2. Cells Flashcards
List the 3 Cell theories.
- Every living organism is made up of atleast 1 cell
- Cells are the basic structural and functional units of multicellular organisms.
- All cells arise from pre-existing cells.
Name the 3 types of magnifying instruments.
- Hand lens
- Light microscope
- Electron microscope
What is a hand lens used for?
Study small plants and animals.
What is a light microscope used for?
Study simple features of cells
What is a electron microscope used for?
See much smaller structures within cells.
Name the 4 things that all Eukaryotic cells have.
- Cell membrane
- Nucleus
- Cytoplasm
- Organelles
What is the function of a cell wall?
Support and structure
What is the cell wall made of and state it’s location.
Cellulose, in plant cells only.
Provide the function of the cell membrane.
- Selectively permeable
What is the cell membrane also known as?
Phospholipid bilayer
Provide the definition of Diffusion.
Movement of enery from a high concentration to a low concentration until equilibrium is reached.
Requires no energy.
Provide the definition of Osmosis.
Water moves across a semi-permeable membrane from a high water potential to a low water potential.
No energy required.
Provide the definition of Active transport.
Active process where substances move against a concentration gradient (low to high)
What is Endosmosis?
Osmosis into a cell
What is Exosmosis?
Osmosis out of a cell
What is Endocytosis?
Taking in food particles and nutrients.
What is Exocytosis?
Removing particles and metabolic.
What is Plasmolysis?
Process where so much water leaves the cell that the cell membrane pulls away from cell wall, therefore the plant cell becomes flascid.
Provide the function of the Nucleus.
- Controls all metabolic reactions
- Contains genetic material
What is the function of the Endoplasmic Reticulum.
- Connects cell membrane and nuclear membrane.
- Rough ER with ribosomes, makes proteins.
- Smooth ER without ribosomes, makes lipids and hormones.
What is the function of Cytoplasm?
- Acts as medium for chemical reactions.
- Helps to transport substances and organelles around the cell.
What is the function of Ribosomes?
Site for protein synthesis.