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B2 - Cells Flashcards

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What do you find in a plant cell

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  • Cell wall
  • cell membrane
  • nucleus
  • cytoplasm
  • chloroplasts
  • ribosomes
  • mitochondria
  • vacuole
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What do you find in an animal cells

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  • Cell membrane
  • mitochondria
  • ribosomes
  • nucleus
  • cytoplasm
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What do you have in a bacteria cell

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  • Cell wall
  • cell membrane
  • cytoplasm
  • ribosomes
  • circular DNA
  • plasmids
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4
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What is the function of plant cells

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Photosynthesis

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5
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How are new cells produced

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By the division of existing cells

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What is the function of ciliated cells

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Move the mucus in the trachea & bronchi

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What is the function of root hair cells

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Absorption of water & minerals for the plant

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What is the function of palisade mesophyll cells

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Photosyntheses

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9
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What is the function of neurones

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Conduction of electrical impulses

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What is the function of Red blood cell

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Transport oxygen

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What is the function of sperm & egg cells (gametes)

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Reproduction

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What is the meaning of the term cell

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the smallest, basic unit of life that is responsible for all of life’s processes

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What is the meaning of the term tissue

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an ensemble of similar cells from the same origin that together carry out a specific function

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What is the meaning of the term organ

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the group of tissues that perform a specific function in the body

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What is the meaning of the term organ system

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a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions

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What is the meaning of the term organism

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Any living thing

17
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How do you find magnification, image size and actual size

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Magnification = image size/ actual size
Image size = Magnification x actual size
Actual size = image size / magnification

18
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Hon do you convert mm to μm

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mm x 1000 = μm

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What is the definition of diffusion

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The het movement of particles from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration, down the concentration gradient as a result of their random movement

20
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What effects diffusion

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  • surface area ~ larger makes more diffusion
  • temperature ~ particle gain energy & move faster
  • concentration gradient ~ the smaller the concentration gradient the faster the diffusion
  • distance ~ the more area the slower diffusion
21
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What is the definition of osmosis

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The het movements of water molecules from a region of higher water potential (dilute solution) to a region of lower water potential (concentrated solution), through a partially permeable membrane

22
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What does the word turgid mean

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Firm

23
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What does the word flaccid mean

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Soft

24
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What is turgor pressure

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the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall

25
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What happens to a plasmolysed cell

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The cell membrane has come away from the cell wall

When plant cells lose water through osmosis they become flaccid (soft) first but if they have lost a lot of water they become plasmolysed

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What is the definition of of active transport

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Movement of particles through a cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration (against the concentration gradient) using energy from respiration

27
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What is the importance of active transport in root hair cells

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Explain the importance of active transport as a process for movement of molecules or ions across membranes, including ion uptake by root hairs

28
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What is does crenated mean

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It is when a cell which doesn’t have a cell wall loses water by osmosis and gets crinkled

29
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What is lysis

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When a cell takes in so much water by osmosis that it bursts

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