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A-LevelBiologyCell structure9700/12 · May/June 2010 · Q121 Mark

The diagram below is drawn from an electron micrograph of an animal cell. [Figure 12.1] Which represents the same cell, seen under a light (optical) microscope at ×400 magnification?

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A[Diagram option A showing detailed organelles with internal structures]
B[Diagram option B showing detailed organelles with internal structures, different arrangement from A]
C[Diagram option C showing a simpler cell with only nucleus visible, cytoplasm, and cell membrane]
D[Diagram option D showing detailed organelles with internal structures, different arrangement from A and B]

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C: [Diagram option C showing a simpler cell with only nucleus visible, cytoplasm, and cell membrane]

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Cell structure, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 12.

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