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B1 - Cell Biology - Combined Flashcards

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Cell types
What are the two main cell types?

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Eukaryotic and prokaryotic

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Cell types
Which is bigger - eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

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Eukaryotic - 5 - 100 micrometers
Prokaryotic inky 0.2 - 2 micrometers

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Cell types
What organelles do both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells have in common?

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Ribosomes
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm

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Cell types
What are 3 examples of eukaryotic cells?

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Animal, plant, fungi cells

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Cell types
What organelles to eukaryotic cells only sometimes have?

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Cell wall
Chloroplasts
Permanent vacuole

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Cell types
In a eukaryotic cell - where is the DNA?

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In the nucleus

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Cell types
Eukaryotic cells have ___ bound organelles

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Membrane

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Cell types
What organelles to prokaryotic cells only sometimes have

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Capsule and flagella

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Cell types
Where is DNA stored in prokaryotic cell?

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Single loop of loose DNA and plasmids

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Cell types
True or false: prokaryotic cells have no membrane bound organelles

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True

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Cell types
What is an example of a prokaryotic cell

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Bacterial cell

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Organelles
What is the function of the nucleus

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Contains the genetic material of the cell and controls its activities

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Organelles
What is the function of the cytoplasm

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It is the area where most chemical reactions occur

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Organelles
What is the function of the cell membrane

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It controls the substances that go in and out of the cell

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Organelles
What are mitochondria?

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Sit of (aerobic) respiration whereby energy is released (NOT PRODUCED)

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Organelles
What are ribosomes

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Site of protein synthesis

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Organelles
What is the permanent vacuole?

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Filled with cell sap to keep the cell turgid (hard and rigid)

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Organelles
What does turgid mean?

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Hard and rigid

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Organelles
What does the cell wall do

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Strengthens and supports the cell

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Organelles
What is the cell wall made of in plant cells

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Cellulose

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Organelles
What are chloroplasts

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Site of photosynthesis

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Organelles
What do chloroplasts contain that allows them to absorb light energy for photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll

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Organelles
What pigment does chlorophyll have?

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A green pigment

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Organelles
What are plasmids?

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Small rings of DNA loose within the cytoplasm

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Organelles
True or false: plasmids can be shared between cells, passing anti-biotic resistant genes to each other

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True

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Organelles
What is the capsule?

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Sticky layer covering the cell wall

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Organelles
What does the capsule help the cell to do

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Stick to surface and avoid immune responses

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Organelles
What is the flagella?

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Long threadlike structure which enables the cell to move at speed

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Organelles
What is the single loose ring of DNA

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Single, circular loop of DNA loose within the cytoplasm

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Diffusion
What is diffusion?

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The net movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration, down a concentration gradient

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Diffusion
True or false: diffusion is an active process?

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False : it is passive

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Diffusion
What is a passive process?

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One which doesn’t require energy

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Diffusion
What is the concentration gradient?

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Difference in concentration between two areas
Larger difference = faster rate of diffusion

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34
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Diffusion
As molecules diffuse the concentration gradient increases/decreases?

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Decreases

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35
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Diffusion
What are 4 adaptions to increase rate of diffusion?

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Increase temperature
Increase concentration gradient
Increase surface area
Reduce diffusion pathway distance

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Diffusion
What are the two adaptions of the red blood cell for diffusion?

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Biconcave shape - large surface area
Thin membrane - short diffusion pathway

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Diffusion
What are the three adaptions of the villi for diffusion

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Curved - large surface area
Thin membrane and close blood vessels - short diffusion pathway
Efficient blood supply - maintains steep concentration gradient

38
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Diffusion
True or false: the adaptions for diffusion are the same in the villi as the alveoli and gills of the fish

39
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Diffusion
What are the three adaptions of the root hair cell for diffusion?

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Long protrusion (large surface area)
Thin membrane (short diffusion pathway)
Well ventilated to maintain steep concentration gradient

40
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Diffusion
What are the three adaptions of plant leaves for diffusion?

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Well ventilated to maintain steep concentration gradient
Large surface area - curved
Short (non existent) diffusion pathway with stoma

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Stem cells
True or false: sperm cells are produced by differentiation

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False: they are not produced by differentiation

42
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Stem cells
In animal/plant cells most differentiation occurs in the womb whereas in animal/plant cells differentiation occurs throughout the life

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Animal then plant

43
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Stem cells
What are 4 examples of plant cells which are specialised

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Root hair cells
Xylem
Phloem
Palisade

44
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Stem cells
What are 3 examples of specialised animal cells

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Nerve cells
Red blood cells
Muscle cells

45
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Stem cells
What is differentiation?

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The process by which cells become specialised

46
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Stem cells
What is the potency of the stem cell

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How much stuff the cell can become

47
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Stem cells
What is a pluripotent stem cell

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A stem cell that can differentiate into any specialised cell type

48
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Stem cells
What is a Multipotent stem cell?

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Stem cell that can differentiate into restricted numbers of specialised cell types

49
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Stem cells
What is an example of a Multipotent stem cell?

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Skin stem cells

50
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Stem cells
What is enucleation?

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When a nucleus is removed and discarded

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Stem cell
What are specialised cells?

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Cells which are adapted to perform a specific function

52
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Stem cells
Why are the two key stem cells for animals?

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Embryonic and bone marrow stem cells

53
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Stem cells
The embryonic/bone marrow stem cell is pluripotent whereas the embryonic/bone marrow stem cell is Multipotent

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Embryonic then bone marrow

54
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Stem cells
Which type of stem cell is found in the embryo and umbilical cord

55
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Stem cells
Which type of stem cell is found in bone marrow

A

Bone marrow stem cell

56
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Stem cells
Which type of stem cell is found in adults

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Bone marrow stem cell

57
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Stem cells
Which type of stem cell is not found in adults

58
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Stem cells
What type of specialised cells can bone marrow stem cells differentiate into

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Blood cells such as White and red blood cells

59
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Stem cells
Why are embryonic stem cells useful

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They differentiate into different specialised cells for the development of the foetus

60
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Stem cells
What is the main stem cell found in plants

61
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Stem cells
Is meristem pluripotent or Multipotent

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Pluripotent

62
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Stem cells
True or false: the meristem cells do not exist throughout the plants life

63
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Stem cells
Where are meristem cells found

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Tips of roots and shoots

64
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Stem cells
How do you cut a plant to reproduce it (3 steps)

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Cut plant
Dip in rooting powder (regrowth hormone)
Plant it

65
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Stem cells
What is the method for the use of embryonic stem cells in medical treatment called?

A

Therapeutic cloning

66
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Stem cells
What is the first stage of therapeutic cloning

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Fertilised human egg is enucleated

67
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Stem cells
What is the second step in the method for therapeutic cloning

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Cell is taken from patient and nucleus is removed (not enucleated as nucleus is not discarded)

68
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Stem cells
What is the third stage of therapeutic cloning

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Patients nucleus is implanted into enucleated cell

69
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Stem cells
What are the 4th and 5th stages of therapeutic cloning

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Cell is stimulated to divide and forms an embryo
Cells are separated to be cultured and developed into different tissues

70
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Stem cells
Give 2 ethical concerns with the use of embryonic stem cells in medical treatment

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Destroys a potential human life
Embryo could have rights not to be medically tampered with

71
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Stem cells
What are 2 scientific concerns with the use of embryonic stem cells in medical treatment?

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Process could transfer infection
Process could cause cancer in patient

72
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Stem cells
What are three arguments for the use of embryonic stem cells in medical treatment

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Can cure disease
Better not to waste (readily available)
Painless

73
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Stem cells
What are two diseases which can be cured using embryonic stem cell treatment (therapeutic cloning)

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Diabetes and paralysis

74
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Stem cells
How is bone marrow extracted from donors

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Needle sucks bone marrow from pelvic bone

75
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Stem cells
What is one problem with the donation of bone marrow stem cells

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Patient must have exact tissue match to donor and there is currently a shortage

76
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Stem cells
What are the three risks of bone marrow stem cell treatment

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Could be rejected
Patient may depend on immunosuppressants for the rest of their lives
Infection could be transferred

77
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Stem cells
What is one disease which can be treated with bone marrow stem cells

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Leukaemia (survival rate 70%)

78
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Stem cells
What are orders of magnitude

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A logarithmic scale of measurement base 10 (that isn’t gcse definition)
Eg 300mm is 10 to the power 2 times bigger than 3 mm so is 2 orders of magnitude larger

79
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Osmosis
What is osmosis

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The net movement of water from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration, through a partially permeable membrane

80
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Osmosis
Is osmosis a passive or active process

81
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Osmosis
Is higher water concentration a dilute solution or a concentrated solution?

82
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Osmosis
Pure (distilled) water has the highest/lowest water concentration

83
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Osmosis
The cytoplasm has a low/high water concentration because it has low/high amount of solutes

A

Low then high

84
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Osmosis
If osmosis causes water to enter and animal cell that cell will….

85
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Osmosis
If osmosis causes water to leave an animal cell it will

86
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Osmosis
If osmosis causes a plant cell to gain water it will become….

87
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Osmosis
If osmosis causes water to leave an animal cell it will…

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Be flaccid

88
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Osmosis
What does an isotonic solution mean?

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The concentration of the cell and solution surrounding are equal (there will be no net osmosis)

89
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Microscopy
What is microscopy

A

Investigation using a microscope

90
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Microscopy
What is magnification

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How many times bigger the image is compared to the real object

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Microscopy
What is resolution?

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The ability to distinguish between two points

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