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1
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how do light microscopes work

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use a beam of light to form an image

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how much can light microscopes magnify

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x2000

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how much can school light microscopes magnify

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x400

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advantages light microscopes

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relatively cheap, can be used anywhere and magnifies live specimens

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what did electron microscope allow scientists to see and understand

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more about subcellular structure inside cells

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how do electron microscopes work

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use a beam of electrons to form an image

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how much can electron microscopes magnify up to

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x 2 000 000

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disadvantages of electron microscopes

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large, expensive and have to be kept in special temp pressure and humidity

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difference between transmission and scanning electron microscope

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T - 2d images but high magnification
S- 3d images but low magnification

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how to calculate image size

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magnification x actual size

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how to calculate magnification

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image size/ actual size
OR
objective lens x eye piece lens

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what does the objective lens do

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magnifies object at different intensities

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what does the eyepiece do

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magnifies image for viewer

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what does light do

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provides light to view the object

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what does the coarse focus do

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This moves the stage by a large amount to bring the image into focus

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what does the fine focus do

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This moves the stage by a small amount to focus the image carefully

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what is the resolution

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the ability to distinguish between two separate points

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what does the resolving power do

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affects how much detail an image can show

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the lower the resolving power…..

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the higher the detail

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resolving power for:
light microscope
scanning electron
transmission electron

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L - 200nm
S - 10 nm
T - 0.2 nm

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21
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how many mm in a micrometre (um)

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1000

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how many um in a nm (nanometre)

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1000

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what microscope has a higher resolving power and magnification and what has this enabled scientists to do

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An electron microscope has much higher magnification and resolving power than a light microscope. This means that it can be used to study cells in much finer detail. This has enabled biologists to see and understand many more sub-cellular structures.

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when was the light microscope discovered

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17th centurary

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when was the electron microscope discovered

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1930

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26
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what does the nucleus do

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control all activity in the cell

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what does the nucleus contain

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genes on the chromosomes

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what do chromosomes do

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carry out instructions on making proteins to build new cells

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diameter of nucleus

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10um

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30
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what is the nucleus surrounded by

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nuclear membrane

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31
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what is the cytoplasm and what does it do

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  • liquid gel where most organelles are suspended and is where most chemical reactions take place
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what does the cell membrane do

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controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell

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33
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what does the mitochondria do

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its where aerobic respiration takes place, releasing energy for cells

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what to ribosomes do

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where protein synthesis takes place, making proteins for the cells that need it

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what is the algae apart of

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protist kingdom

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36
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what are plants and algae cells made out of

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cellulose

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37
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what does cellulose do

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strengthen the cell and gives it support

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38
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where is the chloroplast found and what does it contain

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in all green parts of the plant, it contain chlorolphyll

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39
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what does chlorophyll do

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it absorbs light hence its why its used for photosynthesis

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40
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what is the permanent vacuole

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a space in the cytoplasm filled with sap

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41
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why is the permanent vacuole important to plants

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its keeps the cell rigid, supporting the plant

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42
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what do plant cells contain

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mitochondria, cytoplasm, cell wall, nucleus, permanent vacuole, ribosomes, cell membrane and chloroplast

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what do animals cells contain

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mitochondria, cytoplasm, ribosomes, nucleus, and cell membrane

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what do all eukaryotic cells contain

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cytoplasm, cell membrane, genetic material and an enclosed nucleus

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45
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what is genetic material known as

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DNA

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46
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what does DNA do

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forms chromosomes

47
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what do prokaryotic cells not have

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enclosed nucleus

48
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which one is smaller prokaryotic or eukaryotic

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prokaryotic

49
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what does Bacteria (prokaryotic) contain

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  • cytoplasm
  • cell membrane surrounded by a cell wall
  • does not have an enclosed nucleus but has a single DNA loop in the cytoplasm or/and plasmids
  • slime capsule
  • flagellum
50
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what are plasmids

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extra DNA strands

51
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what is the flagellum and what does it do

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its a long protein strand which helps with movement

52
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what is the flagellum and what does it do

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its a long protein strand which helps with movement

53
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rules of the order of magnitude

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  • if the bigger number divided by the smaller number is less than 10 they have the same order of magnitude
  • if the bigger number divided by the smaller number is equal to 10 then its 10^1 bigger ( 1 order magnitude)
  • if the bigger number divided by the smaller number is equal to 100 then its 10^2 bigger (2 orders of magnitude)
54
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how many micrometres in 1mm

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1000

55
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how many nanometres in 1 micrometre

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1000

56
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units for micrometers

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um

57
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units for nanometers

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nm

58
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example of specialised animal cells

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  • sperm cells
  • muscle cells
  • nerve cells
59
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what is it called when cells become specialised

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differentiation

60
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how are sperm cells specialised

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  • they are made to join with an ovum (egg cell) through the process of fertilisation
  • carry the genetic information of the male parent
61
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adaptations of sperm cells

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  • long tail which can move side to side to help the sperm move through a females reproductive system or water and are streamlined to make swimming easier
  • the middle section is full of mitochondria which transfers energy for the sperms movement
  • the acrosome stores digestive enzymes to break the outer sell of the egg
  • large nucleus to which its genetic information
62
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how are nerve cells specialised

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  • they are adapted to send electrical impulses around the body
  • they provide a rapid communication system to different body parts
63
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how are nerve cells adapted

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  • have a long axon which carries the electrical impulses from one part of the body to another, which contains myelin which insulates the axon and speeds up the transmission of nerve impulses
  • lots of dendrites which increase the surface area to make connections to other nerve cells easily
  • contain synapses which are adapted to send impulses to another cell or muscle using a special transmitter chemical and contain a lot of mitochondria which release energy to make the special transmitter chemical
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how are muscle cells specialised

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  • to contract and relax
65
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how are muscle cells adapted

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  • they contain proteins that slide over each other making the fibres contract
  • they contain mitochondria to send energy to the muscles that need to contract and relax
  • they store glycerol which is a chemical that can be broken down by respiration and transfer energy to contract and relax
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examples of specialised plant cells

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root hair cells
xylem cells
phloem cells

67
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how are root hair cells specialised

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  • they increase their surface area of the root so it can absorb water and dissolved mineral efficiently-
  • they are located close to the xylem
68
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adaptions of roots hair cells

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  • they increase their surface area for water to move into the cell
  • they have a large permanent vacuole that speeds up the movements of water by osmosis from the soil to the cell
  • they have lots of mitochondria to transfer the energy needed for active transport of mineral ions
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how are xylem cells specialised

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they transport mineral ions and water from the roots to the leaves

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adaptions of xylem cells

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  • they are alive when they are formed but when a special chemical builds up in spirals in the cell wall they die and form long hollow tubes which allow water and mineral ions to flow through easily
  • they have thick walls containing lignin which provides support to the plant and withstand the pressure of the water
  • they have no internal structures making it easier for water an minerals to flow
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how are phloem cells specialised

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  • they carry dissolved sugars made by photosynthesis around the plant
72
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how are phloem cells adapted

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  • the vessel cells contain sieve plates which allow dissolved sugars to move up and down the cell
  • they have phloem vessel cells that have no nucleus and only a limited cytoplasm
  • they have companion cells which help keep the phloem cell alive as they lose a lot of their internal structure and contain mitochondria that transfers energy to the phloem vessel cell
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REQUIRED PRACTICAL - how to use a microscope to view a prepared slide

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1) place the microscope onto a stage and use the clips to hold the slide in place
2) select the lowest power objective lens and position the objective lens so it almost touches the microscope slide, by slowly turning the coarse focusing dial
3) when the objective lens almost touches the slide, we stop turning the dial its important to do this whilst looking at the side of the microscope as if we do this whilst looking through the eyepiece there is a risk of damaging the slide
4) then we look down through the eyepiece and slowly turn the coarse focusing dial until the cells come into focus
5) then use the fine focusing dial to bring the cells into a clear focus

74
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what is diffusion

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the spreading out of particles in a net movement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

75
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how does oxygen move in and out of cells by diffusion

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  • cells are surrounded by a high conc of oxygen, so the oxygen molecules move into the cell by diffusion from an area of high conc to an area of low conc
76
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how does co2 move in and out of cells by diffusion

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as oxygen is used to generate respiration, this produces the waste gas CO2, meaning that we have a higher conc of CO2 inside the cell than outside the cell, so the carbon dioxide moves out of the cell by diffusion

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how does urea move in and out of cells by diffusion

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urea is a waste product that is produced inside cells and diffuses out of the cells into the blood plasma and is excreted by the kidneys

78
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what factors effect the rate of diffusion

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  • the difference in concentrations
  • temperature
  • surface area of molecules
79
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how does the difference in concentrations affect the rate of diffusion

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  • the greater the concentration gradient (difference in concentration) the faster the rate of diffusion as many particles would move randomly to the area of low concentration
80
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how does the temperature affect the rate of diffusion

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the higher the temperature the greater the rate of diffusion as the particles have more kinetic energy and are moving faster

81
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how does the surface area of the membrane affect the rate of diffusion

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the greater the surface area the faster the rate of diffusion

82
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how to calculate the SA:V ratio of a cube

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surface area - multiply the length by the height the times it by 6
volume - l x w x h

83
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what happens to the SA:V as organisms get larger

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the ratio decreases, this means that the diffusion distance gets bigger and simple diffusion is less efficient for exchanging materials

84
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why is SA:V a problem for multicellular organisms

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as they have a small SA:V as their surface area is not large enough for their volume, this means that not enough oxygen diffuses into cells in the centre of the organism as they are too far away from the surface

85
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how does fish transport gases around its body

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1) the oxygen rich water passes into the mouth
2) it then flows over gills where the oxygen is transported into the blood stream
3) deoxygenated blood passes into the filament, oxygen diffuses from the water into the blood and the oxygenated blood returns to the body

86
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how are fish gills adapted for gas exchange

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  • they are covered in fine filaments each with a rich blood supply to take the oxygenated blood away, this ensures that the gradiant is always high concentration
  • the filaments give the gills a massive surface area
  • the filaments have a thin membrane to provide a short diffusion pathway
87
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what is osmosis

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the diffusion of water from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution through a partially permeable membrane

88
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what is a partially permeable membrane

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a membrane that do not let all types particles through

89
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what is a dilute solution

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a solution that always has a high concertation of water and a low concentration of solvent

90
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what is a concentrated solution

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a solution that has a low concentration of water and a high concentration of solvent

91
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what is the concentration of a cytoplasm

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it is a concentrated solution as it contains a low concentration of water

92
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what happens if we place an animal cell in water

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the water will move by osmosis from outside the cell to inside the cell

93
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what happens if we place a cell in a hypotonic solution

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the water would move in the cell by osmosis causing the cell to swell and bursts

94
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what is a hypotonic solution

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there is more water outside of the cell than inside of the cell

95
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what is a hypertonic solution

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when there is more water inside the cell than outside

96
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what is an isotonic solution

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when the concertation inside and outside the cell is the same

97
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what happens when we place an animal cell in a hypertonic solution

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the water will move out the cell causing it to shrivel and shrink

98
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what happens when we place a plant cell in water

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the water will move into the plant by osmosis causing it to expand

99
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why don’t plant cells bursts when placed in water

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the cell wall prevents it from bursting so it becomes turgid instead

100
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why does the fluid around the plant need to be hypotonic from the cytoplasm

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as it keeps the water moving in the right direction and the cells turgid, which helps keep the leaves and stems rigid and firm

101
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what would happen if you place a plant in a hypertonic solution

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the water would move out the plant by osmosis causing the cell to shrink and the cells to become flaccid as there is no pressure on the plant walls, so the plant would wilt as turgor no longer supports the plants tissue

102
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what happens if to much water moves out the plant cell

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the vacuole and cytoplasm would shrink and the cell membrane would pull away from the cell wall this is known as plasmolysis

103
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REQUIRED PRACTICAL - osmosis in plants

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1) peel the potato as the potato skin can affect osmosis
2) use a cork borer to produce 3 cylinders of potato, the borer ensures that the cylinders are the same diameter
3) use a scalpel to trim the cylinders to the same length
4) measure the length of each cylinder using a ruler and record the mass of each cylinder using a balance
5) now place each cylinder into a test tube, add 10 cm3 of a 0.5 molar sugar solution to test tube 1, add 10cm3 of 0.25 molar sugar solution to test tube 2 and 10cm3 of distilled water to test tube 3 (we use distilled water as tap water contains dissolved substances which could affect our results)
6) leave the potato cylinders overnight to allow osmosis to take place
7) remove the potato cylinders and roll them on a paper towel to remove any surface moisture
8) measure the length and mass of cylinder again the calculate the percentage change

104
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how to calculate percentage change

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change in value/ original value x 100

105
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how to calculate net movement

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particles in - particles out

106
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how to calculate net movement

A

particles in - particles out

107
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what is active transport

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when substances moves from a more dilute solution to a concentrated solution (high to low conc)

108
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differences between diffusion and active transport

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diffusion
- does not require energy from respiration
- moves down the conc gradient
active transport
- requires energy from respiration
- moves against the conc gradient

109
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how does active transport work in the small intestine

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  • the sugars are carried from the lumen of the small intestine into the cells by active transport once inside the cells the sugars can be transported into the blood and carried around the body, the cells also contain lots of mitochondria providing the energy needed for active transport
110
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how does active transport work in root hair cells

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  • active transport is used to move the ions in the soil into the root hair cells, these ions are then transported into the xylem vessel then to the leaf, root hair cells contain lots of mitochondria to provide the energy needed for active transport
111
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Name two pieces of laboratory equipment the student could have used to prepare
cells to view using a microscope.

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  • (microscope) slide
  • scalpel
112
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The student tried to look at the cells using the microscope.
Suggest one reason why the student could not see any cells when looking through the eyepiece

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  • (the microscope is) not
    focussed
113
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Red blood cells are specialised animal cells.
Compare the structure of a red blood cell with the structure of a plant cell (6 MARKS)

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  • red blood cell has no nucleus or plant cell has a nucleus
  • red blood cell has no cell wall or plant cell has a cell wall
  • red blood cell contains haemoglobin or plant cells do not contain
    haemoglobin
  • red blood cells do not contain chlorophyll or plant cells (may)
    contain chlorophyll
    both have:
  • cytoplasm
  • cell membrane

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