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1
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A eukaryotic cell is?

A

A cell with a nucleus

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2
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A prokaryotic cell is?

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A cell with no nucleus

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3
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The first person to describe cells was?

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Robert Hooke

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4
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Electron microscopes have?

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A high magnification

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5
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The resolution is?

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Distinguishing between 2 objects close together

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6
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Calculate the magnification if image size = 50mm and actual size = 400um

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  • x125

- 125x

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7
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Calculate the magnification if image size = 250mm and actual size = 100um

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  • x2500

- 2500x

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8
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Calculate the image size if the actual size = 25um and magnification = x400

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10000um

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9
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What is the role of the Nucleolus?

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Makes ribosomes

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10
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What is the role of the Lysosomes?

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Breaks down waste materials

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11
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If bacteria appear pink under the microscope after gram staining, they are…?

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Gram negative

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12
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Palisade mesophyll cells contain lots of?

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Chloroplasts

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13
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Sperm cells have this in their head to pierce the egg cell

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Acrosome

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14
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The outer protective layer of the egg cell is known as the?

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Zona pelluccida

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15
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Endothelial tissue is found in the?

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Blood vessels

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16
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Atheromas can be formed in?

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Endothelial tissue

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17
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What is Acetylcholinesterase

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A type of enzyme that breaks down neurotransmitters

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18
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What is a Eukaryotic cell?

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  • A multicellular organism
  • It contains a nucleus
  • It is found in humans and is bigger than prokaryotic cells
  • It is also complex
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19
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What is a Prokaryotic cell?

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  • A single cell organism
  • It doesn’t contain a nucleus
  • It is found in animals mainly and is smaller than Eukaryotic cells
  • It isn’t that complex
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20
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How can atherosclerosis develop?

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Fatty deposits build up in the arteries

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21
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What are cilia

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They are small hairs on the columnar epithelial tissue which sweep away dust

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22
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Name the ribosome found in bacteria?

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  • 70s

- 80s

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23
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How does the ultra structure of a bacterium capsule prevent dehydration?

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It selectively stops water from leaving the capsule.

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24
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What damage can smoking cause

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Damage to the squamous epithelial tissue

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25
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What is the function of the neutrophil cell

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Immune response

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26
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What is gram staining

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To identify bacteria as gram negative or positive

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27
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What is the role of the plasmodesmata

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Enables transport and communication between plant cells

28
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Function of the Golgi apparatus

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To modify and package proteins and send them to specific destinations

29
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Red blood cells are adapted by?

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Having bioconcaves to increase their surface area and they have no nucleus which helps haemoglobin

30
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When and by how was the first cell discovered by?

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Robert Hooke in 1665

31
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Name the 5 SI units

A
  • Metre
  • Centimetre
  • Millimetre
  • Micrometre
  • Nanometre
32
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What is in the mitochondria

A

A matrix
A Cristae
And an outer membrane

33
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What is in the nucleus

A

Nuclear envolope
Nucleolus
Nucleus pores
Chromosomes

34
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The chloroplast envelope contains?

A

Grana which are stacks of disks and are connected by intergranal thylathoids

35
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What is a nucleoid

A

Has DNA and controls the information of the cell

36
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Plasmamembrane

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Controls if anything enters or exits the cell

37
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Capsule

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Contains the cell itself and provides strength

38
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Cell wall

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Gives strength and maintains stability of the stucture

39
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Flagella

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Allows the cells to swim

40
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Pilus

A

Attaches itself to another cell probably a body cell

41
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Ribosome

A

They make protein within the cells

42
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Cytoplasm

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Contains enzymes and is the site of reactions

43
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4 words to help remember the order for gram staining

A 
Come 
-crystal violet
In 
-iodine
And 
-alcohol
Stain
-safranin
44
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What are long bones

A
  • They are hard and dense

- They provide structure support and mobility

45
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What are short bones?

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  • They are as wide as they are long

- They support and stabilise but with little or no movement

46
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What are flat bones?

A
  • They provide protection of surfaces

- They are found in flat plates

47
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What are Irregular bones?

A
  • protection of nervous tissue

- provides support

48
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What are sesamoid bones?

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  • small and round

- related to joint structures

49
Q

Globlet cells?

A

They help to protect the lungs by producing mucus and attaching or trapping pathogens that are attacking the body

50
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The order of the organ system

A
  • Cells
  • Tissue
  • Organ
  • System
51
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What is the role of the cytoplasm?

A

Reactions take place

52
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What is the role of the Golgi Apparatus?

A

Packages proteins

53
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What is the role of the Nucleolus?

A

Makes ribosomes

54
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What is the role of the Centrioles?

A

Form spindle fibres

55
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What is the role of the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum?

A

Synthesises lipids and carbohydrates

56
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What is the role of the Lysosomes?

A

Breaks down waste materials

57
Q

If bacteria appear pink under the microscope after gram staining, they are?

A

Gram negative

58
Q

Atheromas can be formed in?

A

Endothelial tissue

59
Q

During muscle contraction, the A band?

A

Stays the same length

60
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During muscle contraction, the H zone?

A

Gets shorter

61
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During muscle contraction, the I band?

A

Gets shorter

62
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What is the membrane potential when a neuron is resting?

63
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What is the membrane potential when a neuron reaches an action potential?

64
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What happens during depolarisation?

A

Sodium channels open to allow sodium in

65
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What happens during repolarisation?

A

Potassium channels open to allow potassium out

66
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What is the refractory period?

A

Membrane potential does not reach an action potential

67
Q

End of the synapse?

A

Postsynaptic knob

Applied Science (6 decks)

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