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Animal cell, Plant cell, Bacterial cell, prokaryotic cell, eukaryotic cell, Magnitude, Electronic Microscope, Light microscope, Differentiation, Specialised cells, Plant tissues, Stem cells, Therapeutic cloning, Cell cycle +mitosis

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1
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Define what a cell is?

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Smallest unit of life + basic structure and functional unit of all known living organisms

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What is organelle?

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Tiny cellular structure that performs specific functions within a cell

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What makes up a tissue?

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Group of cells which function together

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What makes up an organ?

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Group of tissues

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What makes up an organ system?

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Group of organs

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Function of nucleus?

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Controls activities within the cell

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Function of cytoplasm?

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Where chemicals reaction occur

> Gas exchange

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Function of cell membrane?

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Controls movement of substances in and out of cell

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Function of cell wall?

Plant

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Made of cellulose and provides strength and support

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Function of a chloroplast?

Plant

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Contains chlorophyll which traps light for photosynthesis

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Function of a Vacuole?

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Large space containing cell sap + keep cell rigid

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Function of a Mitochondria?

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Oxygen is used and energy released during respiration

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Function of a Ribosome?

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Site of protein synthesis.

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What is a prokaryotic cell?

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Unicellular organism which doesn’t have any membrane bound organelle.

> Bactetial cell

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What is a Eukaryotic cell?

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Membrane bound organelle

> Animal cell
Plant cell

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What does Eukaryotic cell that Prokaryotes don’t?

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> Nucleus

> Mitochondria

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17
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What does a prokaryotic cell have?

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>Free floating DNA
>Flagellum
>Plasmids
>Cytoplasm 
>Ribosomes
>Cell membrane
>Cell wall
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18
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How much bigger arw Eukaryotic cells?

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10 × larger

1 order of magnitude

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What is in an animal cell?

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> Nucleus

> Cell membrane

> Cytoplasm

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What is in a plant cell?

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>Nucleus
>Cytoplasm
>Cell membrane
>Vacuole
>Chloroplast 
>Cell wall
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21
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Order Of Magnitude?

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10 × bigger = 1 order magnitude

=10^1

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22
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How to calculate Order of Magnitude?

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Small number

> Answer = more than 10 = 10^1

> Answer =more than 100 =10^2

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23
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What is Magnification?

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Making small objects seem bigger

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How to calculate Magnification?

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Magnification = Image
————
Actual

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25
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What is Resolution?

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Smallest distance 2 objects can be apart before they appear as 1/blur

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What are 2 types of Microscopes?

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> Light

> Electron

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27
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When are light microscopes used?

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To test LIVING organisms

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28
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Which Mucroscope has best Resolution + Magnification?

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Electron

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Light Mucroscope?

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Lower mag

Worse resolution

Study living organisms

2D image

Cheaper

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30
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Electron Microscope?

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Higher mag

Better resolution

Dead organism

Colour Image

3D image

Expensive

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Key features of a microscope? (6)

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Focus Adjuster

Mirror

Steye

Slide

Eyepiece

Objective Lens

32
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Function of Focus Adjuster?

Microscope

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Used to FOCUS image and make it appear clearer

33
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Function of Mirror?

Microscope

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Used to REFLECT light onto sample so it can be seen

34
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Function of Stage?

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Slide is placed ready for viewing

35
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Function of slide?

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Where specimen is placed to be studied

36
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Function of eyepiece?

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Looked down to see specimen being studied

37
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Function of Objective Lens?

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Used to INCREASE MAGNIFICATION

38
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1cm -> 10mm ?

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×10

39
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1mm -> 1000μm (micrometer)

A

×1000

40
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1μm -> 1000nm (nanometer)

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×1000

41
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What is Differentiation?

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When a cell becomes SPECIALISED for a specific function and can’t become a different cell

42
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What is a Specialised cell?

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A cell which has a specific structure to carry out a particular function

43
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How is a Muscle cell Specialised?

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A lot of Mitochondria -> respiration required for contractions

44
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How is an Epithelial Cell specialised?

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Cilia (sweep extensions) -> can move mucus from airway

45
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How is a Palisade cell specialised?

Plant

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Chloroplasts -> can trap light for photosynthesis

46
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How is a Root Hair cell specialised?

Plant

A

Long extensions -> Can reach and absorb more water

No chloroplast -> no light at Roots so doesn’t need to trap light

47
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How is a Red Blood cell specialised?

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No nucleus -> More space for our

Large SA -> More 02 diffused into cell

Haemoglobin -> Helps to transport 02 in blood

48
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How is a Nerve cell specialised?

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Long Dendrites -> Transports messages over long distances + connects nerve cells

49
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What is a stem cell?

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Undifferentiated cell which can be specialised ro become any other cell

50
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Where are stem cells found in animals?

A

Embryos

Bone marrow

51
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Where are stem cells found in a plant?

A

Root

Shoot tip

52
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What are stem cells used for in plants?

A

Cloning

Prevent Extinction

Monoculture

53
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What are stem cells used for in animals?

A

Treat paralysis

Test drugs

54
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What is Monoculture?

A

Growing same crops

55
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Why is Monoculture bad?

A

Fewer Habitats

Environmental Issues

56
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What Ethical issues do stem cells have?

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Is it an embryo a life?

57
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What religious issues do stem cells have?

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Is it playing god?

58
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Why are bone marrow stem cells not ideal?

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Cells from bone marrow (adult stem cells) can only be specialised into certain cells

59
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How can we grow/use stem cells without rejection?

A

Therapeutic Cloning

60
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Describe Processe of Therapeuric Cloning?

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1 Nucleus (A) removed from donor egg cell

2 Nucleus (B) removed from patient body cell

3 Nucleus B inserted into egg cell

4 Cells divided into embryo

5 Stem cells grown + specialised

6 Treat patient

61
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Advantages of Therapeutic Cloning?

A

Reduced risk

Less donors needed

Less time to wait

Lower risk than transplant

Quicker recovery

62
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Disadvantages if Therapeutic Cloning?

A

Still risk

Unknown side effects

Limited use = Limited Knowledge

Donors needed

Long term?

63
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Adult stem cells +/-?

Bone marrow

A

+Consented
+little pain
+Reliable technique

-Only specialised into certain cells

64
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Stem cells from embryo +/-?

A

+Can be specialised into any cell
+More available

  • Unethical
  • Unknown risk
  • Unconsented
65
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What is the cell cycle?

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Regular cell division separated by periods of cell growth

66
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Why is cell division important?

A

Differentiate (become different cells)

Growth + Repair

67
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What is a form of cellular division?

A

Mitosis

68
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What comes from Mitosis?

A

2 IDENTICAL Cells

69
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How many pairs of chromosomes do bodies have?

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23 pairs

70
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Cell cycle STAGE ONE?

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Growth

71
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What happens in STAGE ONE of cell division?

A

Cell replicates organelle

Cell replicates DNA (23×2)

> LONGEST STAGE

72
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What is STAGE TWO of cell division?

A

Mitosis

73
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What happens in STAGE TWO of cell cycle?

A

Chromosomes line up in middle of cell

One set pulled to each end of dividing cell

Two nuclei form

74
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What is STAGE THREE of cell division?

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Division

75
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What happens in STAGE THREE of cell division?

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Cytoplasm + cell membrane divides

2 IDENTICAL cells form

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