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2.1.1 - Cell Structure Flashcards

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How does a light microscope work?

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It uses light to form an image. Light that passes through or reflects from the surface of the specimen is seen.

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What images are produced by light microscopes?

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  • Poor resolution due to the long wavelength of light (200nm)
  • Low magnification (2000x)
  • Colour image
  • 2D
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Which specimens can be examined by light microscopes?

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Living and non-living specimens

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How does a transmission electron microscope work?

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It uses electrons to form an image. The electrons that pass through the specimen are detected.

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What images are produced by transmission electron microscopes?

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  • High magnification (1000000x)
  • High resolution due to short wavelength of electrons (0.2nm)
  • Black and white
  • 2D
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Which specimens can be examined by transmission electron microscopes?

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Only non-living specimens as the microscope must be in a vacuum so the air doesn’t absorb the electrons.

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How does a scanning electron microscope work?

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It uses electrons to form an image. Electrons that are reflected from the surface on the specimen are detected.

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What images are produced by scanning electron microscopes?

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  • High magnification (1000000x)
  • High resolution due to short wavelength of electrons (3-20nm)
  • Black and white
  • 3D
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Which specimens can be examined by scanning electron microscopes?

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Only non-living specimens as the microscope must be in a vacuum so the air doesn’t absorb the electrons.

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How does a laser scanning microscope work?

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It uses a laser beam to scan an object pixel by pixel creating an image of the reflected photon.

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What images are produced by laser scanning confocal microscopes?

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  • High resolution
  • 2D and 3D images
  • Black and white/computer generated colour
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What are dry mounts?

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When thin slices or whole specimens are viewed with just the coverslip placed on top

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What are wet mounts?

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When water is added to the specimen before lowering the coverslip with a mounted needle to prevent air bubbles from forming. This is used for aquatic organisms.

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What are squash slides?

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Wet mounts which you then push down on the coverslip to squash the sample to ensure you have a thin layer to enable light to pass through. This is used for a root tip to view the chromosomes in mitosis.

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What are smear slides?

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When you use the edge of another slide to smear the sample across the slide to create a smooth, thin and even coated specimen. A cover slip is placed on top after smearing. This is used when examining blood cells in a blood sample.

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How do you calibrate an eye piece graticule?

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  • Line up the stage micrometer and eyepiece graticule whilst looking through the eyepiece
  • Count how many divisions on the eyepiece graticule fit into one division on the micrometer scale
  • Each division on the micrometer is 10μm so this can be used to calculate what one division on the eyepiece graticule is
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Why are stains used in microscopy?

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  • To make cells more visible
  • Increase contrast
  • Identify different cell components
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What is the formula for magnification?

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Magnification = image size/object size

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What is magnification?

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The number of times greater the size of the image is than the size of the real object

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What is resolution?

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The ability to distinguish between two objects that are very close together. A higher resolution means more detail.

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What is the structure of the nucleus?

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  • Nuclear envelope which is a double membrane that has nuclear pores to control exchange between the nucleus and cytoplasm
  • Nucleoplasm which is a granular jelly like material
  • Chromosomes which are protein bound linear DNA
  • Nucleolus which is a smaller sphere inside which is the site of rNA production and makes ribosomes
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What is the function of the nucleus?

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  • Site of DNA replication and transcription
  • Contains the genetic code for each cell
  • Site of ribosomal synthesis
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What is the structure of flagella?

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Long whip like structure

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What is the function of flagella?

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Involved in mobility and sometimes as sensory organelle for chemical stimuli

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What is the structure of cilia?

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Short hair like projections out of cells

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What is the function of cilia?

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  • Can be mobile or stationary
  • Mobile cilia help move substances in a sweeping motion
  • Stationary cilia are important in sensory organs such as the nose
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What is the structure of centrioles?

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  • Made of microtubules
  • Occur in pairs to form a centrosome
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What is the function of centrioles?

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Involved in the production of spindle fibres and organisation of chromosomes in cell division

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What is the structure of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

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  • Has folded membranes called cisternae
  • Covered in ribosomes
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What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

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Site of protein modification and protein synthesis

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What is the structure of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

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Has folded membranes called cisternae

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What is the function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

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  • Synthesises lipids, steroids and some hormones
  • Synthesises, stores and transports carbohydrates
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What is the structure of the Golgi apparatus?

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  • Folded membranes making cisternae
  • Secretory vesicles pinch off from the cisternae
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What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?

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  • Makes lysosomes
  • Adds carbohydrates to proteins to form glycoproteins
  • Transport, modify and store lipids
  • Finished products are transported to cell surface in Golgi vesicles where they fuse with the membrane and contents are released
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What is the structure of lysosomes?

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Bags of digestive enzymes

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What is the function of lysosomes?

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  • Hydrolyse phagocytic cells
  • Break down dead cells
  • Exocytosis - release enzymes to outside of cell to destroy material
  • Digest worn out organelles for reuse of materials
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What is the structure of mitrochondria?

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  • Double membrane
  • Inner membrane highly folded into cristae
  • Fluid centre called the mitochondrial matrix
  • Loop of mitochondrial DNA
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What is the function of mitochondria?

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  • Site of aerobic respiration
  • Site of ATP production
  • Contains DNA to code for enzymes needed in respiration
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What is the structure of ribosomes?

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  • Small made up of two sub units of protein and rRNA
  • 80S is a large ribosome found in eukaryotic cells (25nm)
  • 70S is a smaller ribosome found in prokaryotic cells, mitochondria and chloroplasts
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What is the function of ribosomes?

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Site of protein synthesis

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What is the structure of chloroplasts?

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  • Surrounded by a double membrane
  • Contains thylakoids which are folded membranes embedded with pigment arranged in stacks called grana
  • Fluid filled stroma contains enzymes for photosynthesis
  • Found in plants
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What is the function of chloroplasts?

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Site of photosynthesis

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What is the structure of the cell wall?

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  • Found in plant and fungi cells
  • In plants it is made of microfibrils of the cellulose polymer
  • In fungi it is made of chitin which is a nitrogen containing polysaccharide
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What is the function of the cell wall?

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Provides structural strength to the cell

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What is the structure of the plasma membrane?

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  • Found in all cells
  • Phospholipid bilayer with molecules embedded within and attached on the outside such as proteins, carbohydrates and cholesterol
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What is the function of the plasma membrane?

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Controls the exchange between the cell and its environment

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How are proteins produced and secreted?

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  • Polypeptide chains are synthesised on the RER
  • These polypeptide chains move to the cisternae in the RER and are packaged into vesicles to be sent to the Golgi apparatus via the cytoskeleton
  • In the Golgi apparatus the proteins are modified and packaged into vesicles
  • The secretory vesicles carry the proteins to the cell surface membrane where it fuses and releases the protein by exocytosis
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What are the 3 main functions of the cytoskeleton?

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  • Provides mechanical strength to cells
  • Aids transport within cells
  • Enables cell movement
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What are the key differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

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  • Prokaryotic cells are much smaller
  • Prokaryotic cells have no membrane bound organelles
  • Prokaryotic cells have smaller ribosomes
  • DNA is not contained within the nucleus in prokaryotic cells
  • Prokaryotic cell wall contains peptidoglycan
  • Prokaryotic cells may also contain plasmids, flagella and a capsule around the cell

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