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ZIMSEC A-Level Biology

8.1.2Plant and Animal Cells

Plant and Animal Cells in ZIMSEC A-Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 8.1.2.1Prepare temporary slides (wet mounts) and stain them.
  2. 8.1.2.2Identify plant and animal cells and their ultrastructure (rough and smooth ER, Golgi body, mitochondria, ribosomes, chloroplasts, cell surface membrane, nuclear envelope, centrioles, nucleus and nucleolus).
  3. 8.1.2.3Compare plant and animal cells.

Lessons

  • Preparing slides and comparing plant and animal cells

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Plant and Animal Cells: sample question

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Which structure is present in a typical animal cell but absent from a typical flowering-plant cell?

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