Cell Biology Flashcards
Is a plant cell prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Eukaryotic
In which sub- cellular structures do most of the reactions of aerobic respiration take place?
Mitochondria
Describe the main similarities between a bacterial cell and a plant cell
Similarities= both have a cell membrane and a cell wall and a cytoplasm
Describe the main differences between a bacterial cell and plant cell
Plant cells have chloroplasts and mitochondria.
Plant cell have a nucleus
Bacterial has small rings of dna called plasmids
What are the Cell structures only plants have?
Cell wall,vacuole, chloroplasts, chlorophyll
What is a prokaryotic cell
A single celled organism
What is a eukaryotic cell?
A multicellular organism
What is the cytoplasm
Where most of the chemical reactions happen
What is binary fission
A type of simple cell division used by bacteria
What’s the process called when cells become specialised for a particular function
Differentiation
What is it called when specialised cells form together
Tissues
What does muscular tissue do?
Contracts and shortens to move to whatever it’s attached to
What is the function of glandular tissue
Makes digestive juices to digest food
Where is the epithelial tissue located
The outside and inside of a stomach
What’s the function of the small intestine
To absorb soluble food molecules
