Biology Chapter 1

Question 1

Organism

Answer 1

Any living thing

Question 2

Nucleus

Answer 2

Controls the cell and is needed to make new cells

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

This is the part of the cell where all the chemical reactions take place

Question 4

Cells membrane

Answer 4

A barrier around the cell also it controls what comes in and out of the cell

Question 5

Mitochondria

Answer 5

It is where respiration happens in a cell

Question 6

MRSGREN

Answer 6

An anagram to remember the characteristics of living things

Question 7

Magnification

Answer 7

It is where something gets bigger so you can see in more detail

Question 8

Resolution

Answer 8

It is how much you can see under a microscope

Question 9

Cell wall

Answer 9

Strengthens the cell

Question 10

Vacuole

Answer 10

Its keeps the cell firm

Question 11

Chloroplast

Answer 11

It is where photosynthesis happens in a cell

Question 12

Microscope

Answer 12

An item designed to look at something up close and in more detail

Question 13

Specimen

Answer 13

The specimen is something you observe under a microscope

Question 14

Slide

Answer 14

A glass object that goes under a microscope it holds the specimen on it whilst you look at it through the microscope

Question 15

Cell

Answer 15

Through millions of them cells make up an organism

Question 16

Unicellular organisms

Answer 16

An organism that can survive itself, it is only made of one cell

Question 17

Specialised cells

Answer 17

Cells that are specialised for different functions

Question 18

Nerve Cell adaptation

Answer 18

Nerve cells carry electrical impulses around the body. This makes them able to transmit messages around your body

Question 19

Egg Cell adaptation

Answer 19

The egg cell is covered in a jelly-like substance that attracts sperm cells

Question 20

Sperm Cell adaptation

Answer 20

The sperm cells have a streamlined head and a long tail, the tail swims because it has lots of mitochondria that transfers energy.

Question 21

Diffusion

Answer 21

It is a movement of particles between low and high density places

Question 22

Rate of diffusion

Answer 22

How fast the particles go from a low density place to a high density place

Question 23

Root hair cell adaptation

Answer 23

Root hair cells absorb water and nutrients from the soil. The root hair creates a large surface area for absorbing water and nutrients.

Question 24

Red blood cells adaptation

Answer 24

Red blood cells also remove carbon dioxide from your body, transporting it to the lungs for you to exhale.

Question 25

Binary fission

Answer 25

It is when a cell splits itself in two producing two identical cells

Question 26

What’s in a animal cell?

Answer 26

Cell membrane
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm

Question 27

What’s in a plant cell?

Answer 27

Vacuole
Mitochondria 
Cytoplasm 
Chloroplasts
Cell wall 
Cell membrane
Nucleus