Biology Flashcards
Describe: Prokaryote.
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State the cell theory.
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Describe: Eukaryotes.
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Give examples of prokaryotes
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Give examples of eukaryotes
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Organelle
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State the organelles found in plant and animal cells
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
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Cytoplasm
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Cell membrane
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Nucleus
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Mitochondria
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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Golgi bodies
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Vacuoles
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State the organelles found in plant cells only
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Vacuole (plant)
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Chloroplasts
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What dos cell division allow?
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What do all types of cells use to reproduce?
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What does a parent cell dividing result in?
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What is very important for each new cell to have?
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Asexual reproduction
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What type of reproduction can multicellular organisms do?
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Sexual reproduction
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What is different about parent cells or “gametes” from normal body cells?
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What do some parents cells undergo to produce gametes?
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What happens when two gametes combine?
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What are one of the main characteristics of life?
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What do plant and animal cells both need?
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Why is it important for cells to have lots of water?
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What must cells excrete?
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Why does the number of cells increase as an organism grows?
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Diffusion
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Concentration
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Osmosis
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Diffusion and osmosis take…
Time
What must be available for a cell to function properly?
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Why is it important that wastes products diffuse out of the cell quickly?
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What happens when a cell becomes too large?
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Your body replaces each red blood cell about every…
120 days
What do all organisms need to do to stay alive?
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What happens when a part of an organism is damaged?
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Where does cell division occur?
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What is cell division similar to?
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What are to parts of cell division?
Mitosis, and cytokinesis
What are the 3 reasons for cell division?
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Cytokinesis
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Cell division is…
Exponential or increasingly rapid
What does each cell division result in?
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Why is it important to have a high surface area to volume ratio?
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Does diffusion require energy?
No, because it occurs passively
Is mitosis a big or small part of the cell cycle?
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Describe: Interphase
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What types of cells go through cell division more often than others?
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Different types of cells also spend…
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Describe: Mitosis and name it’s phases. Remember PMAT*
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How many chromosomes do cells have?
4 chromosomes
Describe: Prophase
Draw and label a diagram
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Describe: Metaphase
Draw and label a diagram
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Describe: Anaphase
Draw and label a diagram
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Describe: Telophase
Draw and label a diagram
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Describe: Cytokinesis
Draw and label a diagram
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Describe: Interphase
Draw and label a diagram
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What is an important part of maintaining cell health?
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What happens if a cell has a lot of damage?
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(Checkpoints in the cell cycle) A cell remains in interphase if…
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Describe the appearance and behaviours of normal cells vs. cancer cells.
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Describe: Unicellular organisms
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Describe: Multicellular organisms
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With respect to all cells remember that…
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What is the structure of cells related to?
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What else is related to a cell’s function?
Shape, size, numbers to organelles, and the biochemical composition of cells.
State some examples of related shape and size of cells.
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State some examples of function related to organelles.
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