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Living things and cells Flashcards

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Seven characteristics of living things

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Movement
Respiration
Response
Reproduction
Excretion
Growth
Feeding

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Differences between plant and animals cells

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Vacuoles
Cell Wall
Chloropast

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What is used to test the nucleus and the cell wall?

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Iodine is used to stain the ucleus and cell wall when viewing a plant cell.

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What is used to test animal cells?

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Methylene blue is used to dye animal cells.

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What is the function of the chloroplasts?

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Where photosynthesis takes place

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What is the function of the vacuole?

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Stores water

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What is the function of the Nucleus?

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DNA

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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Provides structure and support

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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It surrounds the cell controls (what goes in and out)

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10
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What is cytoplasm?

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A jelly-like substance

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What is fine focus used for?

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Precise magnification

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What is the stage?

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Holds slide for viewing

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What is of course focus?

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Moves stage and brings object closer

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What is the objective lens?

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Better magnification

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15
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What is respiration?

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The release of energy from food

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16
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What is excretion?

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Getting rid of waste

17
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What is response?

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Detect and react to things around you

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What is a tissue?

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A group of cells that work together

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What is an organ?

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A group of tissues that work together

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What is a system?

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A group of organs that work together

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What is an organism?

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The result of all systems working together

22
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What is unicellular?

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Some bacterias only exist in a single cell

23
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What is an organelle?

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The structures in cells

24
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What is homeostasis?

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Organisms must ensure that the conditions stay the same, even though their environment may change

25
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What is an enzyme?

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A chemical made by living cells that can speed up or slow down chemical reactions without changing

26
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What is the cycle of enzymes?

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Starch > amylase > maltose > maltise > single glucose

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What is the coarse focus wheel?

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Brings the image into rough focus

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What is a symbiosis?

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A relationship between organisms of different species

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What is a niche?

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Describes the role of an organism in its habitat (Plant = product)

30
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What is the equation for respiration?

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O

31
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What are the reactants of respiration?

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Glucose + Oxygen

32
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What are the products of respiration?

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Water + Carbon dioxide

33
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What are invertebrates?

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Animals with no backbone e.g spider

34
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What are vertebrates?

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Has a backbone e.g human or cow

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