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B1: Cell Strucutre And Transport Flashcards

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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Controls movement of susbstances into and out of cell

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What is the function of Chloroplast?

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Photosynthesis

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3
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What is the function of the nucleus?

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Controls cell activities

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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Making Protein

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What is the function of the mitochondria?

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Releases energy by respiration

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What is the function of vacuole?

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Help keeps the cell rigid(can’t be bent of change shape)

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What is the function of cytoplasm?

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A liquid gel in which organelles are suspended and where most of the chemical reactions occur that are nneded for life.

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He

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Sui

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What is the function of a plants cell wall

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To strengthen the cell

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What three things affect the rate of diffusion?

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  • difference in concentration
  • temperature
  • avaliable SA
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Why do cells differenciate?

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To form thpes of specialised cells

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12
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Give an example of Eukaryotic cells?

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Plant and animal cells

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Give an example of prokaryotes?

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Bacteria, single cell organisms

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What is special about Eukaryotic cells?

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They have genetic material enclosed in a nucleus

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What is special about prokaryotic cells

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Their genetic material is not inclosed in a nucleus

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What is one way sperm cell are adapted to their function?

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Their tail means they can swim towards the egg

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Name two ways muscles cells are adapted to their function?

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  • contain many mitochondria

- store glycogen

18
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What do root hair cells do and give two ways that they are adapted?

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Take up water and mineral ions for the plant

  • large permanent vacole
  • many mitochodria
19
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What does tugor mean in plants?

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No more water can physically center the cell

20
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What is plasmolysis mean?

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To much water is lost, cell membrane pulls away from cell wall

GCSE AQA Science Biology (14 decks)

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