Cell Structure 3 Key Words

Question 1

Endosome

Answer 1

Vesicle formed by invagination/pinching off of cell membrane during endocytosis

Question 2

Pinocytosis

Answer 2

Exocytosis of liquids

Question 3

Phagocyte

Answer 3

Type of white blood cell recognises non-self cells, engulfs in vesicle called phagolysosome

Question 4

Amino acids

Answer 4

Monomers of polypeptides, therefore proteins

Question 5

Eyepiece graticule

Answer 5

Scale bar placed in eyepiece of light microscope, marked in “graticule units”

Question 6

Stage micrometer

Answer 6

Slide on stage with micrometer units.

Question 7

TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope)

Answer 7

Electron microscope - beam of electrons transmitted through specimen, focused to produce an image

Question 8

Tonoplast

Answer 8

Membrane of vacuole in plant cell

Question 9

Laser scanning confocal microscope

Answer 9

Microscope w/ beam of fluorescence & pin-hole aperture, produces image w/ very high resolution

Question 10

SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)

Answer 10

an electron microscope in which a beam of electrons is sent across the surface of a specimen and the reflected electrons are focused to produce a three dimensional image of the specimen surface