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1
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E. Magnification

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Magnification= image size / size of real object

2
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Function of cytoplasm?

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Liquid gel where organisms are suspended and most chemical reactions for life take place.

3
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Function of ribosomes?

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Protein synthesis takes place, making all proteins for the cell

4
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Function of mitochondria?

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Aerobic respiration - releasing energy for the cell.

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Function of cell membrane?

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Controls the passage of substances in and out of the cell.

6
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Function of chlorophyll?

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Absorbs light so plant can make food by photosynthesis

7
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Eukaryotic?

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Genetic material is enclosed in a nucleus

8
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Prokaryotic?

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Genetic material is not enclosed in a nucleus.

9
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What are plasmids?

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Small rings of DNA that code for specific features such as antibiotic resistances

10
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Bacteria are….

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Prokaryotic cells

11
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Examples of specialised cells?

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Nerve cells, muscle cells, sperm cells

12
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How are nerve cells specialised? (3)

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  • Lots of dendrites that make connections to other cells
  • Axons that carry the impulse from one place to another
  • Synapses aww adapted to pass the impulse to another cell or between a nerve cell and a muscle cell
13
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How are muscle cells specialised? (3)

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  • Contain proteins that slide over each other and make the fibres contract
  • Contain many mitochondria to transfer energy needed for chemical reactions to take place
  • Store glycogen, which can be broken down and used in cellular respiration by the mitochondria to provide energy needed for the fibres to contract.
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How are sperm cells specialised?

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  • Long tail helps it to move
  • Middle section is full of mitochondria, which provide energy for the tail
  • Large nucleus contains genetic information to be passed on
  • Acrosome stores digestive enzymes to break down the outer layers of the egg
15
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Specialised plant cells?

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Root hair cells, photosynthetic calls’ xylem cells and phloem cells

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How are root hair cells specialised? (3)

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  • Increased surface area for water to move into the cell
  • Permanent vacuole that speeds up movement of water by osmosis from the soil across the root hair cell
  • Many mitochondria to transfer energy needed for active transport
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How are photosynthetic cells specialised? (3)

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  • Contain specialised chloroplasts
  • Usually positioned in continuous layers in the leaves and outer layers of the stem so they absorb as much light as possible
  • Large perm vacuole that keeps them rigid as a result of osmosis - keep the lead spread out to absorb as much light as possible.
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How are xylem cells specialised? (2)

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  • Alive at first but die and form long hollow tubes to allow water and mineral ions to move easily through them
  • Spirals is lignin make them very strong and help them to withstand pressure of water. Also help support phloem.
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How are phloem cells specialised? (2)

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  • Call walls between the cells break down to form special sieve plates. Allow water carrying dissolved food to move freely
  • Supported by companion cells which transfer energy and support them.
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D. Diffusion

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The spreading out of the particles of gas of any substance in a solution ( a solute)

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Net movement of diffusion ?

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From high to low concentration, down the conc gradient

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What effects the rate of diffusion?

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Difference in concentrations, the temperature and the available surface area

23
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How do substances such as urea and glucose and gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide move out and into cells?

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Diffusion

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D. Osmosis?

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The movement of water to dilute a solution across a partially permeable membrane, Down the conc gradient

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D. Isotonic?

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The concentration of the solution is the same inside and outside the cell

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D. Hypertonic?

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Solution conc is higher OUTSIDE the cell

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D. Hypotonic

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Conc of solution is higher INSIDE the cell

28
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Why is osmosis important in plants?

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To maintain turgor ( turgidity )

29
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Plasmolysis?

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When the vacuole and cytoplasm shrink and the cell membrane is pulled away from cell wall

30
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D. Active transport?

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The movement of substances from a dilute solution to a more concentrated solution against the concentration gradient

31
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Where does active transport occur? (2)

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  • Small intestine - uptake of sugar

* In the roots (root hair cells)

32
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As the object gets bigger…

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The surface area:volume ration decreases

33
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Why do most exchange surfaces usually have a large SA and thin walls?

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To give a short diffusion distance.

34
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Differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes? (3)

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pro’s are….

  • smaller
  • don’t have a nucleus
  • may have plasmids