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O-LevelBiologyCell Biology5090/12 · May/June 2018 · Q271 Mark

Some young plants were put into the soil and grew well for a few weeks. They then began to show signs of disease. Samples of the diseased leaves were examined using a microscope. Which observations of the organism causing the disease show that it could be a fungus?

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Along and thread-like structure: ✓, chloroplasts not present: ✓, cell walls present: ✓, nuclei surrounded by a membrane: ✓
Blong and thread-like structure: ✓, chloroplasts not present: ✓, cell walls present: X, nuclei surrounded by a membrane: X
Clong and thread-like structure: ✓, chloroplasts not present: X, cell walls present: ✓, nuclei surrounded by a membrane: X
Dlong and thread-like structure: X, chloroplasts not present: ✓, cell walls present: ✓, nuclei surrounded by a membrane: ✓

✓ Correct answer

A: long and thread-like structure: ✓, chloroplasts not present: ✓, cell walls present: ✓, nuclei surrounded by a membrane: ✓

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Cell Biology, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 27.

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