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A-LevelBiologyCell structureOct/Nov 2015Paper 1 Q41 Mark

Lysosomes have a variety of different shapes and sizes, making them difficult to identify. What describes a lysosome?

Avesicle containing enzymes, enclosed by a double membrane, that is budded off the endoplasmic reticulum
Bvesicle containing hydrolytic enzymes and surrounded by a single membrane, found only in phagocytes
Cvesicle enclosed by a single membrane, containing several different hydrolytic enzymes that may act inside or outside the cell
Dvesicle surrounded by a double membrane, containing enzymes which can hydrolyse damaged organelles in a cell

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About This A-Level Biology Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Oct/Nov 2015 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Cell structure and is worth 1 mark.

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