Cells Page 1 To 11 Terminology

Question 1

All organisms (incl plant, animals, bacteria and fungi) are made up of ….

Answer 1

Cells

Question 2

… are the smallest parts of all living organisms

Answer 2

Cells

Question 3

Cells that contain a nucleus are classified as ….

Answer 3

EUKARYOTIC cells

Question 4

Cells without a nucleus are called…

Answer 4

PROKARYOTIC cells

Question 5

Cells are … because they cannot be seen with the naked eye/can only be seen under a microscope

Answer 5

MICROSCOPIC

Question 6

Who was the first scientist to identify cells under a microscope

Answer 6

Robert Hooke

Question 7

Why did Robert Hooke call the microscopic shapes “cells”

Answer 7

Reminded him of the the rooms (cells) monks lived in a nearby monastery

Question 8

What was Robert Hooke’s first specimen under the microscope

Answer 8

A slice of cork

Question 9

Cells are…. to perform a specific function

Answer 9

Specialised

Question 10

Nerve cells appear green under what type of microscope

Answer 10

A fluorescence microscope

Question 11

Red blood cells have what type of shape

Answer 11

Round biconcave shape

Question 12

What allows you to see specimens that you cannot see with the naked eye

Answer 12

Microscope

Question 13

… is a small slice or part or an example of an organism want to study under a microscope

Answer 13

Specimen

Question 14

When we view a specimen under a microscope it needs to let …. pass though it

Answer 14

Light

Question 15

Slices need be cut thin less than ….mm so that the light can light pass through it so can see the cells under the microscope

Answer 15

0.5

Question 16

Specimens are placed on a …….

Answer 16

Glass slide

Question 17

A technique used to view a sample or specimen on a slide which is good for observing living organisms especially aquatic samples

Answer 17

WET MOUNT

Question 18

A technique used to view a sample or specimen on a slide which is good for observing hair, feathers, pollen grains or dust

Answer 18

Dry mount

Question 19

A technique used to view a sample or specimen on a slide of blood or slime that is smeared over the slide and allowed to dry before observing them

Answer 19

Smears

Question 20

A technique that adds ….. to wet or dry mounts by dropping colouring chemicals onto the specimens eg iodine solution, methylene blue or crystal violet. Why do we use this technique

Answer 20

1. STAINS
2. to improve the colour contrasts on the slide

Question 21

Sections of specimen view under slide, you get the …. section, … section or the … section

Answer 21

Transverse, cross, longitudinal

Question 22

What is the outermost part of the cell

Answer 22

Cell wall

Question 23

What is inside the cell

Answer 23

Nucleus

Question 24

What is the the fluid inside the cell

Answer 24

Cytoplasm

Question 25

What is the space between the cells called

Answer 25

Intercellular

Question 26

What is the mnemonic that represents the 7 processes that classify an organism as living. This is also known as the functions of life

Answer 26

MRS GREN

Question 27

What are the 7 processes that classify organisms as living

Answer 27

Movement Respiration Sensitivity Growth Resproduction excretion Nutrition

Question 28

Is fire lviing or non-living why

Answer 28

Non-living No respiration No reproduction No excretion No Nutrition

Question 29

What is the main vein of the leaf called

Answer 29

Midrib

Question 30

What is the outline of the leaf called

Answer 30

Leaf margin

Question 31

What is the shortest lens on microscope called

Answer 31

lowest power objective