Biology Test Michaelmas Year 7 Flashcards
Mrs Grenc =
Movement respiration sensitivity growth reproduction excretion nutrition control
Magnification of eyepiece lens: x10 objective lens x40
x400
What is 1m in micrometers
1,000,000 micrometers
What are all living organisms made of
Cells
What’s the name given to organisms of only one cell
Unicellular
Multicellular
Organisms made of large numbers of cells
How long are animal cells
Between 10 micrometers and 100 micrometers in diameter
Contains DNA and controls activities of the cell
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Where chemical reactions occur
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
Cell membrane
Makes proteins
Ribosomes
Where respiration occurs when energy is released from glucose
Mitochondria
Animal cells may have small granules of
Glycogen
Plant cells and animal cells both have:
Mitochondria, cell membrane, nucleus, ribosomes, cytoplasm
Plant cells are (larger/smaller) than animal cells, have a box like structure and have some extra parts
Larger
A ______ _______ is outside the cell membrane, which is made of ______. This is strong and prevents cell from ________ if the cell gains lots of water.
Cell wall, cellulose, bursting
Permanent vacuole
Contains a dilute solution of sap and stores waste substances.
Chloroplasts
Contains chlorophyll
Needed for photosynthesis
Has green colour
Makes Glucose which can be stored as starch if there is too much.
Sperm cell function
Sperm cell structure
Fertilises the egg
-tail to help swim
-lots of mitochondria for energy
Egg cell function
Structure
To be fertilised and provide nutrition for embryos
-large ytoplasm (food)
-lots of mitochondria
Ciliated epithelial cell function
Structure
To carry dust and bacteria through airway
-tiny hairs in the cilia
Nerve cell function
Structure
Carries messages (impulses) around the body
-long thin shape
Small intestine cell function
Structure
Absorbs small food molecules
-have microvilli for large surface area for absorption
Red blood cell function
Structure
Carries O2 in blood
-has haemogoblin to stick oxygen molecules
-no nucleus to allow more room for more oxygen
-small