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1
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What are cells?

A

Cells are the building blocks of nature

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2
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Complete the sentence:

All plant and animal life is made up of…

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Cells

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3
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Name 4 plant organs

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Roots
Leaves
Flowers
Stems

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4
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Where is the cell wall and what is its purpose?

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The cell wall contains the cell and can be found surrounding it

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5
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What is the cell wall made from?

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Cellulose

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6
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Why is the cell wall permeable?

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To allow gaseous exchange

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7
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What is the substance called that is added to woody plants as they grow, to make them thicker and more rigid?

A

Lignin

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8
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What is lignin?

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A substance added to woody plants as they grow, to make them thicker and more rigid?

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9
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What is protoplasm?

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The living contents of the cell.

This includes the cell embrace, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuous, orangeries, (chloroplasts & mitochondria) & plasmodesmata

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10
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What is cell membrane?

What is its purpose?

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A thin sheet within the cell.

It encloses the cyroplasm and controls the movement of substances in and out the cell

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11
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Name the Jelly like substance within a cell

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Cytoplasm

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12
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What is cytoplasm?

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A jellylike substance within the cell membrane

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13
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What is the nucleus?

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The xonteol centre of the cell

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14
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What does the nucleus initiate?

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Cell division

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15
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Where is cell division initiated?

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In the nucleus

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16
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What is the vacuole?

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A sac surrounded by its own membrane

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17
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What does a vacuole contain?

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It’s own membrane, water, minerals, and waste products of the plant

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18
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How does the vacuole contribute to structural stability of the cell?

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By the pressure of the liquid against the membrane

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19
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What is an orangelle?

Name two

A

Small bodies suspended in cytoplasm

Chloroplasts & mitochondria

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20
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What do chloroplasts contain?

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They contain chlorophyll, giving plants their green colour

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21
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Where is mitochondria found?

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In all parts of the plant

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22
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What are plasmodesmata?

What do they provide?

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Strands of cyroplasm that pass through the cell walls and provide a connection of adjacent cells

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23
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What is the purpose of plasmodesmata?

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To allow substances to pass between cells

24
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Complete the sentence: plants grow by…

A

Cell division

25
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What is the cell division process called?

A

Mitosis

26
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What is mitosis?

A

When one cell divides into 2

27
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Where does cell division start?

A

At the nucleus

28
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Between 2 cells, there’s a thin wall called…

A

Middle lamella

29
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What is middle lamella?

A

A thin wall between cells which tends to bind cells together

30
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Why are there some cavities and channels between cells?

A

To allow movement of liquids and gases through them

31
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What is an active area of cell division called?

A

Meristem

32
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What is a meristem?

A

An area of active cell division

33
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What 2 areas do meristems occur?

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Apical meristem

Lateral meristem

34
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Where do apical meristems occur?

A

Rips of roots and stems

35
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What type of meristem is found st tips of roots and stems?

A

Apical meristem

36
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What do apical meristems cause?

A

Lengthening of roots and stems

37
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What Is the vascular cambium?

A

A thin band of cells that causes plant organs to thicken

38
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Where are lateral meristems found?

A

Like a tube through roots and stems

39
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Where does primary growth take place?

A

Apical meristems

40
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What type of growth takes place in apical meristems?

A

Primary growth

41
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Where does secondary growth take place?

A

Lateral meristems

42
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What growth takes place in lateral meristems?

A

Secondary growth

43
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What does primary growth do to a plant?

A

Makes it longer

44
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What does secondary growth do to a plant?

A

Makes it wider, providing structural stability

45
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Where does growth take place?

A

Meristems

46
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What protects the plant?

A

Epidermis

47
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What tissues transport within the plant?

A

Xylem and phloem

48
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What cells does the vascular cambium produce?

A

Xylem and phloem

49
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Xylem and phloem cells are produced by?…

A

The vascular cambium

50
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How many cells thick is the epidermis?

A

1

51
Q

The cuticle prevents..

A

Water loss

52
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What are the pores of the cuticle called?

A

Stomata

53
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What is the purpose of the stomata?

A

To allow movement of water and gases into and out of the plant

54
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What constitutes the vascular cambium? (2)

A

Xylem and phloem

55
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Xylem and phloem constitute the…

A

Vascular cambium

56
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Parenchyma is a sort of what type of cell?

A

Packing or ground tissue

57
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What is parenchyma for? (3)

A

Storage of plant nutrients
Photosynthesis
Respiration

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