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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.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 1: Cell biology » 1.1 Introduction to cells
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