Key words and Definitions

Question 1

Binary Fission definition

Answer 1

The multiplying of bacterial cells

Question 2

Are bacterial cells prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

Answer 2

Prokaryotic

Question 3

Gene definition

Answer 3

Section of DNA – codes for specific protein 

Question 4

Chromosome definition

Answer 4

A molecule of DNA, consisting of a group of thousands of genes

Question 5

Genome definition

Answer 5

The collection of chromosomes that define an individual 

Question 6

Cell definition

Answer 6

The smallest function unit of the nucleus

Question 7

Differentiation

Answer 7

Process by which cells become specialised

Question 8

Meristem definition

Answer 8

Parts of a plant that never stops growing

Question 9

Osmosis Definition

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Isotonic definition

Answer 10

The same

Question 11

Hypertonic definition

Answer 11

A more concentrated solution

Question 12

Hypotonic

Answer 12

A less concentrated solution

Question 13

Diffusion definition

Answer 13

Where particles from a high concentration go to a low concentration

Question 14

Where can you find prokaryotic cells?

Answer 14

In the cytoplasm

Question 15

Where can you find eukaryotic cells?

Answer 15

The nucleus

Question 16

Cells of animals, plants and fungi are called
eukaryotic cells

Question 17

What type of cell division does a eukaryotic cell have?

Answer 17

Mitosis

Question 18

What type of cell division does a prokaryotic cell have?

Answer 18

Binary fission

Question 19

Mitosis definition

Answer 19

The contents of the cell are rearranged