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B1 - Cell Biology Flashcards

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Examples of Eukaryotic Cells

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Animal Cells, Plant Cells, Fungi, and Protists

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What is a Eukaryotic cell

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A cell that has a single DNA loop and may have one or more small rings called plasmids

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Examples of Prokaryotic Cells

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Bacteria,

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What is Prokaryotic Cells

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A cell that lacks a nucleus

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What is a flagellum

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A strand of protein that acts as a propeller to move cells forwards

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Benefits of Light Microscope

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More affordable, easy to use, and able to magnify live specimens

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Benefits of Electron Microscope

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Higher magnification, Higher resolution

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Disadvantages of Electron Microscope

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Very expensive, cannot use live specimen

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What is Resolution

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The ability to distinguish between two objects as seperate points

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What is Magnification

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Making an image larger than the object

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Prefix: MEGA (M)

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10^6 - 1 million times larger

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Prefix: KILO (K)

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10^3 - 1000 times larger

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Prefix: DECI (d)

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10^-1 10 times smaller

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Prefix: CENTI (c)

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10^-2 100 times smaller

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Prefix: MILLI (m)

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10^-3 1000 times smaller

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Prefix: MICRO ( u)

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10^-6 1 million times smaller

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Prefix: NANO (n)

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10^-9 1000 million times smaller

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Prefix: PICO (p)

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10^-12 1 trillion time smaller

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Equation for Magnification

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Magnification = Image size / Actual size

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What is differentiation

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When a cell specializes to adapt to suit its function to become a specialized cell

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Types of Specialized animal cells

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Nerve Cell, Muscle cell, Sperm cell

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Function of Nerve Cells

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Carry electrical impulses around the body

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Function of Muscle cells

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Contract and relax to allow movement

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Function of Sperm cells

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Fertilise and egg cell

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Adaptations of Nerve Cells

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  • Dendrites for connections to other cells
  • Long axon to carry electrical impulses from one place to another
  • Synapses for impulses to pass containing mitochondria to provide energy to make transmitter molecules
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Adaptations of Muscle Cells

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  • Special fibres that can slide over each other for contraction and relaxing
    -Lots of mitochondria for contraction
    -Store of glycogen which can be converted to glucose for respiration
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Adaptations of Sperm Cells

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  • Tail for movement
    -Middle section full of mitochondria to provide energy for tail to move
    -Digestive enzymes in acrosome (head) to break through egg
    -Large nucleus containing half the genetic info needed to make a human
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Example of specialized plant cells

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Root Hair cell, Xylem cell, Photosynthetic cell (palisade cell), Phloem cell

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Function of root hair cell

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Absorb water and minerals

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Function of Photosynthetic cell

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Carry out phtotsynthesis

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Function of Xylem cell

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Transports water and mineral ions form roots

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Function of Phloem cell

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Transports glucose around plant

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Adaptations of Root hair cell

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-Large surface area for osmosis
-Large permanent vacuole to speed up osmosis
-Lots of mitochondria providing energy for active transport
-No chloroplasts

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Adaptations of Photosynthetic cells

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-Lots of chloroplasts
-usually found in outer layer of leaf

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Adaptations of Xylem cell

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-Hollow tubes
-Lignin makes cells strong and withstand pressure of water

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Adaptations of Phloem

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-Companion cells
-cell walls between cells

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Stage 1 of Cell Cycle

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Cell growth (copying of cells)
Copying of chromosomes

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Stage 2 of Cell Cycle

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Mitosis

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Structure of Bacteria

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Cell Mem
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm
Plasmids
Strands of DNA

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Stage 3 of Cell Cycle

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Cell Division

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What happens during Stage 1 of Cell Cycle

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Cell grows and duplicates subcellular structures
Duplicates DNA

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What happens during Stage 2 of Cell Cycle

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-Chromosomes line up at centre of cell and pulled apart by cell fibres (2 arms to opposite sides of cell)
-Membranes form around each set of chromosomes, becoming nuclei
-Cytoplasm and Cell Membrane divided

2 Daughter cells identical to parent cell

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How do Prokaryotic Cells divide?

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Binary Fission

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What is the inhibition zone

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The area bacteria have been killed

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Diffusion

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Spreading out of particles from an area of HIGHER CONCENTRATION to an area of LOWER CONCENTRATION

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How to fasten Diffusion rate

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Bigger concentration gradient
Higher Temperature

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Osmosis

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Movement of water molecules across a partially permeable membrane from a region of higher water concentration to a region of lower water concentration

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Active Transport

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Lower to higher through permeable membrane

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