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Cells key words Flashcards

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The number of times bigger the image/drawing is compared to the object/real size

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Magnification

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The minimum distance needed to differentiate between 2 adjacent objects

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Resolution

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Micrometer

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1x10^-6m

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Nanometer

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1x10^-9m

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A type of microscope which has a condenser, objective lens and eyepiece lens and light is passed through the thin specimen and up through the objective and eyepiece lenses to the eye

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Light microscope

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Beams of electrons are used to visualize structures in a vacuum. Electrons have a smaller wavelength than light so electron microscopes have a higher resolution than light microscopes

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Electron microscope

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A type of electron microscope which bounces beams of electrons off the surface of an object to develop a 3D image of the specimen (no need therefore for thin sections)

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Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

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A type of electron microscope which asses a beam of electrons through a very thin section of specimen (which often has been stained with heavy metals to show up the fine internal structures)

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Transmission electron microscope (TEM)

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The process where cells are broken up and the different organelles they contain are separated out

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Cell fractionation

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The first stage of cell fractionation when cells are broken up by a homogeniser (blender) and organelles are released from the cell

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Homogenation

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The second stage of cell fractionation when the fragments in filtered homogenate are separated in a machine called a centrifuge

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Ultracentrifugation

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A series of lines on a microscope which can be used to calculate the size of objects

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Graticule

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A cell that has a membrane-bound nucleus and chromosomes. The cell also possesses a variety of other membrane-bound organelles, such as mitochondria and edoplasmic reticulum

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Eukaryote

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A part of a cell

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Organelle

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Organelle which contains the hereditary material (DNA) which codes for the synthesis of proteins in cytoplasm

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Nucleus

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Organelle where energy is released in aerobic respiration

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Mitochondria

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Organelle that is the site of photosynthesis

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Chloroplast

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Organelle which provides a large surface area for the synthesis of proteins and glycoproteins and where proteins are transported that are synthesised on ribosomes

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)

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Organelle where lipids and carbohydrates are synthesized, stored and transported

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER)

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Organelle that contains a stack of membranes that make up flattened sacs (cisternae) where glycoproteins are synthesized, lipids are transported, modified and stores, proteins are packaged and lysosomes are formed

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Golgi

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Organelle formed when the vesicles produced by the Golgi apparatus contain enzymes. They are where unwanted materials & worn-out organelles are digested

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Lysosome

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Organelle made of rRNA and protein where protein synthesis occurs

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Ribosome

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Organelle which provides mechanical strength to prevent the cell bursting under the pressure created by the osmotic entry of water, to give mechanical strength. Made of cellulose in plants and chitin in fungi

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Cell wall

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Organelle which contains a solution of mineral salts, sugars, amino acids, wastes and sometimes pigments such as anthocyanins. They support herbaceous plants by making cells turgid, may provide a temporary food store and if they contain pigments they may colour petals to attract pollinating insects

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Vacuole

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A collection of similar cells that perform a specific function

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Tissue

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A combination of different tissues that are coordinated to perform a variety of functions

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Organ

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Many organs work together in an organ system to perform a particular function

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Organ system

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A cell of an organism belonging to the kingdom Prokaryote that is characterized by lacking a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, e.g. bacteria

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Prokaryote

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A prokaryote

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Bacteria

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Small circular loops of DNA which contain genes that bacteria can have

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Plasmid

31
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Part of a bacterial cell which helps the bacteria to move

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Flagellum

32
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Acellular, non-living particles that are smaller than bacteria. They contain DNA or RNA but can only multiply inside living host cells

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Virus

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A protein coat which encloses the nucleic acid in a virus

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Capsid

34
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The capsid can have these which are essential to allow the virus to identify and attach to a host cell

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Attachment protein

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