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You will complete eight required practical activities if you are studying GCSE Biology and eighteen if you are studying GCSE Combined Science. You could be asked questions about the methods, safety precautions you might take, results and conclusions of these experiments.
In this Cell Biology section there are four core practical activities:
These questions have been written by Bitesize consultants as suggestions to the types of questions that may appear in an exam paper.
Describe how you would make a light microscope slide of a human cheek cell. [4 marks]
Any four from:
[4]
Describe how you would use a light microscope to view a slide. [4 marks]
Any four from:
[4]
You have just completed a practical into the effects of temperature of the rate of an enzyme reaction. Describe the graph of results you would expect. [3 marks]
[3]
Describe the method you would investigate the effect of pH on enzyme activity. [6 marks]
Six from:
[6]
Note: Marks may be still be given for variations in method, solutions and volumes.