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1
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Using units

1kilometre=
1m=
1cm=
1mm=
1um=

A

1kilometre= 1000metres (m)
1m= 100 centimetres (cm)
1cm=10milimetres (mm)
1mm=100micrometres (um)
1um=1000 nanometres (nm)

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whats a light microscope

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A microscope that uses visible light and lenses

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What are the key features of a light microscope?

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Stage, objective lens, eye piece lens, focus adjustment, light source

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What is an electron microscope?

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A microscope that uses electrons and electron lenses

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5
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What is magnification?

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How many times bigger than it actually is

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What is resolution?

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Minimum distance apart that two objects can be in order for them to be seen as separate objects

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What are the advantages of using an electron microscope compared to a light microscope?

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Higher magnification and resolution

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How is magnification calculated?

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magnification = image size / actual size

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9
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Where are chromosomes found in an animal cell

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nucleus

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Describe the DNA in a bacteria cell

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A single DNA loop or a DNA ring (plasmid)

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what is the function of cytoplasm

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the water-based gel in which organelles of all living cells are suspended
-where chemical reactions take place

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whats the function of a cell membrane

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-to control the passage of substances e.g glucose and mineral ions into the cell
-also controls the movement of substances e.g urea or hormones out the cell

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whats the function of mitochondria

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where aerobic respiration takes place, releasing energy for the cell

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whats the function of ribosomes

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where protein synthesis takes place
—making all the proteins needed in the cell

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List the five parts of an animal cell

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Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Mitochondria, Ribosomes

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16
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List the three parts of a cell only found in plant cells

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Vacuole (filled with cell sap), Chloroplasts, Cell wall

17
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What is a cell wall made of in a plant cell?

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cellulose

18
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What function does cellulose have in a cell wall?

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Provides strength

19
Q

Name three specialised animal cells

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Sperm, Nerve, Muscle

20
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Name three specialised plant cells

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Xylem, Root hair, Phloem

21
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What is cell differentiation?

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When different types of cells are formed in an organism

22
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State two benefits of an electron microscope over a light microscope

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Greater resolving power, Higher magnification

23
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What is a stem cell?

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An undifferentiated cell

24
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What is diffusion?

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Spreading out of particles of a substance in solution or a gas

25
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What process moves substances into and out of a cell across a cell membrane?

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Diffusion

26
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What does diffusion result in?

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The net movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

27
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Name two substances transported in and out of cells during gas exchange

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Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

28
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Name three factors that affect diffusion

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-Difference in concentration (concentration gradient),
-Temperature
-Surface area of membrane

29
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How does water move across cell membranes?

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by osmosis

30
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What is osmosis?

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Diffusion of water from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution through a partially permeable membrane

31
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What is active transport?

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The movement of substances from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution

32
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What’s the role of active transport in plants?

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The absorption of mineral ions from dilute solutions in soil via root hairs

33
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What’s the role of active transport in humans?

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Allows sugar molecules to move from the gut into the blood

34
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name two ways embryonic stem cells can cure diseases

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-producing insulin
-replacing neurons

35
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give the two main differences between active transport and diffusion

A

diffusion doesn’t require energy and AT does
-diffusion moves molecules from a high to low con AT goes low to high

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