B2 Flashcards
What are the similarities and differences of animal and plant cells?
Similarities:
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Differences: Only plant cells have: Cell wall Vacuole Chloroplasts
What are the different parts of an animal cell?
What are their functions?
Nucleus
Holds DNA for cell division and protein synthesis (mitosis)
Cytoplasm:
Where all the chemical reactions take place (e.g anaerobic respiration)
Mitochondria
(Within cytoplasm) Site of aerobic respiration
Cell membrane:
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
(Is selectively permeable- has gates that allow large molecules such as glucose to enter and leave but not smaller ones)
Ribosomes
Macromolecule structural clamping units that froms bonds between amino acids to create poly-peptide chains (proteins)
What are the different parts of a plant cell?
What are their functions?
Cell wall
Gives the cell a rigid shape and strengthens
(made of cellulose- complex sugar)
Vacuole
Keeps the pressure within the cell right
- Filled with cell sap
Chloroplasts
The site of photosynthesis (production of glucose)
Nucleus
Holds DNA for cell division and protein synthesis (mitosis)
Cytoplasm:
Where all the chemical reactions take place (e.g anaerobic respiration)
Mitochondria
(Within cytoplasm) Site of aerobic respiration
Cell membrane:
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
(Is selectively permeable- has gates that allow large molecules such as glucose to enter and leave but not smaller ones)
Ribosomes
Macromolecule structural clamping units that froms bonds between amino acids to create poly-peptide chains (proteins)
How do you calculate magnification?
Eye piece X Objective lens
OR
Size of image/ Actual size
What are the parts of a bacteria cell?
No defined nucleus
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Slime capsule
(keeps cell hydrated)
Cell wall
(made of murein not cellulose)
Loop of DNA
Ribosomes
Macromolecule structural clamping units that froms bonds between amino acids to create poly-peptide chains (proteins)
No mitochondria
Are bacteria unicellular or multicellular organisms?
Unicellular
Are fungi unicellular or multicellular organisms?
Unicellular
Are animals unicellular or multicellular organisms?
Multicellular
Are plants unicellular or multicellular organisms?
Multicellular
What are the parts of a fungus cell?
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Vacuole
Cytoplasm
Name some differentiated cells
-How are they adapted for their use?
Guard cells (PLANT) -Change cells to open and close the stomata
Sperm cell
- Flagella for movement
- Haploid nucleus
- Acrosome at head to release enzymes to get through outer layer of egg (hydrolytic)
- Mitochondria- extra energy for movement
Red blood cell -bioconcaved disc -High SA -no nucleus = can fit optimum amounts of oxyhaemoglobin
Egg cell
- Haploid nucleus
- Large amount of cytoplasm- extra food stores
- Large amounts of mitochondria
Root hair cell
-High SA (due to hair-like appendages)
=can absorb optimum amounts of minerals/ions/nutrients
White blood cell- phagocyte
- Lobed nucleus
- -> can change shape to engulf pathogens
Neurone -Myelin sheath (insulates) -Dendrites (lots of connections possible)
Muscle cell
-Has striations that can contract and relax
What is the process of diffusion?
Particles using their kinetic energy to move down the concentration gradient until they eventually reach a dynamic equilibrium
What is the concentration gradient?
Movement from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
Why is diffusion important to organisms?
Because it allows the organism to access oxygen, glucose, water and carbon dioxide without using any energy
What happens when a cell needs to pump against the concentration gradient?
Active transport- The cell uses its membrane to push against using ATP
Why are cells small?
Its beneficial to them to have:
A large surface area to volume ratio
Short diffusion pathways to keep the cell alive
What is a tissue?
A group of specialised cells
What is an organ?
A group of tissues working with a common thing
Where does diffusion occur in the human body?
Digestion (w/ sugars)
Lungs (w/ gases)
Nerves (w/ electrical signals)
How does the stomach have different tissues working together?
Glandular tissue
secretes enzymes (protease) and acid- break down protein and sterilise the food from any bacteria
also secretes mucus- lines and protects the stomach from digesting itself
Muscular tissue
contracts- churns stomach and food within it
Outer epithelial tissue
covers outside of stomach- structural
Inner epithelial tissue
covers inside of stomach- structural and protects organ from digesting itself
What is digestion?
Macromolecules of food being physically and chemically broken down into more useful products (for growth, repair and energy)
What are the steps of digestion?
Mouth
food broken down physically w/ teeth
carbohydrase break up carbohydrates
Oesophagus
tube connecting mouth and stomach- food squeezed down
Stomach
acid and enzymes breaks food down chemically and physically
protease breaks up protein
Liver
stores sugar
produces bile
Pancreas
produces bile salts
produces enzymes for digestion
produces insulin
Small intestine
lipase breaks down fats
soluble food absorbed into the bloodstream
Large intestine
water absorbed into the bloodstream
What are the different layers of a leaf?
(bottom to top)
Guard cells
open and close to allow stomata gas exchange
Spongy mesophyll
provides short diffusion pathways
Palisade layer
main site of photosynthesis (lots of chloroplasts)
Waxy layer
waterproof
prevents evaporation and water loss
open and closes
What is a vascular bundle?
Xylem and phloem
what the plant uses to provide water ad sugars (circulatory system)
What is the function of xylem tissue?
Transporation
transports water
What is the function of phloem tissue?
Translocation
transports sugar
What are the features of xylem and phloem?
Xylem
transporation (water and minerals)
one-directional
dead, hollow cells
Phloem translocation (sugars/food) two-directional living cells contains sieve plates Active transport (use energy to transport sugar)
Where are xylem and phloem tissue found?
Roots and stems
What is the function of a root?
Absorbing water for the plant
What is the function of the stem?
Holds the plant together
Is a pathway for sugars and water to move around the plant
What is the function of the upper epidemis in a plant?
Prevents evapotransporation
What’s the equation for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide + water (+light +chlorophyll) –> Glucose + oxygen
What are the sugars made in photosynthesis used to make?
Proteins
Starch
Lipids
Cellulose
What are proteins in a plant made from?
Proteins= polypeptide chain of amino acids (made by ribosomes)
-Nitrogen (from soil) + glucose (from photosynthesis) = Amino acids
What is the starch in a plant made from?
Polysaccharide chain of aplha glucose molecules
What are lipids in a plant made from?
Gylcerol + 3 fatty acid chains
What is the cellulose in a plant made from?
Polysaccharide chain of beat glucose molecules
What are the features of a leaf?
Large SA
-traps as much light as possible
Side veins
-transporation & translocation
Thin and flat
-short diffusion pathways allow gas exchange
Chloroplasts (containing chlorophyll A & B, xanthia)
-photosynthesis (range of pigments absorb range of wave lengths)
Midrib
-keeps the structure of the leaf
What are the limiting factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis?
Concentration of carbon dioxide
Light intensity
Warmth/Temperature
What’s a ribosome?
A macromolecule that joins amino acids together to form a proteins
What is a protein?
Polypeptide chains of amino acids clamped together by ribosomes in cells. They are three dimensional globular shapes
What is an enzyme?
A three dimensional biological catalyst that speed up chemical reactions (anabolic or catabolic) in a cell
What is an anabolic reaction?
A reaction that builds something up
What is a catabolic reaction?
A reaction that breaks something down
What’s a substrate?
What a specific enzyme works on
How do enzymes work on their substrates?
Enzymes have specific active sites that fit in with their specific substrate. When they lock together to form an enzyme-substrate complex, they speed up the anabolic or catabloic reaction that’s already taking place. (lock&key theory)
What are some uses of enzymes?
Soft centre chocolate
-enzymes keep it soft
Biological washing powder
-enzymes included break down food stains
Baby food
-enzymes to break down food (already partially broken down) to assist undeveloped digestive system
Alcohol, bread and cheese production
-enzymes used for fermentation
Slimming bars
-include enzymes
What enzyme breaks down starch?
What is it broken down into?
Amylase
Glucose
What enzyme breaks down protein?
What is it broken down into?
Protease
Amino acids
What enzyme breaks down lipids?
What is it broken down into?
Lipase
Fatty acids and gylcerol
What is the role of bile salts in digestion?
Produced by the liver and released by the gall bladder into the small intestine, bile salts cause the emulsification of fats. This increases their surface area, which makes it quicker for enzymes (lipase) to break down the droplets of fat into soluble molecules.
What are fermentation tanks used for?
To grow a bacterial population in it’s specific optimum conditions
What the optimum conditions for bacterial growth?
~38 degrees
Controlled light levels (dependent on species)
Controlled oxygen levels (dependent on species)
Moisture
A growth medium
How is protease used in baby food?
The food is partially digested
-their digestive system isn’t developed enough to break down some macromolecules
BUT
-amino acids are crucial to their development
How is amylase used in food production?
Using cane sugar is expensive
-instead cheaper sources of carbohydrates are used
+ amylase= breaks down into glucose (sugar)
How is isomerase used in slimming bars?
Isomerase catalyses the changing of glucose to fructose
-fructose tastes sweeter for less calories & is cheaper
What qualities must industrial enzymes have?
Long shelf life
Thermally stable
Wider than usual PH tolerance
Work in the presence of chemicals that usually stop enzymes working
- Not easily denatured, Robust
What are the word and symbol equations for aerobic respiration?
Glucose + Oxygen –> Carbon dioxide + Water
C6H12O6 + 6O2 –> CO2 +H2O