Extra Flashcards
Variation is caused by 2 factors
Inherited
The are passed down from out parents
Environmental
Feautures that are affected by the surroundings
4 characteristics that cant be environmental
Blood type
Natural hair colour
Natural eye colour
Some diseases
There are 2 types of variation
Continuous
Change gradually
Caused by either or both
Histogram or line graph
Discontinuous You inly have a few options Eg blood type Usually caused by one or 2 inherited genes Have it or you dont Discontinuous data Bar graphs
Cell membrane
Partially permeable
Controls entry and exit of molecules into cell
, inside cell wall
Slime capsule
Helps prevent attcaks by the immune system and antibiotics
Protective layer
Protein coat
Outer layer that helps to protect the dna and rna
Involved with entry into host cells
Flagelllum
Allows movement of the cell
Spore
Used in asexual reproduction of the microorganism
Are clones ,spread by wind , water and animals
Cell wall
Fully permeable to molecules
Sporangium
Contains spores
Dna
Genetic material
Found freebin the cytoplasm or in the nucleus of a cell
Cytoplasm
Where cellular reactions occur
Mitochondria
Site of respiration
Microorganism
An organism so small that the human eye cant see it
Why can bacteria and fungi grow on agar jelly
Micro organism need food , water , and a suitable environment in order to grow and survive and grow
Agat gives them this