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B1 Cell Structure Flashcards

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How do you find magnification?

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Magnification = Size of image / size of real object

(IAM triangle)

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How do you calculate the total magnification of a microsope?

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Total Magnification = Eyepiece lens x Objective lens

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3
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What is resolution?

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The ability to distinguish between two separate points of an image

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Define ‘Magnification’

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Magnification is how much bigger an image is compared to its actual size.

This can be calculated using the IAM triangle.

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5
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What type of microscope is used to see organelles?

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Electron Microscope

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6
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How do you calculate percentage change in mass?

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(Final mass - Initial mass) / (initial mass)

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What is a Prokaryotic Cell?

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Smaller and simple cells with no nucleus

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8
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What is a Eukaryotic Cell?

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A complex cell containg a nucleus

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9
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What is the function of the nucleus?

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Contains genetic material (DNA) in the form of chromosomes, controls the cell

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10
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What is the cytoplasm?

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This is where chemical reactions occur

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11
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What occurs in the mitochondria?

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Where aerobic respiration takes place

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12
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What happens in the chloroplasts?

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This where photosynthesis occurs

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13
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What happens in the ribosomes?

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Where protien synthesis takes place

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14
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What is the cell membrane?

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Controls what enters and leaves the cell

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What is the cell wall?

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A layer of cellulose used to strengthen and protect the cell

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16
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What is the vacuole?

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Contains the cell sap,water and minerals

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17
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How do you get from 1000 micrometers to 1mm?

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Divide by 1000

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18
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What is the equation for aerobic respiration?

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Glucose + Oxygen ——> Carbon Dioxide + Water Vapour + Energy (ATP)

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19
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What type of DNA do prokaryoitc cells have?

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1 single loop of DNA called plasmids

20
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Define diffusion.

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The movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration

21
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Define osmosis

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The movememt of water particles from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution through a partially permeable membrane

22
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What is a passive process?

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An activity which dosen’t require ATP energy

23
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What is an active process?

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An activity which ATP energy is required

24
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What is active transport?

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The diffusion of substances

25
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What happens to an animal cell when it is placed in a more DILUTE solution?

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The cell gains water by osmosis and may burst. This is called lysis.

26
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What happens to an animal cell when it is placed in a more CONCENTRATED solution?

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The cell loses water by osmosis and shrivels. This is called crenation.

27
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What happens to a plant cell when it is placed in a more DILUTE solution?

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The cell gains water by osmosis but does not burst. This cell is now turgid.

28
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Why does a plant cell not burst when it is placed in a more dilute solution?

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The plant cell has a cell wall.

29
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What happens to an plant cell when it is placed in a more CONCENTRATED solution?

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The cell loses water by osmosis. The cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall. This is is called plasmolysis.

30
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Give an example of a substance that moves by active ranspor

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Mineral ions

31
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Adaptations of Sperm Cells

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  • Streamlined head and a long tail (to help swim)
  • Many mitochondira to aid movement
  • Contains a digestive enzyme to break the outer layer of the egg
32
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Adaptations of nerve cells

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  • Nerve endings contain many mitochondria
  • Long axons to enable impulses to be carried along long distances
  • Has many extenstions from the cell for branced connections
33
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Adaptations of muscle cells

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  • Lots of mitochondria
  • Store glycogen
  • Have special protiens which slide over each other (causing muscles to contract)
34
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Adaptations of root hair cells

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  • Large surface area to store more water
  • Large permanent vacuole (affects the speed of osmosis from soil to cell)
  • Lots of mitochondria (energy needed for active ranspor)
35
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Adaptations of xylem cells

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  • Hollow
  • Joined end to end to form a continuous tube
  • Lignin is deposited in spirals (which helps the cell wall withstand high pressure)
36
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Adaptations of phloem cells

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  • Have a companion cell with mitochondria to supply energy
  • Fewer organelles for food to move faster
  • Cell walls form structures called sieve plates allowing the movement of substances from cell to cell
37
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Pros and Cons of an electron microscope

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Pros
- higher magnification and resolution (can see organelles)
Cons
- expensive
- can’t see colour

38
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Pros and Cons of a light microscope

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Pros
- image is coloured
- cheap
- high voltage isn’t required

cons
- limited magnification

39
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How do you convert mm into µm

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X1000

40
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If you place a human hair on a microscope slide, and look at it under a microscope, is the hair itself considered the object or the image?

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Object, The hair itself is the object because it’s the real hair sitting on the slide.

41
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If you look at cheek cells under a microscope, are the shapes that you see when looking down the microscope the object or the image?

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Image, The shapes you see are the image because they are a magnified version of the real object, created by the microscope

42
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How do you convert µm into mm?

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Divide by 1000

43
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How do bacteria reproduce?

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By binary fission,

44
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How do you making bacteria culture with aspetic techniques?

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1) Lift the lid of the petri dish towards flame to sterilse
2) Spread a drop of culture on agar evenly
3) Put discs of antibiotic on culture if needed
4) Few bits of tape (to allow aerobic respiration) and incubate at 25°C
5) Later, measure size of area with no bacteria

45
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Why is osmosis passive?

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Because it requires no energy

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