D. 1,2,3 and 4 only
E. 2,3 and 4 only

7- which of the following can product vesicles?

1. RER
2.Golgi
3.cell surface membrane

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 only
D. 2 and 3 only
E. 1 and 2 only

8- A circular bacterial plasmid consists of 1000 base pairs (bp). A specific restriction enzyme
has three recognition sites within this plasmid. The sites are at 150 bp, 250 bp and 950 bp.
After complete restriction, what size are the fragments?

A. 100 bp, 200 bp and 700 bp only

B. 100 bp, 150 bp, 200 bp only

C. 50 bp, 100 bp, 150 bp and 700 bp only

D. 50 bp, 100 bp and 700 bp only

E. 50bp,100bp,150bp,200bpand700bp
9- the diagram shows a section of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER).

Which answer correctly identifies the substances associated with structures 1 and 2?

A. 1: amino acids; 2: tRNA

B. 1: tRNA; 2: polypeptide

C. 1: proteins; 2: DNA

D. 1: DNA; 2: carbohydrate

E. 1: phospholipids; 2: mRNA

10- Two disease-free cells, P and Q, were studied. Which option correctly identifies cell P as
a typical plant cell and cell Q as a typical prokaryote?

Cell P Cell Q

Row 1 Gene for RuBisCo is present Susceptible to penicillin

Row 2 Plasmids present Centrioles found as a pair

Row 3 Outermost layer is selectively permeable SER present

Row 4 Glycogen can be present Cell wall is present

Row 5 Organelle with grana present Nucleolus may be present

A. Row 1

B. Row 2

C. Row 5
D. Row 4

E. Row 3

2015

11- Place the following structures in a human sperm cell in descending order of size (left to
right):

1. mitochondria
2. nucleus
3. ribosome

A. 1,2,3
B. 1,3,2
C. 3,1,2
D. 2,3,1
E. 2,1,3

2016

12- Which organelle contains RNA but not DNA?

A. nucleolus

B. mitochondrion

C. chloroplast

D. smooth endoplasmic reticulum

E. ribosome

13- Which sequence shows cells of increasing size (from left to right)?

A. E. coli → human red blood cell → onion epidermal cell

B. human red blood cell → E.coli → onion epidermal cell

C. E. coli → onion epidermal cell → human red blood cell

D. onion epidermal cell → human red blood cell → E. coli

E. onion epidermal cell → E. coli → human red blood cell

14- In which of the following organelles do carbohydrates play a relevant role?

1. mitochondria

2. Golgi apparatus

3. chloroplasts

A. 1 and 3 only

B. 2 only

C. 1 and 2only

D. 2 and 3only

E. 1, 2 and 3

2017

15- Which of the following components of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) contain
peptide bonds?

1.capsid

2.envelope

3.reverse transcriptase

A. 2 and 3 only

B. 1 and 2 only

C. 1, 2 and 3

D. 3only

E. 1 and 3 only
16- The following structures are found in plant cells:

1. cell wall

2. cell membrane

3. nucleolus

4. mitochondrion

Which cell structures might contain molecules containing carbohydrate monomers?

A. 1 only

B. 1 and 4 only

C. 2 and 3 only

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

E. 4 only

17- Four students, 1, 2, 3 and 4, recorded different structures that they thought were found
in a healthy animal kidney cell and a typical bacterial cell.

STUDENT ANIMAL CELL BACTERIAL CELL

1 DNA found in a nucleus 70 ribosome present

2 cell wall present mitochondrion present

3 70s ribosome present DNA found in a nucleus

4 circular DNA plasmid present

Which students gave totally correct answers?

A. students 2 and 3 only

B. students 1 and 2 only

C. students 1, 2, 3 and 4
D. students 2 and 4 only

E. students 1 and 4 only

2019

18- An electron microscope (EM) was used to view a cell. The maximum dimension of the
cell was observed at a magnification ×30 000. The image on

the EM screen showed a maximum length of 30 mm. Which of the following mature healthy
cells was being magnified?

A. one coccus bacterium in a Staphylococcus cluster

B. one palisade cell from a wheat plant

C. one mature human red blood cell

D. one sensory neuron from a human

E. one lymphocyte from a human

19- Which row shows a correct component of each of the three structures listed?

viral envelope capsid genetic material

row 1 glycogen glycosidic bonds adenine

row 2 glycosidic bonds glycogen ester bonds

row 3 phosphodiester hydrogen bonds amino acids

bonds

row 4 fatty acids amino acids phosphodiester

bonds

row 5 phosphate phosphodiester cytosine

bonds
A. row 5

B. row 4

C. row 3

D. row 1

E. row 2

2020

20- Which of the following healthy cells contain circular DNA?

1. Escherichia coli

2. Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast)

3. human liver cell

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 only

C. 2 and 3 only

D. 1, 2 and 3

E. 1 only

21- Which of the following is/are features of HIV?

1. It has a capsid.

2. It contains DNA.

3. It has ribosomes.

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 and 3 only

C. 3 only
D. 2 only

E. 1 only

22- Which of the following statements about healthy living organisms are correct? 1 They
are made up of one or more cells.

2 They have DNA as the genetic material. 3 They use energy to stay alive when their
surroundings change. 4 They undergo phases of growth.

A. 1, 2 and 4 only

B. 1, 2, 3 and 4

C. 1, 2 and 3 only

D. 2, 3 and 4 only

E. 1, 3 and 4 only

23- The diagrams show five different microscopic structures. The structures are not drawn to
the same scale.

Which of these structures is the smallest?

A. 4

B. 5

C. 1

D. 3

E. 2

2021

23- Which of the following cell structures contain(s) biological catalysts?

1. cytoplasm

2. nucleus

3. mitochondria

A. 1, 2 and 3

B. 1only

C. 3 only

D. 2 only

E. 2 and 3 only
24- The diagram represents an animal cell with five organelles labelled P, Q, R, S and T.

Which row correctly matches the label with the name and function of the cell organelle?

A. row 3

B. row 2

C. row 5

D. row 1

E. row 4
25- Which of the following types of nucleic acid is/are found in viruses?

1 single-stranded DNA

2 double-stranded DNA

3 RNA

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 1, 2 and 3

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 2 and 3 only

E. 2 only

2022

26- Glycoproteins are formed from amino acids and carbohydrates.

What is the order in which organelles are used to make membrane-associated

glycoproteins?

A. rough endoplasmic reticulum → vesicles → Golgi apparatus

B. rough endoplasmic reticulum → Golgi apparatus → smooth endoplasmic reticulum

C. lysosomes → rough endoplasmic reticulum → Golgi apparatus

D. Golgi apparatus → vesicles → rough endoplasmic reticulum

E. Golgi apparatus → lysosomes → smooth endoplasmic reticulum

2023

27- which of the following structures in a plant cell are surrounded by a double membrane?

A. plasmid, mitochondria, nucleus

B. Golgi apparatus, ribosome, mitochondria

C. plasmid, endoplasmic reticulum, vacuole

D. nucleus, plasmid, Golgi apparatus

E. mitochondria, vacuole, Golgi apparatus

28- which of the statements accurately describes prokaryotic DNA?

A. prokaryotic DNA consists of circular chromosomes located within the cytoplasm.

B. prokaryotic DNA is linear, with multiple chromosomes contained within a nuclear

membrane.

C. prokaryotic DNA is highly condensed and organized into chromatin fibers.

D. prokaryotic DNA is associated with histone proteins and undergoes mitotic cell division
during replication.

E. prokaryotic DNA contains introns and axons within its coding regions.

29- which of the following statements regarding the Golgi apparatus is correct?

A. the Golgi apparatus processes and packages proteins to be exposed from the cell.

B. the Golgi apparatus processes lipid molecules as they enter the cell.

C. before exiting the cell, the proteins package in the Golgi apparatus are transported to the
nucleus for translation verification.

D. lysosomes digest the vesicles released from the Golgi apparatus so the proteins can be
released from the cell.