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IB Biology HL 2.2.9 Cell Differentiation and Specialisation

Practise IB Biology HL 2.2.9 by evaluating how specialised cells lose nuclei or organelles and become atypical.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Evaluate how red blood cells and phloem sieve tubes become atypical through loss of nuclei or organelles.
  • Use muscle-fibre and Acetabularia evidence to discuss limits of a universal cell-theory statement.

A2.2.9—Atypical cell structure question 1

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The diagram shows the bones and muscles of the human elbow joint.

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State one reason that striated muscle cells are considered atypical.

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