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1.1 Cell Ultrastructure Flashcards

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1
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Name the structures in an animal cell

A 
cell membrane
cytoplasm
mitochondrion
nucleus
ribosome
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What is the function of the mitochondrion?

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It is the site of aerobic respiration

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3
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What cells can mitochondrion be found in ?

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Plant cell
Animal cell
Fungal cell

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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To support the cell

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5
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What cells contain a cell wall?

A

Plant cell
Fungal cell
Bacterial cell

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6
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How do you calculate the length and breadth of individual cells when given the diameter of the field of view?

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Diameter of field of view / number of cells in field of view

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What is the function of the central vacuole?

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It stores water and solutes as cell sap and regulates water content by osmosis

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8
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What cells can a central vacuole be found in?

A

Plant cell

Fungal cell

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9
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Name the structures in a fungal cell

A 
cell wall
cell membrane 
large central vacuole
cytoplasm
nucleus
mitochondrion
ribosome
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10
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What is the function of the ribosomes?

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It is the site of protein synthesis

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What cells can ribosomes be found in?

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Plant cell
Animal cell
Fungal cell
Bacterial cell

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12
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What is the function of the central chromosome?

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It controls cell activities and transfers genetic information from cell to cell

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What cells can the central chromosome be found in?

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Bacterial cell

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14
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Name the structures in a bacterial cell

A 
cell wall
cell membrane
circular chromosome 
cytoplasm
plasmid
ribosome
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15
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What are cell walls made from?

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Plant cell walls are made from cellulose

fungal and bacterial cell walls are made of different materials to the plant cell wall

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16
Q

How do you calculate the total magnification when using a microscope?

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eyepiece lens magnification x objective lens magnificarion

17
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What is the function of the plasmid?

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It controls cell activities and transfers genetic information from cell to cell

18
Q

What cells can the plasmid be found in?

A

Bacterial cell

19
Q

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

A

Acts as a medium within which many important biochemical reactions take place

20
Q

What is the function of the nucleus?

A

It controls cell activities and passes information to the next generation

21
Q

What cells can the nucleus be found in?

A

Plant cell
Animal cell
Fungal cell

22
Q

What is the function of the chloroplast?

A

It is the site of photosynthesis

23
Q

What cell can the chloroplasts be found in?

A

Green plant cell

24
Q

Name the structures in a plant cell

A 
cell wall
cell membrane
chloroplast
large central vacuole
cytoplasm
mitochondrion
nucleus
ribosomes
25
Q

How do you convert micrometers to millimetres and back again?

A

micrometer /1000 = millimeters

millimeters x1000 = micrometers

26
Q

What is the function of the cell membrane?

A

It is a selectively permeable membrane that controls the flow of molecules into and ou of the cell

27
Q

What cells can a cell membrane be found in?

A

Plant cell
Animal cell
Fungal cell
Bacterial cell

28
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What cells contain cytoplasm?

A

Plant cell
Animal cell
Fungal cell
Bacterial cell

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