Science - Biology Flashcards

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What is the definition of Magnification

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The amount that an image of something is scaled up when veiwed through a microscope

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What is the definition of Cell Membrane

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A selectively permeable membrane surrounding the cell and controlling the entry and exit of materials

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What is Mitochondria

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Structures in the cytoplasm of all cells where aerobic respiration takes place (singular is mitochdrion)

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Prokaryotic

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Description of a cell which doesn’t have a nucleus; the DNA is free in the cytoplasm

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Ribsomes

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an intercellular structure made of both RNA and protein, and it is the site of protein synthesis in the cell.

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells that carry out the same function e.g. muscle

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Cytoplasm

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The living substance inside a cell (not including the nucleus)

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Vacuole

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In a plant cell

A space within the cytoplasm of plant cells that contains cell sap

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Compound Microscope

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A microscope in which the lens in close to the simple being magnified

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animal cells

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Animals are made up of cells. These cells are eukaryotic. This means they have a nucleus and other structures which are surrounded by membranes.

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