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Cell-surface membrane
The structure of the cell surface...,
All cells are surrounded by a cel...,
The cell membrane is formed from a
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Cell wall
Cell walls are formed outside of ...,
Structural support is provided by...,
Structural support is provided by...
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Nucleus
What part of the nucleus contains...,
Present in all eukaryotic cells w...,
Nuclear pores are important chann...
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Mitochondria
What are mitochondria,
What are mitochondria surrounded by,
Why is the inner membrane folded
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Chloroplast
Chloroplasts are found in the gre...,
Larger than mitochondria also sur...,
Membrane bound compartments calle...
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Ribosome
Ribosomes are formed in the and a...,
Found freely in the of all cells ...,
Rough endoplasmic reticulum meaning
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER
The rer and er are visible under ...,
Rough endoplasmic reticulum rer s...,
Formed from continuous folds of
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Does er have ribosomes,
What processes production and sto...,
The smooth er is a continuous ext...
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Golgi apparatus (golgi complex)
What does the golgi apparatus gol...,
What do these flattened sack memb...,
The vesicles then transport the
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Large permanent vacuole
Large permanent vacuole,
What is a tonoplast,
Vacuoles in animal cells are
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Vesicle
Function of vesicle,
Vesicles better function,
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Lysosome
Specialist forms of vesicles whic...,
What else to lysosomes do break d...,
Lysosome structure
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Specialisation of Eukaryotic Cells
In complex multicellular organism...,
Red blood cells adaptation are
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Nerve cells
Has a cell body,
Nerve cell function,
Extensions of the cytoplasm from ...
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Muscle cell
Muscle cell function,
There are three different types o...,
All muscle cells have layers of p...
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Sperm cells
Function,
The head contains a nucleus that ...,
The acrosome in the head contains
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Root hair cell
Root hair cell is a extension ofa...,
Root hair to increase,
Thinner walls than other plant ce...
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Xylem vessel cells
Function of xylem vessel cells,
No top and bottom walls between c...,
Cells are essentially dead without
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Pholem cells
Made of living cells as opposedal...,
Function of phloem,
Cells are joined and containin th...
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Organisation of cells
Epithelial cells in the small int...,
In complex multicellular organism...,
What are cells in a
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Prokaryotic v Eukaryotic Cell Structures
Genetic material,
Membrane bound organelles,
Size
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Prokaryotic Cell Structures
They also differ from eukaryotic ...,
In addition many prokaryotic cell...,
Plasmids are
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Viruses
Viruses are,
They are relatively simple in str...,
Structurally they have
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Appreciating the Process of Distinguishing Organelles
Appreciating the process of disti...,
Artefacts can be a variety of thi...,
These artefacts often occur durin...
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Cell fractionation
Biologists and other scientific r...,
To look at the organelle you want...,
The process of separating cell or...
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Homogenisation cell fractionation
Homogenisation is the biological ...,
The sample of tissue containing t...,
Why should the solution be ice cold
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Filtration cell fractionation
After the solution has become hom...,
Why is the homogenate filtered,
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Ultracentrifugation
The filtrate is placed into a tub...,
The filtrate is first spun at spe...,
What are the organelles that sett...
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A-level Biology required practical Membrane permeably part 1
What are we experimenting,
Beetroot contains high concentrat...,
The pigment cannot move across un...
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A-level biology required practical membrane permeability part 2
Step 8 leave the tubes in the wat...,
Immediately pour each solution in...,
Step 10 how should you compare so...
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The Fluid Mosaic Model of Membranes
Intracellular membranes form comp...,
What do membranes do,
What does partially permeable mean
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Phospholipid bilayer
A phospholipid bilayer is compose...,
Phospholipid bilayers can form co...,
Internally membrane bound compart...
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Components of Cell Surface Membranes
Cell membranes contain several di...,
Two types of proteins,
Phospholipids structure and function
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Cell Surface Membranes+
How do phospholipids act as a bar...,
What do the phospholipid tails ke...,
How can phospholipids be chemical...
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Diffusion & Facilitated Diffusion
Diffusion is a type of transporta...,
How do molecules and ions move in...,
As a result of diffusion molecule...
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Factors that affect diffusion
Factors that affect diffusion,
How does temperature affect diffu...,
How does the surface area affect ...
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Osmosis
All cells are surrounded by a cel...,
What is high water potential,
What is low water potential
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Osmosis: Plant Cells
Osmosis is the,
If a plant cell is placed in pure...,
As water enters the vacuole of th...
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Osmosis in Animal Cells
Osmosis is the,
Why are the affects of osmosis on...,
For example if an animal cell is ...
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animal and plant cells comparison osmosis
Which cell has a cell membrane,
Which has a cell wall animal or p...,
In which cell can osmosis occur
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Active Transport & Co-transport
Active transport is the,
Active transport requires,
Although facilitated diffusion al...
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Adaptations for Rapid Transport
The rate at which diffusion inclu...,
Simple diffusionthe rate of simpl...,
Facilitated diffusion depends on
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Simple diffusion factors
How does surface area a factor in...,
How does concentration gradient a...,
How does the thickness of exchang...
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Facilitated diffusion factors
Why does the concentration gradie...,
How does the number of channel or...
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Explaining Adaptations in Specialised Cells
How are root hair cells adapted f...,
Epithelial cells of the small int...,
Epithelial transports what molecule
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centrioles
R centrioles are involved in prod...,
Centriole structure,
Centrioles help chromosomes durin...
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Co transport
Co transport mechanism is involve...,
Sodium potassium atpasesodium ion...,
Sodium glucose cotransporter na i...
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Microtubles
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