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A-LevelBiologyCell structure9700/12 · May/June 2017 · Q31 Mark

The recently discovered Pandoravirus measures 1000 nm in diameter. The Mimivirus has a diameter of 400 nm. What can be detected using a light microscope with a maximum resolution of 0.25 µm?

Aboth the Mimivirus and the Pandoravirus
Bneither the Mimivirus nor the Pandoravirus
Cthe Mimivirus, but not the Pandoravirus
Dthe Pandoravirus, but not the Mimivirus

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A: both the Mimivirus and the Pandoravirus

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Cell structure, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 3.

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