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B1 Cells And Genetic Material Flashcards

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2 types of cell

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Eukaryotic

Prokaryotic

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What type of cells are eukaryotic cells?

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Complex cells - all animal and plants cells

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What type of cells are prokaryotic cells?

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Smaller, simpler cells - bacteria

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What do both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells contain?

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Genetic material in the form of DNA

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What information does DNA contain?

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Instructions that control the activities of a cell and allows the whole organism to function and develop.

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Parts of a eukaryotic cell (5)

Animal

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Nucleus, cytoplasm, partially permeable cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosomes

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What is a nucleus?

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Contains genetic material, arranged into chromosomes

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What is cytoplasm?

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Gel like substance where most of the chemical reactions happen.

Contains enzymes that control the chemical reactions.

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Why does a cell have a partially permeable cell membrane?

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Holds the cell together and controls what goes in and out

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What is mitochondria?

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Contains enzymes need to control most of the reactions in aerobic respiration

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What is respiration?

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Transfers the energy that the cell needs to work.

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What are ribosomes?

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Involved in the synthesis of proteins

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Animal or plant cell - nucleus

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Both

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Animal or plant cell - cytoplasm

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Both

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Animal or plant cell - partially permeable cell membrane

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Both

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Animal or plant cell - mitochondria

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Both

17
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Animal or plant cell - ribosomes

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Both

18
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Animal or plant cell - rigid cell wall

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Plant

19
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Animal or plant cell - large vacuole

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Plant

20
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Animal or plant cell - chloroplasts

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Plant

21
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What is a rigid cell wall made of?

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Cellulose

22
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What is the role of a rigid cell wall?

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It supports the cell and strengths it

23
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What does a large vacuole contain?

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Cell sap, a weak solution of sugar and salt

24
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What happens do chloroplasts contain?

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Green substance called chlorophyll

25
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What happens in the chloroplasts?

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Where photosynthesis occurs

26
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Parts of a prokaryotic cell 5

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One long circular chromosomes, plasmids, cell membrane, cell wall, ribosomes

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Parts of a eukaryotic cell (8)

Plant

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Nucleus, cytoplasm, partially permeable cell wall, mitochondria, ribosomes, rigid cell wall, large vacuole, chloroplasts

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How do prokaryotic cells store their genetic material?

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One long circular chromosome, which floats free in the cytoplasm

Plasmids

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What are plasmids?

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Small loops of extra DNA, containing genes for drug resistance and can be passed between prokaryotic cells.

NOT ALL PROKARYOTIC CELLS CONTAIN PLASMIDS

30
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What do eukaryotic cells have, that prokaryotic cells don’t?

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Mitochondria

Chloroplasts

31
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Give 2 ways in which genetic information can be stored in a prokaryotic cell

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One long circular chromosome

Plasmids

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