Microscopes and Cells

Question 1

What do microscopes allow you to observe?

Answer 1

Organisation + structure + function + behaviour of healthy and unhealthy cells.

Question 2

What are the two types of cells?

Answer 2

Prokaryotic = small simple cell

Eukaryotic = cell w complex internal struct

Question 3

Define metabolism.

Answer 3

Synthesis + breakage of molecs

Question 4

Where do most of the ,cell’s chemical reactions take place?`

Answer 4

1. In cytoplasm - sep from cell’s ext enviro by cell mem

2. Organelles within cytoplasm have distinct envrios and t.f. diff cond for diff reactions

Question 5

What 2 things do chemical reactions require?

Answer 5

1. Enzymes

2. Spec cond