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Are animal cells eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells?

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Animal cells are eukaryotic cells

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Are plant cells prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells?

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Plant cells are eukaryotic cells

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Are bacterial cells eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells?

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Bacterial cells are prokaryotic cells

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Are prokaryotic cells much bigger or much smaller than eukaryotic cells?

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Prokaryotic cells are much smaller than eukaryotic cells

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Give five sub cellular structures that are found in both animal and plant cells

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Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Ribosomes
Mitochondria

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Give three sub cellular structures that found in plants cells but not animal cells

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Cell wall
Chloroplasts
Permanent vacuole

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Cell membrane

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Controls what goes in and out of cell

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Nucleus

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Contains the genetic material and controls cellular activity

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Cytoplasm

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A jelly like substance where most of the chemical reactions take place

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Mitochondria

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Provides energy for the cell from respiration and aerobic respiration takes place

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Ribosomes

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Site of protein synthesis

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Chloroplasts

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Site of photosynthesis

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Cell wall

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Provides strength and structure. Made of cellulose

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Plasmids

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Rings of DNA which contains genes for antibiotic resistence

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Slime Capsule

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Used for protection against immune system

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Flagella

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Enables kovement

17
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Why aren’t there chloroplasts and mitochondria in a bacterial cell?

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This is because they are too large for the cell

18
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Cell differentiation

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Takes place early in embryo’s development and given the particular job

19
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Sperm cell

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Tail- enables movement
Mitochondria- energy for enabling movement

20
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Light microscope

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Light
Cheap
Low resolution
Low magnification

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Electron microscope

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Electron beam
Expensive
High resolution
High magnification

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Cells

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The basic unit that makes an organisation

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells that work together to perform a particular function

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Organ

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A group of similar tissues that work together to perform a particular function

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Organ system

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A group of organs that work together to perform a particular function

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