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Osmosis

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Osmosis is the transportation of water particles from areas of high to low concentrations.

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Turgid

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a plant cell fully inflated with water

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Lysis

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bursting an animal cell by osmosis

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Plasmolyse

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Plasmolysed – a plant cell that has lost water causing the cell membrane to be pulled away from the inside of the cell wall

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Crenation

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shrinking an animal cell by osmosis

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Magnification

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Use the IAM triangle actual size = size of image / magnification

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Conversions

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Nm * 1000 = Um *1000 =Mm *10= Cm *10 =M * 1000 = Km

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Resolution

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Ability to distinguish between two different points in an object

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Nucleus

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Part of an eukaryote cell eg plant or animal that stores genetic info

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Cytoplasm

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Where chemical reactions happen in the cell

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Cell membrane

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Lets substances move in and out of the cell

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Mitochondria

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Allows aerobic respiration

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Ribosomes

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Allows protein synthesis

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14
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Cell wall

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On a plant cell to keep its structure

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Large permanent vacuole

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Contains sap to keep the plant smooth

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Chloroplast

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For photosynthisis

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Eukaryotic cells

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Cells like plant and animal cells that contain genetic info in a nucleus

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Prokaryotic cells

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Single celled organisms like bacteria. Has plasmids which contain genetic info

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Plasmids

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Contain genetic material in a prokaryote

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Xylem cells

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On a plant

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Diffusion

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Net random movement of particles for areas of high to low concentration

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Rate of diffusion

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Temp, distance, surface area, mass it has to travel through

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Osmosis

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Movement of water for high to low concentration

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Surface area to volume ration

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Surface area is hight * width * number of faces

Volume is hight * volume * length

25
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Comunicable

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Diseases that can be caught eg stds

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