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Are animals and plant cells prokaryotes or eucaryotes?

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Eucaryotes

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Are bacteria cells eukaryotes or prokaryotes?

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Prokaryotes

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What type of cells are multicellular organisms?

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Animal and plant cells have

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What type of cells are unicellular organisms?

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Bacteria cells

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Name 5 sub cellular structures that are in Both an8mal and plant cells?

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Cell membrane
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Ribosome

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Name the 3 sub cellular structures that are in a plant cell but not an animal cell?

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Cell wall
Permanent vacuole
Chloroplasts

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Name the 7 sub cellular structures in a bacterial cell?

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Cell wall
Cell membrane
Plasmids
Cytoplasm
Ribosome
Nucleoid
Flagellum

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What is the function of a cell membrane?

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Controls which substances can pass in and out of a cell

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What is the function of a nucleus?

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Contains the genetic material (DNA) and controls the functions of the cell

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What is the function of cytoplasm?

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It is where the chemical reactions take place

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What is the function of mitochondria ?

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Provides cells with the energy they need to function through aerobic respiration.

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What is the function of the ribosomes ?

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It is the site of protein synthesis

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What is the function of a cell wall?

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It is made of cellulose which is a very strong substance which gives the cell strength in structure.

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What is the function of the permanent vacuole?

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It contains the cell sap (mixture of sugars and salts)

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What is the function of the Chloroplasts ?

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It is the site of photosynthesis so it produces the sugars needed for the cell

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What is the function of the nucleiod?

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Contains the genes that the cell needs to survive +reproduce

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What is the function of the plasmids?

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It has extra genes (DNA) that is different to the nucleiod DNA

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What is the function of the flagellum?

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To propel the bacteria

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How is the genetic information in a eukaryotic cell stored?

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Within the nucleus arranged in chromosomes

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Describe the structure of the cytoplasm?

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Fluid component of the cell which contains organelles, enzymes and nutrients

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When looking at chloroplasts under a light microscope why do they appear green?

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They contain chlorophyll which is a green pigment

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What is the prokaryotic cell wall made of ?

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Peptidoglycan

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What is a haploid cell?

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A cell that contains a single copy of each chromosome (half the number of chromosomes).

e.g 23 chromosomes in humans

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What is a diploid cell?

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A cell that contains 2 copies of each chromosome ( a full set of chromosomes)

e.g 46 chromosomes in humans

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What are gametes?
Reproductive cells ( they are haploid cells)
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Explain sexual reproduction in terms of chromosome number ?
2 haploid gametes fuse resulting in an embryo that has 2 chromosomes for each gene and 2 copies of each allele
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How are egg cells adapted for their function?
Cytoplasm contains nutrients for the developing embryo. Cell membrane hardens after fertilisation to prevent any other sperm entering the egg
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How are sperm cells adapted to their function ?
Tail enables movement. Acrosome contains enzymes that digest the egg cell membrane
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Where are ciliates epithelial cells found?
Found in the lining of structures such as the respiratory tract or the uterus.
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Describe the function of ciliated epithelial cells lining the airway?
Move in synchronised waves to move mucus up to the back of the throat so it can be swallowed
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What is magnification?
The number of times bigger an image appears compared to the size of the object
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What is resolution?
The smallest distance between 2 objects that can be distinguished
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How does a light microscope work?
Passes a beam of light through a specimen which travels through the eyepiece lens allowing the specimen to be observed
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What are 4 advantages of a light microscope ?
Inexpensive Easy to use Portable Observe both dead and living specimens
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What are the disadvantages of a light microscope ?
Limited resolution
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How does an electron microscope work?
It uses a beam of electrons which are focused using magnets. The electrons hit a fluorescent screen which emits visible light, producing an image.
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Name the two types of electron microscope?
Transmission electron microscope (TEM) Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
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What are the advantages of electron microscopes?
Greater magnification and resolution
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Why do electron microscopes have a greater magnification and resolution?
They use a beam of electrons which has a shorter wavelength than protons of light
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How have electron microscopes enabled scientists to develop their understanding of cells?
• Allow small sub-cellular structures (e.g. mitochondria, ribosomes) to be observed in detail • Enable scientists to develop more accurate explanations about how cell structure relates to function
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What are the 4 disadvantages of electron microscopes?
Expensive Not portable Require training to use it Only dead specimens can be observed
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What are enzymes ?
Biological catalysts that increase the rate of a chemical reaction without being permanently altered themselves
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What is an advantage of enzymes in the body ?
They enable cellular reactions to take place at lower temperatures
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What is the active site of an enzyme ?
The region of an enzyme to which a substrate molecule binds and the reaction takes place
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Describe the 4 stages of a lock and key model ?
1. Substrate collides with the active site of an enzyme 2. Substrate binds, enzyme-substrate complex forms 3. Substrate converted to products 4. Products released from the active site which is now free to bind to another substrate
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What factors affect the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction?
Temperature PH substrate concentration
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Explain how increasing temperature initially affects the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction ?
• As temperature increases molecules have more KE • Movement of molecules increases • More enzyme-substrate complexes form • Rate of reaction increases
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Explain how increasing temperature above the optimum affects the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction?
• bonds break in the enzyme's structure • Active site changes shape, enzyme is denatured • No more enzyme-substrate complexes can form • Rate of reaction decreases
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Explain how pH affects the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction?
• Enzymes have an optimum pH • Bonds in the enzyme's structure are altered • Active site changes shape, enzyme is denatured • Rate of reaction decreases
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Why must large organic molecules be broken down into smaller, simpler molecules in the body?
• Large molecules are too big to be absorbed across the surface of the gut wall • large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules for absorption into the bloodstream
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What type of molecules are proteins and carbohydrates?
Polymers
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What are the monomers of carbohydrates?
Simple sugar
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Which group of enzymes catalyses the breakdown of carbohydrates?
Carbohydrases
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Which type of carbohydrase catalyses the breakdown of starch?
Amylase
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What are the monomers of protein ?
Amino acids
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Which type of enzyme catalyses the breakdown of proteins?
Proteases
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What is the function of lipases?
Enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of lipids into fatty acids and glycerol
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Why are small molecules synthesised into larger organic molecules in the body?
Large molecules are used for storage (e.g. glycogen) or are used to build structures.
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Which enzyme catalyses the formation of glycogen from glucose?
Glycogen synthase
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How can the amount of energy contained in food be measured?
Measured using calorimetry
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What is calorimetry?
A method of measuring the heat transfer during a chemical reaction
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Describe the 7 method used to measure the amount of energy in a sample of food ?
1. Add a set volume of water to a boiling tube, record initial temperature 2. Record the mass of a small sample of food (e.g. bean) 3. Stick the sample onto a mounted needle 4. Using a bunsen burner light the food sample 5. Hold the sample under the boiling tube until it burns up 6. Record the maximum temperature reached by the water 7. Record the final mass of the food sample
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What is simple diffusion?
The net movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration down a concentration gradient
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What molecules enter and leave cells via simple diffusion through the cell membrane?
Small molecules e.g. oxygen, water, glucose, amino acids
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What factors affect the rate of diffusion?
• Temperature • Concentration gradient • Surface area of cell membrane
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Define osmosis?
The net movement of water molecules from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration through a partially permeable membrane
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What is active transport?
The movement of molecules across a cell membrane from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration, against the concentration gradient, using energy

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