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1
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What is the size of an animal cell?

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0.01mm - 0.05mm

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What is the size of a plant cell?

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0.01mm-0.010mm

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What is the best unit to measure cells?

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um - micrometres

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4
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Cell magnification equation

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image size = magnification x real size

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5
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If cells are in the mm then how are sub cell structures measured?

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nano metres—nm

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What are the main reasons for cell division?

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  1. organism grows
  2. organism become damaged and needs to produce new cells
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What is the 5th stage of the cell cycle?

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The cyctoplasm and two cell membranes divide to form two identical cells.

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What is the first stage of the cell cycle?

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Cell growth

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What is the fourth stage of the cell cycle?

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Mitosis

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What is the third stage of the cell cycle?

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More growth takes place and the DNA is ckecked for errors

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What is the second stage of the Cell Cycle?

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DNA synthesis,which makes the chromosomes now double stranded.

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What is the sixth stage of the cell cycle?

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The cell stops dividing

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13
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What is the sixth stage of Mitosis

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Trick question,there are only five stages

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What is the first stage of mitosis?

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The cell begins to divide.

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What is the third stage of mitosis?

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The nuclear membrane breaks down and the chromosomes line up across the cell.

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What is the fourth stage of mitosis?

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One set of chromosomes is pulled to each end of the cell and the nucleus divides

17
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What is the last stage of mitosis the same as?

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The fifth stage of the cell cycle.

18
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What is the second stage of mitosis?

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The DNA replicates to form two copies of each chromosomes

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What is the fifth stage of mitosis?

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The cyctoplasm and two cell membranes divide to form two identical cells.

20
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How and why do cells become specialised?

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Cells specialise by developing different sub-cellular structures in order to carry out specific functions

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