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B1 Cell Structure and Transport Flashcards

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What are the two types of microscopes?

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Light microscope and electron microscope

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How to calculate magnification?

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Magnification = Size of image / size of real object

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What is the magnification of light microscopes?

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Up to about x2000, and have a resolving power (detail) of about 200nm

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What is the magnification of electron microscopes?

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Up to about x2,000,000 and have a resolving power (detail) of around 0.2nm

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What are the organelles in an animal cell?

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  • Cell membrane
  • Ribosome
  • Nucleus
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondria
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What are the organelles in a plant cell?

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  • Cell membrane
  • Ribosome
  • Nucleus
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondria
  • Cell wall
  • Vacuole
  • Chloroplast
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What is the function of the nucleus?

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  • Control the activities of the cell
  • Contains the genes and chromosomes needed to make new cells and organisms
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What is the function of the cytoplasm?

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A liquid gel where most of the chemical reactions for the cell happen

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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Controls what enters and leaves the cell

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What is the function of the mitochondria?

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Where respiration occurs. Oxygen and glucose react to release energy

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What is the function of the ribosomes?

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Where protein synthesis takes place. All proteins needed in a cell are made here.

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Why do plant cells have more organelles than animal cells?

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Plants need to make their own food

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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Made of cellulose. Gives the cell structure and the plant strength and support

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What is the function of the chloroplast?

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It is what makes the plant green. Also where photosynthesis takes place

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What is the function of the permanent vacuole?

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Keeps the plant rigid and filled with sap (storage of material)

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The beginning of life on Earth

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Began with a single-celled organism-like bacteria called prokaryotic cells. After millions of years, through evolution, eukaryotic cells came into being

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Prokaryotic cells

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  • Do not have “membrane-bound organelles”
  • No distinct nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts or any other internal organelles in the same way plant and animal cells do
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What are the organelles in a prokaryotic cell?

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  • Cell wall
  • Cell membrane
  • Ribosomes
  • Cytoplasm
  • Genetic Material
  • Flagella
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Order of magnitude

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Number of zeros - 10x OM of 1
if the number doesn’t end with a zero, round it to the nearest order. E.g. 12x is close to 10x than 100x so OM of 1

20
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What are specialised cells?

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In multicellular organisms, cells specialise so that they are very good at carrying out a particular function -> need adaptations. This is called differentiation

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Function of the nerve cell (Neurone)

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Carry electrical signals around the body providing a rapid communication system between the different parts of the body

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Adaptations of the nerve cell (Neurone)

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  • Lots of connections to other nerve cells (Dendrites)
  • Very long axon -> carry electrical signals
  • Lots of mitochondria to provide the energy needed
  • Synapse -> connect neurons to help transmit information from one neuron to the next
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Function of the muscle cell

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Contract to bring about movement

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Adaptations of the muscle cell

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  • Special proteins that slide over each other making fibres contract
  • Many mitochondria for respiration to produce energy
  • Store glycogen -> chemical that can be broken down and used in respiration by the mitochondria if needed.
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Function of the sperm cell

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Transfer genetic information from the male parent during reproduction

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Adaptations of the sperm cell

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  • Long tail to help the sperm move
  • Lots of mitochondria to transfer energy to the tail
  • Head stores enzymes to break down the outer layer of the egg cell
  • Nucleus to store genetic information
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Function of the root hair cell

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Absorb water and mineral ions

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Adaptations of the root hair cell

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  • Large surface area -> increases rate of diffusion and active transport
  • Large permanent vacuole that speeds up the movement of water by osmosis
  • Lots of mitochondria that transfer energy needed for the active transport of mineral ions into the root hair cells
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Function of the photosynthetic cell

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Make food using photosynthesis

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Adaptations of the photosynthetic cell

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  • Contain chloroplasts -> Where photosynthesis work
  • Large permanent vacuole to help keep the cell rigid as a result of osmosis. This helps support the stem and keeps the leaf spread out.
  • Regular shape -> Has a cell wall and vacuole to keep it rigid
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Function of the xylem cell

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Carries water and mineral ions from roots to all leaves and shoots

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Adaptations of the xylem cell

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  • Lignin to strengthen
  • Cells die and form hollow tubes allowing water to move easily through them
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Function of the phloem cell

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Carries food (sugar) made from photosynthesis around the plant

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Adaptations of the phloem cell

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  • Cell walls between cells break down to form special sieve plates (like a colander)
  • Lose a lot of the internal structure but are supported by companion cells that keep them alive
  • Mitochondria of the companion cells transfer the energy needed to move the food
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What is diffusion?

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The movement of particles from a high to low concentration

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Factors to speed up diffusion

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  • Temperature
  • Bigger surface area
  • Higher concentration gradient
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How does an increase in temperature speed up the rate of diffusion?

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The higher the temperature, the more energy the particles will have, increasing their random movement.

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What is osmosis?

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The net movement of water from a high to low water concentration through a partially permeable membrane -> dilute to concentration solution

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What causes water to move in or out of a cell?

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Differences in the concentrations of solutions inside and outside a cell cause movement via osmosis

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How can animal cells be damaged from osmosis?

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When the concentration outside the cell changed dramatically. E.g. pouring salt on a slug causes it to die from osmosis

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