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Mrs Grenc =

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Movement respiration sensitivity growth reproduction excretion nutrition control

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Magnification of eyepiece lens: x10 objective lens x40

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x400

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What is 1m in micrometers

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1,000,000 micrometers

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4
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What are all living organisms made of

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Cells

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5
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What’s the name given to organisms of only one cell

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Unicellular

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Multicellular

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Organisms made of large numbers of cells

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How long are animal cells

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Between 10 micrometers and 100 micrometers in diameter

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Contains DNA and controls activities of the cell

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Nucleus

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Cytoplasm

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Where chemical reactions occur

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Controls what goes in and out of the cell

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Cell membrane

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Makes proteins

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Ribosomes

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12
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Where respiration occurs when energy is released from glucose

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Mitochondria

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13
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Animal cells may have small granules of

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Glycogen

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14
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Plant cells and animal cells both have:

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Mitochondria, cell membrane, nucleus, ribosomes, cytoplasm

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Plant cells are (larger/smaller) than animal cells, have a box like structure and have some extra parts

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Larger

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A ______ _______ is outside the cell membrane, which is made of ______. This is strong and prevents cell from ________ if the cell gains lots of water.

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Cell wall, cellulose, bursting

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Permanent vacuole

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Contains a dilute solution of sap and stores waste substances.

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Chloroplasts

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Contains chlorophyll
Needed for photosynthesis
Has green colour
Makes Glucose which can be stored as starch if there is too much.

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Sperm cell function
Sperm cell structure

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Fertilises the egg
-tail to help swim
-lots of mitochondria for energy

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Egg cell function
Structure

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To be fertilised and provide nutrition for embryos
-large ytoplasm (food)
-lots of mitochondria

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Ciliated epithelial cell function
Structure

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To carry dust and bacteria through airway
-tiny hairs in the cilia

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Nerve cell function
Structure

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Carries messages (impulses) around the body
-long thin shape

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Small intestine cell function
Structure

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Absorbs small food molecules
-have microvilli for large surface area for absorption

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Red blood cell function
Structure

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Carries O2 in blood
-has haemogoblin to stick oxygen molecules
-no nucleus to allow more room for more oxygen
-small

25
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Name 10 organs

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E.g. Brain, trachea, œsophages, lungs, heart, muscles, bone, liver, stomach large intestine, small intestine, rectum, bladder, appendix, pancreas, anus.

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Smallest to largest
Ecosystem, organ systems, tissues, cells, organelle, communities, organisms, populations, organs, biosphere

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Organelle, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, communities, ecosystems, populations, biosphere

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Roots

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Keep plant anchored in soil and obtain water for photosynthesis

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Needed to stop plant from wilting so can catch more sunlight for photosynthesis

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Water

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Transported in water and some are needed to make protein

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Minerals

30
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Used for bringing nutrients from the root, up the stem and to the leaf

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Xylem cells

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Pores in the leaf called _________ which allow ___________ from the air in for photosynthesis

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Stomata, CO2

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Many of these in palisade cells used to trap sunlight for photosynthesis

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Chloroplasts

33
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Diet

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The food we eat/drink day-day

34
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Balanced diet

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A diet that gives us all the nutrients we need in the correct proportions

35
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What molecules do we get from the breakdown of food, that we use in respiration

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Glucose

36
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Glucose

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Small carbohydrate that releases energy quickly

37
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Starch

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A large carbohydrate that releases energy slowly

38
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For glucose, n/light blue p/brick red

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Benedict’s test

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For starch, n/ yellow-brown, p/ blue-black

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Iodine

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For protein, n/light blue, p/lilac

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Biuret

41
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Respirations équation

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Oxygen + Glucose —> Carbon Dioxide + Water

42
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SPLOD

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