biology paper 1 Flashcards
What are all living things made off?
cells
What 2 things can an organism be?
Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes
What cells are Eukaryotic?
Animal and plant cells (more complex)
What cells are Prokaryotic?
Bacteria cells (simpler and single celled)
What is in the nucleus?
contains genetic material, that controls the cell’s activities. (DNA)
Job of cytoplasm?
a gel like substance where chemical reactions occur, (contains enzymes)
Job of cell membrane?
holds the cell together and controls what goes in and out.
Job of mitochondria?
respiration occurs here so transfer of energy can occur.
Job of ribosomes?
to help translation of genetic material in protein synthesis.
Job of cell wall?
support and strengthen cell (made of cellulose)
Job of a large vacuole?
contains cell sap and helps maintain the internal pressure.
Job of chloroplast?
photosynthesis occurs here so food can be made for the plant, it also contains chlorophyll
What do animal and plant cells have that bacteria cells do not?
A nucleus
Job of flagellum?
help rotate and move bacterium so that it can be moved away from harmful toxins or towards nutrients or oxygen
What is the function of the egg cell? and what it contains
Carry female DNA and to nourish the embryo in early stages. nutrients in the cytoplasm so the embryo can be fed, haploid nucleus and after fertilisation the membrane changes structure to stop more sperm getting in so offsprings end up with the right amount of DBA
What is the function of the sperm and what is in it?
Its function is to transport the male’s DNA to the females egg, it has a long tail to swim, lots of mitochondria in the centre to provide energy so it can swim far enough, an acrosome at the head so it can digest though the egg membrane and has a haploid nucleus.
What are ciliated Epithelial cells specialised for?
Moving materials
What two microscopes are used for studying?
Light and electron microscopes.
What microscopes is better and why a Light or Electron microscope?
An electron microscope while much more expensive is better as it has a higher resolution and magnification allowing you to see smaller things with more detail and structure.
How do you convert from millimetre downwards to a picometre and from a picometre upto a millimeter?
multiply by 1000 3 times to get to a picometre and picometre to millimetre dived by 1000 3 times
What are enzymes and what produce them?
Enzymes are catalysts made by living things
Why do enzymes have special shapes?
So they can catalyse certain reactions
What happens to the enzyme and substrate after a reaction?
The enzyme remains unchanged however the substrate splits in half and changes into two products off the reaction.
What happens if you change the temperature in an experiment?
the rate of an enzyme catalysed reaction changes