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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

where are eukaryotic cells found in?

A

animals and plants

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

what sizes are eukaryotic cells?

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10 - 100 micrometers (mm)

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

what sizes are prokariotic cells?

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0.1 - 5 micrometers (mm)

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

where are prokaryotic cells found in?

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bacteria / single celled organisms

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

name the 3 subcellular structures that all eukaryotic cells contain.

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nucleus
cytoplasm
cell membrane

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

name the 2 subcellular structures that all prokaryotic cells contain.

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a single dna loop
plasmids

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

name the subcellular structures that all prokaryotic cells do NOT contain.

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mitrochondia
nucleus
chloroplasts

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

what are plasmids? what do they do?

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small rings of dna.
they move between cells to share genetic information.

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

which subcellular structure in prokaryotes cab replicate?

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plasmids

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

which type of cell are unicellular, prokaryotes or eukaryotes?

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prokaryotes

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eukaryotes & prokaryotes

which one is bigger, eukaryotes or prokaryotes?

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eukaryotes

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microscopy

what are the 2 variables that matter the most when using microscopes?

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resolution & magnification

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microscopy

what does magnification tell us?

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how many times an image is seen through a microscope compared to the actual object

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microscopy

what does resolution tell us?

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tell apart 2 or more objects that are close together

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microscopy

what are the 2 types of microscopes?

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light microscope & electron microscope

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microscopy

what is the equation for magnification?

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magnification= image size / object size

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microscopy

what is the light microscope used to see?

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cells

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microscopy

what is the electron microscope used to see?

A

cells
subcelular structures & functions

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types of cells

3 types of cells?

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animal cells
plants cells
bacteria cells

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types of cells

are animal cells in a fixed shape?

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no

21
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types of cells

are pant cells in a fixed shape?

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yes

22
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types of cells

name 5 subsellular structure that animal and palnt cells have in common.

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cell membrane
mitrochondia
nucleus
cytoplasm
ribosomes

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types of cells

name 3 subcellular structures that only plant cells contain

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cell wall
chloroplasts
vacuole

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types of cells

name 4 seubcellular structures that only bacteria contain.

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slime capsule
loop of dna
plasmids
flagella

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