Cells Flashcards

1
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What is a cell?

A

A cell is a basic building block of life

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2
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Cells can be divided into _____ types?

A

Plant cells and Animal cells

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3
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How many parts do Animal cells have?
What are they?

A

5 parts
Cell membrane, Cytoplasm, Mitochondrion, Nucleus, Ribosomes

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4
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What does the cell membrane do?

A

1.It separates the cells inside from the outside
2.Allows material to go in and out of a cell

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5
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What is the function of the cytoplasm?

A

Allows chemical reactions to happen

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6
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What does rhe Mitocondrian do?

A

It releases energy from food

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7
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Whar does the nucleus do?

A

It controls the activities of the cells (brain of the cell)

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8
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Hiw many parts does a plant cell have and what are they?

A

8 parts
Cell wall, Cell membrane,
Sap Vacuole, Mitochondion, Chloroplast, Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Ribosomes

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9
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What does the vacuole do?

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It stores solutions of sugar and other substances that dissoves in water as cell sap

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10
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What does the chloroplast do?

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  1. Contains chlorophyll
  2. Performs photosynthesis to make food for the plant
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11
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What does the cell wall do?

A
  1. It gives shape to plant cells
  2. Strobg and stiff
  3. Made up of cellulose
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12
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Whats is the difference between prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell

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Pro= no nucleus
Eu=nucleus

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13
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What does the ribosomes do?

A

It makes protein

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14
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π”šπ”₯π”žπ”± π”žπ”―π”’ 𝔱π”₯𝔒 π”­π”žπ”―π”±π”° 𝔬𝔣 π”ž π”ͺ𝔦𝔠𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔠𝔬𝔭𝔒?

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π”ˆπ”Άπ”’ 𝔭𝔦𝔒𝔠𝔒, π” π”¬π”žπ”―π”°π”’ π”«π”¬π”Ÿ, 𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔒 π”«π”¬π”Ÿ, 𝔩𝔒𝔫𝔰𝔒𝔰, π”ͺ𝔦𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔯

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15
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What are specialised cells?

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Is a cell that has a structure that suits it’s function

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16
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What are the traits of the red blood cell?

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  1. Smaller than most other cells
  2. NO NUCLEUS
  3. Disc shaped
  4. Red colour cytoplasm = haemoglobin
17
Q

What does neurons do?

A

They carry electrical signals from the brain to the body and vice versa

18
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What are the traits of neuron?

A
  1. Very long cytoplasm called axon and one short cytoplasm called dendroids
19
Q

What do ciliated cells do?

A

Ciliated cells trap dust and bacteria with mucus and sweeps it

20
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What traits do ciliated cells have?

A

They have tiny hairs or tiny threads called cilia

21
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What do root hair cells do?

A
  1. Absorb water from soil
  2. Each cell has long thin extension
22
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What do palisade cells do?

A
  1. Found in leaves
  2. Contain chloroplast to do photosynthesis
23
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What is a tissue?

A

A group of similar cells

24
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What is an organ?

A

It is a group of different kinds of tissues

25
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What are organ systems?

A

A group of different organs working together

26
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What do red blood cells do?

A

To carry oxygen around the body