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B1 Cell Biology Flashcards

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What is diffusion?

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The spreading out of particles with a net movement from a high concentration to a low concentration

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Why is oxygen needed in the body?

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It is needed for respiration in cells

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Why does oxygen move into a cell?

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There is a high concentration outside the cell as it is surrounded by blood from the lungs.

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Why does carbon dioxide move out of the cell?

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There is a high concentration of carbon dioxide in the cell

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What is carbon dioxide in the body?

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A waste product of respiration

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What is urea?

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A waste product produced in cells

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Why does urea move out of the cell?

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There’s a high concentration in the cell so if users through the membrane into blood plasma

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What factors increase the rate of diffusion?

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A higher surface area
A greater concentration gradient
High temperature

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What is surface area to volume ratio?

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A measure of how large an organism surface area is compared to its volume.

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Why can single celled organisms use diffusion to get all the gases?

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They have a large surface area to volume ratio

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What happens when an organisms gets larger?

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Surface area to volume ratio falls

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Why can multicellular organisms not use diffusion to get gases?

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The surface area to volume ratio is not large enough so oxygen cannot diffuse to the centre of the organism

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What adaptation do gills have?

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Large surface area
Thin membrane
High blood flow

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What is osmosis?

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The movement of water molecules over a partially permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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What is active transport?

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The movement of particles against concentration gradient using energy transferred during respiration

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How do plants use active transport?

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It allows minerals in areas of low concentration in the soil to move into the root hair cells against a concentration gradient

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How is active transport used in digestion?

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When there is a low concentration of nutrients in the gut but higher concentration of nutrients in the blood.

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What is the difference between active transport and diffusion?

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Active transport uses energy while diffusion is passive.

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How are alveoli adapted for gas exchange?

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Large surface area
Moist lining for dissolving gases
Very thin walls
Good blood supply

20
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What are villi?

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Tiny projections in the small intestine to help absorb digested food as quickly as possible

21
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What are the adaptations of villi?

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Single layer of surface cells

Very good blood supply to assist quick absorption

22
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What adaptations do leaves have?

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Stomata
Oxygen and water diffuse out of the stomata
Flatten shape to increase area of exchange surface
Air spaces inside the leaf

23
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What is a prokaryotic cell?

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A smaller and simpler cell compared to a eukaryotic cell

24
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What is a eukaryotic cell?

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A complex cell including all animal and plant cells.

25
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What structures do bacterial cells have?

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Strands of DNA
Plasmids
No chloroplast or mitochondria
Cell wall

26
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What are the parts of a microscope?

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Eyepiece
Coarse adjustment knob
Fine adjustment knob
Light
Stage
High and low power objective lenses
27
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what is 1 order of magnitude mean?

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It means 10x

every order of magnitude is 10 times greater than the one before.

28
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what are mitochondria?

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where aerobic respiration takes place

29
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what are ribosomes?

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the site of protein synthesis

30
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what other structures do plants cells contain?

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chloroplasts
cell wall
vacuole

31
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what are chloroplasts?

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they contain chlorophyll and are the site of photosynthesis

32
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what is the cell wall?

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it is made of cellulose and strengthens the cell

33
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what is the vacuole?

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a sac filled with cell sap which helps give the cell shape

34
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what is specialisation?

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when a cell has adaptations which help them to carry out their particular function

35
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what adaptations do sperm cells have?

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a long tail - allows it to swim, makes it streamlined
packed with mitochondria - provide the energy to swim
contain enzymes - allows the sperm to digest the outer layer of the ovum

36
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what are the adaptations of a muscle cell?

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protein fibres - can change length to allow cells to contract
mitochondria - provides energy for muscle contraction

37
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what are the adaptations of a nerve cell?

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an axon - carries the electrical impulses
myelin sheath - insulates axon to speed up transmission
synapses - allow impulses to pass between cells
dendrites - increase surface area so other nerve cells can connect more easily

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why do plant roots have root hairs?

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to increase the surface area of the root so it can absorb water and dissolved minerals more easily

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what adaptations do root hair cells have?

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root hair - increases surface area

no chloroplasts - cells are underground

40
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what adaptations do xylem cells have?

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lignified walls - provide support
broken down end walls - water can flow easily
no internal structures - makes it easy for water to flow

41
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what adaptations do phloem cells have?

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sieve plates - allow dissolved sugars to move through the plant
companion cells - provide energy for the vessel cell

42
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what are some limitations of light microscopes?

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limited magnification

limited resolution

43
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what are some advantages of an electron microscope?

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greater magnification and resolution

44
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what is the formula for calculating magnification?

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magnification = size of image/real size of object

45
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what is meant by turgid?

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when water moves into the cell by osmosis and becomes swollen. it does not burst as the cell wall supports the cell

46
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what does flaccid mean?

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when water moves out of a plant cell by osmosis and causes it to shrink

47
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what is a concentration gradient?

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the difference between the areas of high concentration and low concentration

GCSE AQA Biology 9-1 (20 decks)

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