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CB1: Key Concepts in Biology Flashcards

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1
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Define Magnification

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The ability to enlarge smaller object’s appearance

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What is the formula to calculate magnification using the two lenses?

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eyepiece lens x objective lens

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How do you calculate magnification based off of image size?

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magnification = image size/ actual size

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Define resolution

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How detailed an image is

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What is the difference between a light microscope and an electron microscope?

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A light microscope uses light to display enlarged images and has a lower resolution as compared to an electron microscope. An electron microscope uses electrons to display images and has a higher resolving power than the light microscope

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6
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What is the limitation of an electron microscope?

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You can’t observe living things because samples are placed in vacuums

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What is the difference between a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell?

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Eukaryotic cells: cells with a nucleus eg: animal and plant cells
Prokaryotic cells: cells without a nucleus eg: bacteria

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What is the role of the nucleus?

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  • controls the cell and its activities
  • contains chromosomes
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What is the role of the cell membrane?

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  • thin bag
  • controls what enters and leaves
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What is the role of the mitochondria?

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Where aerobic respiration occurs

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What is the role of the ribosomes?

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Makes proteins for the cells

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What is the role of the chloroplasts?

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  • contain chlorophyll
  • traps energy from the sun to be used in photosynthesis
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What is the role of the cell wall?

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  • made of cellulose
  • supports and protects the cell
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What is the role of the vacuole?

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  • stores cell sap
  • helps keep the cell rigid and firm
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Define specialised cells

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Cells with specific functions/ jobs

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What are the adaptations of an egg cell?

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  • haploid for fertilisation to make a diploid cell
  • jelly coat protects the egg and hardens after fertilisation to prevent other sperm cells from entering
  • cell membrane: fuses with the sperm cell membrane. also hardens after fertilisation to prevent other sperm cells from entering
  • cytoplasm: packed with nutrients to supply fertilised egg cell with energy and raw materials for growth and development of embryo
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What are the adaptations of a sperm cell?

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  • haploid
  • streamlined shape: helps it to swim faster
  • lots of mitochondria: releases lots of energy
  • tail to move
  • acrosome: contains enzymes that break down substances in the jelly coat of the egg
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18
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What are the adaptations of ciliated epithelial cells?

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  • cilia covered in cell membrane
  • contains strands of a substance that can contract and cause wavy movement
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19
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What is the role of the chromosomal DNA?

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  • controls cells activities
  • found free in the cytoplasm
20
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What is the role of the plasmids?

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  • controls some of the cell’s activities
  • extra DNA
21
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What is the role of the flagellum?

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  • long thin ‘whip-like’ tails
  • so bacteria can move
22
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Define enzymes

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Biological catalysts

23
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What is the role of an enzyme?

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It can break down large substances into small ones (breakdown) and join small substances into larger ones (synthesis)

24
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What does protein break down into?

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Amino acids

25
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What does starch break down into?

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Glucose

26
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What do lipids break down into?

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Fatty acids and glycerol

27
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What is the active site of an enzyme?

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The part of the enzyme where the substrate fits into

28
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Explain the lock and key hypothesis

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The shape of the active site matches the shape of its substrate, which forms an enzyme-substrate complex. Once bound, the reaction takes place on the enzymes surface.

29
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What happens when an enzyme becomes ‘denatured’?

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The shape of the active site changes, so the substrate no longer fits in it

30
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What three conditions affect enzyme activity?

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  • temperature
  • pH
  • substrate concentration
31
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What occurs to an enzyme when we pass its optimum temperature/ pH?

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It becomes denatured

32
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What occurs to an enzyme when we pass its optimum substrate concentration?

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All the enzymes become saturated, so increasing the substrate concentration after this point will have no affect on the enzymes themselves.

33
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How do we calculate rate?

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change in measured substance / time it takes for change to be displayed

34
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Define diffusion

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When particles move from an higher concentration to a lower concentration. It doesn’t require energy

35
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Define osmosis

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The diffusion of solvents through a partially permeable membrane. It doesn’t require energy

36
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Define active transport

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When cells transport molecules against a concentration gradient/ transport those that can’t fit through the partially permeable membrane. This requires energy

37
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How do you calculate the percentage change in mass?

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((final mass - initial mass)/initial mass) x 100

38
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What enzyme causes the breakdown of carbohydrates?

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Carbohydrases

39
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What enzyme causes the breakdown of proteins?

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Protease

40
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What enzyme causes the breakdown of lipids?

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Lipases

41
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What is a hypotonic solution?

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More water than sugar

42
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What is an isotonic solution?

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Equal amounts of water and sugar

43
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What is a hypertonic solution?

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More sugar than water

44
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What is the difference between animal cells and plant cells in a hypotonic solution?

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Animal cell: Lysed (cell membrane is broken or destroyed)
Plant cell: Turgid (tissues swollen by water uptake) normal

45
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What is the difference between animal cells and plant cells in an isotonic solution?

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Animal cell: normal
Plant cell: flaccid (drooping/inelastic due to lack of water)

46
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What is the difference between animal cells and plant cells in a hypotonic solution?

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Animal cell: shrivelled
Plant cell: plasmolysed (shrinking of the cytoplasm from the wall of the living cell due to the lack of water)

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