IB skill practice

Analyse cell compartmentalisation and organelle specialization Free

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5 Mixed calculator policy

Compare organelle specialization

A cell imaging data tutorial compares secretory cells with many rough endoplasmic reticulum membranes and muscle cells with many mitochondria. Explain how organelle abundance matches cell function. Use the diagram labels, HL model, or quantitative image evidence before answering. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that best matches the HL biological evidence.

Worked practice: biological evidence and answer

Use the labelled biological evidence first, then connect it to the final answer.