Biology 10 Flashcards
Transmission electron microscope
uses beam of electron that reflect off stained objects giving them a fine image [1 500 000x]
Scanning electron microscope
3D image using electrons is created for living organisms
Confocal microscope
can view living tissue in 3D using lasers and computers to make image
Field of view (microscope)
what you see when you look through the microscope
Field diameter
the width of the field of view (measure in mm)
Ocular lens
helps magnify the image- the power of the lens is printed on the microscope
Objective lens
has 3 different powers to magnify image (4x, 10x, 40x)
Magnification formula
magnification= power of ocular lens x power of objective lens
New field of view diameter formula
low power field diameter (mm) / x (mm) = X power magnification/ low power mag
Scale formula
Scale= drawing diameter(mm) / Field of view diameter (mm)
Field of view size formula
Size= Field diameter/ # of times an object fits across
Spontaneous generation
the idea that life came from non-living matter, believed from BC to 1900s, Redi and Pasteur disproved this idea
Cell theory
- All living things are made up from one of more living cells 2. Cells are the smallest unit of life 3. Cells are made through cell division of other cells
Cells carry out the following processes
- intake of nutrients
- movement
- growth
- response to stimuli
- exchange of gases
- waste removal
- reproduction
Organelles are
“little organs” that control specific attributes of the cell
Cell membrane
Acts as a barrier and controls what enters or leaves the cell
Cell wall
only found in plants, rigid frame to provide strength and support
Nucleus
contains DNA- directs cellular activity
nuclear pore- openings that allow materials to move in and out
chromatin- fancy word for DNA- disorganised mess
nucleolus- controls what happens in the nucleus
nuclear membrane- barrier
nucleoplasm- gel-like solvent inside the nucleus
Cytoplasm
gel-like substance that suspends organelles and contains nutrients needed for the cell
Chloroplasts
only found in plants, site of photosynthesis, contains chlorophyll
Vacuoles
membrane bound sacs holding materials, plants have one large vacuole in water
Vesicles
membrane bound sacs that hold materials and transport, smaller than vacuoles
Endoplasmic reticulum (rough and smooth)
processes, produces, transports
RER- has ribosomes (gives rough appearance, produces proteins
SR- smooth appearance, produces fat and oils
Ribosomes
- makes proteins, can be free or attached
Lysosomes
specialized vesicle that contains an enzyme that breaks down materials like bacteria and damaged organelles
Golgi apparatus
packaging materials produced by cell
Mitochondria
site for cellular respiration, makes the energy used by the cell
Main differences between plant and animal cells
- plants have cell walls
- plants have chloroplasts
- plants have large water vacuoles
- animals have centrioles (involved in cell division process)
Cell membrane
Barrier- only allows certain substances in and out, semipermeable/selectively permeable
Fluid mosaic model
fluid because its constantly moving and changing, mosaic because its made up of different kinds of substances (phospholipids, proteins, cholestral)
Concentration gradient
the greater the difference in concentrations between two areas, the greater the movement from high to low, [ ] used to symbolize concentration
Passive transport
movement of particles along a concentration, movement from high to low that does NOT require energy
Diffusion
chemicals moving from high to low