Week 1

Question 1

Name the two types of cells

Answer 1

Procaryotic, eucaryotic

Question 2

Describe the eucaryotic cell

Answer 2

Has nucleus, organelles and cytoskeleton, has introns

Question 2

Describe the procaryotic cell

Answer 2

No nucleus, organelles or cytoskeleton or introns

Question 3

Compound microscope

Answer 3

Has objective and ocular lenses

Question 3

Use of antibodies

Answer 3

To stain for microscopy

Question 4

Nucleus function

Answer 4

Surrounded by double membrane, linked to endoplasmic reticulum.

Question 5

Mitochondrion function

Answer 5

Generates energy from food, contains its own dna and reproduces by splitting in two

Question 6

Chloroplast function

Answer 6

Captures energy from light, contains its own DNA, site of photosynthesis

Question 7

Endoplasmic reticulum function

Answer 7

Produces new membranes and proteins for synthesis

Question 8

Golgi apparatus function

Answer 8

Sorting and packing proteins and lipids, interacts with ER, sorts material for delivery

Question 9

Lysosomes function

Answer 9

Breaks down unwanted material, has a high PH, full of enzymes which destroy material

Question 10

Cytosol/Cytoplasm function

Answer 10

Hosts chemical reactions + cells, is a fluid

Question 11

cytoplasm

Answer 11

Cell component in membrane, outside layer of membrane

Question 12

Peroxisomes

Answer 12

Carries out oxidative reactions

Question 13

Plasma membrane

Answer 13

Provides protection for the cell

Question 14

Cytoskeleton

Answer 14

Responsible for cell movements and organisation, has 3 filaments

Question 15

Chromosomes

Answer 15

Ensures DNA is correctly copied