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Module 1 Flashcards

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Cell theory

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  1. All life is made of cells
  2. Cells are the basic unit of life
  3. All cells are made from pre-existing cells
  4. All cells maintain homeostasis (maintenance of a constant internal environment)
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Features of prokaryotic cell

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• No organelles
• No nucleus
Can be a single cell organism
• Plasmid – DNA (loop of genetic material)

*bacteria, archaea

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Features of eukaryotic cell

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  • Contain membrane bound organelles
  • Organelles carry out biochemical processes
  • Contains a nucleus (genetic material)
  • Can be a single cell organism
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Features of both cell types

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  • DNA
  • Ribosomes
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cell Membrane
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Features of plant cell

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  • Cell wall
  • Mostly have chloroplasts
  • Rectangular/regular in shape
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Features of animal cell

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  • No cell walls
  • Less regular in shape
  • Smaller or no vacuole
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Features of bacteria

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  • Contain flagella and pili around the edge of the cell
  • Nucleoid
  • Oval in shape
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Light microscope

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  • uses visible light and a system of lenses to generate magnified images of small objects
  • Both living and non-living specimens can be viewed
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Two types of electron microscope

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  • Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

* Transmission electron microscope (TEM)

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Cell size formula

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field of view/number of cells = length of each cell

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What is the fluid mosaic model

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describes the cell membrane as a double layer of lipids, a lipid bilayer with the ability to flow and change shape.

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What is osmosis

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The movement of molecules from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration and requires the input of energy through a selectively permeable membrane.

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What is diffusion

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the movement of a substance from a region where it has a high concentration to a region where it has a low concentration.

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Autotroph

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need to manufacture their own glucose by the process of photosynthesis e.g. Green plants

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Heterotroph

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obtain glucose by consuming other organisms and then by the process of digestion breakdown their food into simpler organic compounds including glucose

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What is cellular respiration

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The series of chemical reactions that occur in the mitochondria, in which oxygen and glucose are combined to produce energy and the waste products carbon dioxide and water

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Cellular respiration formula

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Glucose + oxygen = water + carbon dioxide + (energy) ATP

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What is photosynthesis?

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A series of reactions occurring in the chloroplasts by which plants, some bacteria and some protists use light energy trapped by the chlorophyll to produce glucose from carbon dioxide and water

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3 factors affecting rate of photosynthesis

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light intensity, co2 concentration, temperature

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What is metabolic waste

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the left-over products of both catabolism and anabolism.

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What is an enzyme?

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  • Enzymes are biological catalysts i.e. they are organic compounds and speed up reactions • Enzymes lower the activation energy so that the reactions can happen much faster.
  • Enzymes are critical for living things, as without them, the reactions in the cells would occur too slowly to sustain life.
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What does it mean to denature

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take away or alter the natural qualities of – loses shape and stops working.

23
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Two enzyme models

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lock-in-key + induced fit

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Lock-in-key model

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  • Substrate fits exactly into active site of enzyme to create a reaction
  • Only specific substrates can fit into the shape of the active site
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Induced fit model

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  • More accurate  accommodates substrate
  • Substrate binds to the active site, the site changes shape to accommodate the substrate so they fit in with each other
  • Left over material is called a product
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Factors affecting enzyme activity

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temperature, pH, substrate concentration

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X-ray crystallography

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Beaming light rays through pure crystals to determine the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal.

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Stains

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Iodine - Stains carbohydrates in plant and animal specimens brown or blue-black. Stains glycogen red.

Methylene blue - Stains acidic cell parts (like nucleus) blue. Use on animal, bacteria and blood specimens.

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Scanning electron microscope:

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Use an electron beam to scan across the surface of a non-living specimen.

High magnification and resolution

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Transmission electron microscope

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  • Uses an electron beam to fire through an ultrathin slice of a specimen.
  • Two-dimensional
  • Extremely high magnification and resolution

Yr 11 Biology (4 decks)

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