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What is a eukaryotic cell?

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  • It has a nucleus.
  • They usually have mitochondria.
  • In plants cells only they have chloroplasts.
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What is a nucleus?

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Controls all activities of the cell.

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What is cytoplasm?

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A liquid gel in which most of the chemical reactions take place.

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What is cell membrane?

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Controls what passes in and out of the cell.

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What are mitochondria?

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Structures in the cytoplasm where most of the energy is realeased during respiration.

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What are ribosomes?

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Where protein synthesis occurs and synthesis for all other proteins in the cell.

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What is a cell wall?

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Made of cellulose it strengthens the cells and gives it support.

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What are chloroplasts?

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They absorb energy from the sun to make food by photosynthesis.

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What is a permanent vacuole?

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A space in the cytoplasm filled with cell sap that keeps the cells rigid to support the plant.

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What are specialised cells?

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Cells specialised to carry out a particular function.

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What are adaptations of root hair cells?

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  • Root hairs provide large surface area.
  • A large permanent vacuole affects movement of water from soil.
  • Root hair positioned close to xylem
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What is the function of a root hair cell?

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Enables plants to take in water and mineral salts.

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What are the adaptations of a sperm cell?

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It has a middle section full of mitochondria to release energy.

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What is the function of a sperm cell?

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To fertilise egg cells.

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What is the tail on a sperm cell for?

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To swim.

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What are the adaptations of red blood cells?

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  • cytoplasm contains haemoglobin to transport oxygen
  • no nucleus - can contain more haemoglobin
  • biconcave shape to maximise surface area
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What is the function of a red blood cell?

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To carry oxygen.

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What does a red blood cell NOT have?

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A nucleus.

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What is the function of a nerve cell?

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To send nerve impulses around the body.

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What is the equation for magnification?

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Magnification = size of image (I) / actual size (A)

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What are fat cells?

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Storage cells. They help animals to survive when food is in short supply.

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What are the adaptations of fat cells?

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  • They have little amounts of cytoplasm - to leave room for large amounts of fat.
  • They have very few mitochondria as they use little energy.
  • They can expand when it fills up with fat.
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What are specialised cells grouped together to form?

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A tissue

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What joins parts of the body together?

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Connective tissue

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What does nervous tissue do?
Carries information around the body.
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What do photosynthetic cells do?
Make food by photosynthesis
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What do storage tissues do?
Store extra food made as starch
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What are stem cells?
Unspecialised cells that can change to different types of cells
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Where are stem cells found? - animals
Human embryos and adult bone marrow
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What can stem cells be used to treat?
Paralysis and diabetes
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Where are stem cells found? - plants
Meristems of plants
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Advantages of stem cells?
* They can be taken without hurting * Will provide vital clues about how tissues develop * Could treat Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, heart disease, strokes, arthritis, burns etc
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Disadvantages of stem cells?
* Use of embryos is unethical * Embryonic stem cell research = murder * Immune system might recognise stem cells as foreign and be rejected and die
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What does a nucleus contain?
Chromosomes
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How many pairs of chromosomes are in a human nucleus?
23
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What does a chromosome contain?
Many genes
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What is a gene?
A length of molecule called DNA
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What is mitosis?
It's for growth repair and replacement of cells
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What are cancer cells?
Arise due to mutations in genes that control mitosis. Leads to uncontrolled cell division and tumours.
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What are the two types of tumours?
Benign and malignant
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What are benign tumours?
Unable to spread to other parts of the body and are non-cancerous
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What are malignant tumours?
Can invade neighbouring tissues and spread to different parts of the body in the blood where they form secondary tumours.
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What is diffusion?
The movement of particles in a gas or a liquid from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
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What is a partially permeable membrane?
Lets small soluble substances through but not others
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What factors affect the rate of diffusion?
* distance * surface area * concentration gradient / difference * temperature
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What increases the rate of diffusion?
* decreased distance * increased surface area * increased concentration gradient * increased temperature
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What is osmosis?
Diffusion of water molecules from a dilute to a more concentrated solution through a partially permeable membrane down a concentration gradient
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What does a partially permeable membrane do?
Allows small water molecules to pass through but not large solute molecules
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What happens when a red blood cell is placed in pure water?
Water moves into cell by osmosis and bursts
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What happens when a cell is placed in a liquid the same concentration?
No net movement of water by osmosis
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What happens when a red blood cell is placed in a concentrated solution?
Water moves out of the cell and shrivels
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What does turgid mean?
When water has moved into the cell by osmosis and cell contents is pushed outwards against the wall
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What does flaccid mean? And plasmolysed?
When water has moved out of a cell and becomes shrivelled ONLY IN PLANTS CELLS WHEN CONTENTS OF CELL COMES AWAY FROM CELL WALL
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What does a dilute solution of sugar contain?
A high concentration of water (solvent) and a low concentration of sugar (solute)
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What does a concentrated solution of sugar contain?
A relatively low concentration of water and a high concentration of sugar
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What is active transport?
The movement of molecules and ions across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient - to a region of higher concentration
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How does active transport go against the concentration gradient?
It uses energy from respiration and a carrier protein
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What can be reabsorbed by active transport?
Glucose into the blood from the kidney tubules
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Why do plants rely on active transport?
To obtain mineral ions through root hair cells
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What do cells involved in active transport have?
Lots of mitochondria because aerobic respiration takes place here and releases energy needed for active transport
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What happens to SA to volume ratio when the size of an object increases?
Decreases
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What happens to SA to volume ratio when the size of an object decreases?
Increased
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Why do multicellular organisms need a transport system?
As size increases SA/V ratio decreases surface area is no longer big enough to supply needs of the body - needs to be sped up to move materials in and out of the organism
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How many micrometers are in a millimetre?
1000
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What is a concentration gradient?
The difference in concentration of two solutions.
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What is a prokaryotic cell?
* bacterial cell * no nucleus * genetic material is a single loop of DNA
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Examples of some cells that divide by mitosis
* hair and nail cells * skin cells * red and white blood cells
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Is a bacterium a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell?
Prokaryotic
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Which cells are smaller? Plant cells or bacterial cells?
Bacterial cells
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What substance is the cell wall made of?
Cellulose

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