GCSE AQA Flashcards

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1
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Plazmolysed

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When a plant cell has a lack of water

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2
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Lysis

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When blood cells burst because they have too much oxygen in them.

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3
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Turgid

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When a plant cell has a lot of molecules but does not burst because of cell wall

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4
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Water entering the cell

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inflates the cell and makes it rigid

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5
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Crenation

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shrinking an animal cell by osmosis

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6
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Flaccid

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a plant cell that is limp through a reduction of pressure inside the cell

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7
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Nucleus f plant cell

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Holds it’s DNA and coordinates what the cell does

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8
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Cytoplasm

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most chemical processes take place here, controlled by enzymes

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9
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Cell memebrane

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controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell

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10
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Mitochondria

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most energy is released by respiration here

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11
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Ribosomes

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Protein synthesis happens here

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12
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Cell wall

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Strengthens the cell and stops it from bursting or dying

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13
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Chloroplasts

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contain chlorophyll, which absorbs light energy for photosynthesis
permanent vacuole

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14
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Permanent vacuole

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filled with cell sap to help keep the cell turgid

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15
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Sperm cell

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Fertilises the foetus so it becomes a baby

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16
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Red blood cell

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Carries oxygen round a animal