B1 And B2 Flashcards
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Eukaryotic cells
Complex - includes all animal and plant cells
Prokaryotic cells
- Simpler and smaller
- Single celled organisms
Nucleus
Contains genetic material that controls the cell
Cytoplasm
Where most reactions happen. Enzymes control the reaction
Cell membrane
Controls what comes in and out
Mitochondria
Where most reactions for aerobic respiration occur
Ribosomes
Where proteins are made
Rigid cell wall
- only in plant
- made of cellulose
- supports and strengthens the cell
Permanent vacuole
- only in plants
- contains cell sap (weak solution of sugar and salts)
Chloroplasts
- only in plants
- where photosynthesis occurs (makes food for the plants)
- contains a green substance called Chlorophyll
Plasmids
- (Not in plant or animal but in bacterial cells)
- small rings of DNA
Bacterial cell contains… (5)
- cytoplasm
- cell wall
- cell membrane
- (optional) plasmids
- single circular strand that floats freely in the cytoplasm
Bacterial cells are…
Prokaryotes
Light microscopes use…
Light
Electron microscopes use…
Electrons - better than light microscopes
Magnification formula
Magnification = image size / real size
How many μm in 1mm?
1000
Differentiation
When a cell changes to become specialised for its job
Stem cells
Undifferentiated cells
Sperm cell. (4)
- reproduction
- long tail and streamline
- lots of mitochondria
- carries enzymes
Nerve cell. (4)
- rapid signalling
- carries electrical signals around the body
- long to cover more distance
- branched connections to form a network across the body
Muscles cells. (3)
- contracts quickly (function)
- long to have space to contract
- lots of mitochondria to generate the energy needed
Root hair cells. (3)
- absorbing water and minerals
- on the surface of plant roots
- big Surface Area to absorb water and minerals
Phloem cells (4)
- transportation
- forms Phloem tubes which transport food and water
- long and join end to end
- few sub-cellular structure so stuff can go through