Date | May 2010 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 10M.1.SL.TZ1.2 |
Level | Standard level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 1 |
Command term | State | Question number | 2 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Which functions of life are found in unicellular organisms?
A. growth, response and nutrition
B. differentiation, response and nutrition
C. metabolism, meiosis and homeostasis
D. growth, metabolism and differentiation
Markscheme
A
Examiners report
In the G2 forms, some teachers comment that answer C is also correct, as there are some unicellular organisms that perform meiosis before cell division. This may be true; nevertheless answer A is more correct as it applies to all unicellular organisms. Most good candidates had this answer correct, this question turning out to be a good discriminator.