Topic 1- Cell Biology Keywords

Question 1

Eukaryotic

Answer 1

Cell with a nucleus

Question 2

Prokaryotic

Answer 2

Cell without a nucleus

Question 3

Sub-cellular structures

Answer 3

Small structures inside a cell e.g. nucleus

Question 4

Nucleus

Answer 4

Contains DNA

Question 5

Cytoplasm

Answer 5

Where chemical reactions take place

Question 6

Cell membrane

Answer 6

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

Question 7

Mitochondria

Answer 7

Where aerobic respiration takes place

Question 8

Ribosomes

Answer 8

Where proteins are made

Question 9

Chloroplasts

Answer 9

Where photosynthesis occurs

Question 10

Vacuole

Answer 10

Contains cell sap

Question 11

Differentiation

Answer 11

When a cell becomes a specialised cell

Question 12

Mitosis

Answer 12

Cell division where one set of chromosomes are pulled to each end of the cell and the nucleus divides

Question 13

Stem cell

Answer 13

Cells that are undifferentiated but can turn into any type of cell

Question 14

Diffusion

Answer 14

The movement of particles from a HIGH concentration to a LOW concentration down a concentration gradient

Question 15

Osmosis

Answer 15

The movement of WATER from a DILUTE solution to a MORE CONCENTRATED solution

Question 16

Active Transport

Answer 16

The movement of particles, e.g. mineral ions, from a HIGH concentration to a LOW concentration, AGAINST the concentration gradient, using ENERGY