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Cell structure and function
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20 CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology questions on Cell structure and function, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A student in a Jamaican school observed onion epidermal cells under a light microscope. She noticed a rigid outer layer surrounding each cell. Which structure did she observe?

  1. Cell membrane
  2. Cell wall
  3. Cytoplasm
  4. Nuclear membrane
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✓ Answer: BCell wall
Award 1 mark for identifying the cell wall as the rigid outer layer in plant cells. A is incorrect — the cell membrane is thin and flexible, located inside the cell wall. C is incorrect — cytoplasm is the jelly-like substance inside the cell, not an outer layer. D is incorrect — the nuclear membrane surrounds the nucleus, not the entire cell.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which organelle is responsible for releasing energy from glucose during aerobic respiration?

  1. Ribosome
  2. Nucleus
  3. Mitochondrion
  4. Chloroplast
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✓ Answer: CMitochondrion
Award 1 mark for identifying mitochondria as the site of aerobic respiration. A is incorrect — ribosomes are involved in protein synthesis. B is incorrect — the nucleus controls cell activities and contains genetic material. D is incorrect — chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis in plant cells.
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Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on Cell structure and function for CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CXC paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Are the Cell structure and function questions aligned to the official CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CXC paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CXC.
How is Cell structure and function typically tested on CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology papers?
Cell structure and function appears across multiple question types on real CXC CSEC Human and Social Biology papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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