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GCSE AQA 9-1 Biology (for those doing triple) > 1. Cell Structure > Flashcards

1. Cell Structure Flashcards

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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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2
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What is a prokaryotic cell?

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  • bacterial cell
  • no nucleus
  • genetic material is a single loop of DNA
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Differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

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  • much smaller in size
  • the genetic material is not enclosed in a nucleus
  • the genetic material is a single DNA loop and there may be plasmids
  • they do not contain mitochondria or chloroplasts.
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4
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What is a nucleus?

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Controls all activities of the cell.

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5
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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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6
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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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7
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What are mitochondria?

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where aerobic respiration takes place

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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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9
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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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11
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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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12
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What is cell differentiation ?

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the process by which a cell changes to become specialised for its job

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What are specialised cells?

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Cells specialised to carry out a particular function.

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14
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What are adaptations of root hair cells?

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  • long hair that sticks out into the soil which gives the plant a large surface area to increase the rate of absorption.
  • They also contain lots of mitochondria, which release energy from glucose during respiration in order to provide the energy needed for active transport
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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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16
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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.
  • long tail and streamlined head to help it swim to the egg
  • The acrosome in the head contains digestive enzymes so that the sperm can penetrate an egg.
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17
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What is the function of a sperm cell?

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To fertilise egg cells.

18
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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
19
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What is the function of a red blood cell?

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To carry oxygen.

20
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What does a red blood cell NOT have?

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A nucleus.

21
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What is the function of a nerve cell?

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To send nerve impulses around the body.

22
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what are the adaptations of nerve cells?

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They are thin and long. This means they can carry messages up and down the body over large distances.

Nerve cells have branched connections at each end. These join to other nerve cells, allowing them to pass messages around the body.

They have a fatty (myelin) sheath that surrounds them. The fatty sheath increases the speed at which the message can travel.

23
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What is the equation for magnification?

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

24
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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.

25
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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.
26
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What are specialised cells grouped together to form?

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A tissue

27
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What joins parts of the body together?

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Connective tissue

28
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What does nervous tissue do?

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Carries information around the body.

29
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What do photosynthetic cells do?

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Make food by photosynthesis

30
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What do storage tissues do?

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Store extra food made as starch

31
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How many micrometers are in a millimetre?

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1000

32
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Is a bacterium a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell?

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Prokaryotic

33
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Which cells are smaller? Plant cells or bacterial cells?

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Bacterial cells

34
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What substance is the cell wall made of?

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Cellulose

35
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In bacterium cells, the role of mitochondria and chloroplast are taken over by…..

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cytoplasm

36
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what are plasmids

A

small rings of DNA

37
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what to plasmids allow bacterial cells to do?

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they allow bacterial cells to move genes from one cell to another

38
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what is the diameter of a typical plant cell

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0.1mm

39
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what is the diameter of a typical animal cell?

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0.02mm

40
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what is the diameter of prokaryotic cell

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0.002mm

GCSE AQA 9-1 Biology (for those doing triple) (22 decks)

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