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1
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how do you calculate magnification

A

size of image/actual size

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2
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what is the magnification of a light microscope and an electron microscope

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light = x2000
electron = x50million
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3
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what is the role of cytoplasm

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site of most chemical reactions and activities

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what are the sub-cellular structures found in a plant cell but not an animal cell

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chloroplast, cell wall, vacuole

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5
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what is mitochondria

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site of respiration

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what is a eukaryotic cell

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a cell with a nucleus

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what is a vacuole

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stores cell sap and helps to keep the cell firm

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how big are eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells

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e = 10-100 micrometres
p = 0.1-5 micrometres
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whats the difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells

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eukaryotic cells are bigger and found in plants, animals, fungi and protists, prokaryotic cells are bacteria
prokaryotic do not have a nucleus or chromosomes

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10
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what does it mean to be a haploid cell

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to have just one set of chromosomes

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what’s the role of the acrosome in the sperm cell

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it contains an enzyme to penetrate into the egg cell

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12
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what is the middle section of the sperm cell filled with

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mitochondria for energy

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13
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what is a zygote

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a fertilised egg cell that results from the female and male gametes uniting

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how has the egg cell’s cell membrane adapted to its function

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it is adapted to change structure once a sperm cell has fertilised it so that no more sperms get into the cell

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what does the cilia in ciliated epithelia cells do

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they waft mucus to the back of the throat

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what is a prokaryotic cell

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a cell without a nucleus or chromosomes, bacteria is prokaryotic and it has one loop of chromosomal dna plus smaller dna loops called plasmids

17
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where do you find stem cells in plants

A

meristem

18
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what makes up carbohydrates, proteins and lipids

A

glucose, amino acids and fatty acids

19
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what can enzymes also be called

A 
biological catalysts (speeding up breakdowns and synthesis reactions) 
synthesis is when larger molecules are made from smaller molecules
20
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what is the substrate of amylase, protease and lipase

A 
a = starch (to glucose)
p = proteins (to amino acids)
l = lipids (to fatty acids and glycerol)
21
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what is the lock and key theory

A

that a specific substrate will only fit the active site of a specific enzyme

22
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what three things affect the rate of enzyme reaction

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temperature, pH, substrate concentration (this will increase the rate until there are enough substrates to fill all of the enzymes so more substrates will make no difference)

23
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what is used to measure the amount of energy in food

A

a calorimeter

24
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what colour does iodine turn when there is starch present

A

blue-black

25
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what does benedicts solution test for

A

glucose, turns red if there is a lot

26
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what food test do you use for proteins

A

biuret - turns from blue to violet

27
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what does ethanol test for

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fat, it turns a milky colour

28
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what is respiration

A

a process that uses oxygen and produces CO2

29
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what factors affect the rate of diffusion

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temperature, membrane surface area, concentration gradient

30
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why is it easier to diffuse through a smaller cell

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because the surface area:volume is higher

higher membrane surface area

31
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what is osmosis

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the diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution

32
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what is a partially permeable membrane

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allows water through but not other larger molecules

33
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what is an independant variable

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a variable that is controlled and varied in the experiment

34
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how do you calculate % change in mass

A

final mass-initial mass / initial mass

x100

35
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what is active transport

A

when dissolved molecules move from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution, it goes against a concentration gradient

36
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whats the difference between active and passive transport

A

active require energy to go against the concentration gradient

37
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what is a dependant variable

A

the variable that you measure, it goes on the y axis

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