Cell Structure and Functions

Question 1

What are the 2 types of microscopes?

Answer 1

Light and electron microscope

Question 2

What is the formula for magnification?

Answer 2

Magnification = size of image/ actual size

Question 3

What is magnification?

Answer 3

Magnification is making an object appear larger than it is

Question 4

What is Resolving power?

Answer 4

Being able to distinguish 2 separate objects

Question 5

What is the resolving power of the eye?

Answer 5

0.1mm/ 100hm (micrometers)

Question 6

What is resolution?

Answer 6

The ability to see in detail OR the distance apart 2 objects must be in order to be distinguished as separate.

Question 7

Whats another name for eye piece?

Answer 7

Ocular lens

Question 8

Whats another name for nose piece?

Answer 8

Resolving piece

Question 9

What are prokaryotes?

Answer 9

Single cell/ unicellular organisms

Question 10

Give an example of a prokaryote.

Answer 10

Bacteria, Amoeba.

Question 11

What are eukaryotes?

Answer 11

Multicellular organisms/ multiple different types of cells

Question 12

Give an example of a eukaryote.

Answer 12

animals, plants, fungi

Question 13

What surrounds the nucleus?

Answer 13

the nuclear envelope

Question 14

What are organelles?

Answer 14

these are specialised membrane-bound compartments within the cytoplasm.

Question 15

Where is plasmodesmata found?

Answer 15

plant cell

Question 16

What is tonoplast?

Answer 16

A membrane that surrounds the vacuole.

Question 17

What is a tissue?

Answer 17

A group of similar cells that carry out the same function.

Question 18

What is a organ?

Answer 18

structures composed of different tissues that carry out one or several major functions for the body.