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Mitosis, cell cycle, cell organelles (65 cards)

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Give the two types of molecule from which a ribosome is made.

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RNA
and proteins

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types of Eukaryotic cells:

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Animal cells
and plant cells, Algal and fungal cells

They are bigger than prokaryotic cells.

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Definition of eukaryotic cells

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membrane bound organelles
Is much bigger than prokaryotic cells
contains DNA enclosed in a nucleus.

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Organelles in both animal cells and plant eukaryotic cells.

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Nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear pores, nuclear membrane, chromatin

RER rough endoplasmic reticulum
SER smooth …

Mitrochondria

Ribosomes

Golgi body

Cytoplasm

Centrioles and ventricles

Cell surface membrane made of phospholipids

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What do Plant cells have that Animals don’t have?

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Chloroplasts

Cellulose cell wall

Vacuole which has a partially permeable membrane

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What do Algal cells have?

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Nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear pore, nuclear membrane, chromatin

ribosomes
cell membrane and cell wall
cytoplasm
food vacuoles i.e. starch vacuole
mitochondria
chloroplasts
Golgi apparatus
centrioles

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Fungal cells organelles?

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ribosomes
bud star
cell wall made of chitin

cell membranes
nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear pores and membrane,

chromatin
Golgi apparatus
storage vacuole
RER AND SER

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True or false
Fungal cells can be unicellular and multicellular?

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True

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Nucleus

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The nucleus contains DNA

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Nuclear membrane/envelope

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Nuclear envelope: Double membrane. Controls entry and exit to the nucleus

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Nuclear pores

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Nuclear pores: allow passage of large molecules

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Nucleoplasm

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Nucleoplasm: makes up most of the nucleus. Within the nucleoplasm is chromatin (uncondensed genetic material)

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Chromosomes

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Chromosomes: linear DNA

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Nucleolus

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Nucleolus: Makes RNA and ribosomes​

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Mitochondria
and its structure too?

Double membrane
Cristae
Matrix

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Mitochondria = aerobic respiration.​

Produce ATP.​

Double membrane: Controls what enters and exits ​

Cristae: Folded inner membrane providing a large surface area for the attachment of proteins involved in respiration​

Matrix: It contains proteins, lipids, ribosomes and DNA allowing it to produce its own proteins.

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Plasma membrane/ cell membrane

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The plasma membrane- controls the entry & exit of substances into and out of the cell.​

The plasma membrane is a phospholipid bilayer.​

It has proteins embedded in it, which are able to move. So we call it a fluid mosaic.

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RER –> ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
– what is it surrounded by and what is its function?

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This type of ER is studded with ribosomes. ​

Provides a large surface area for synthesis of proteins​

Provides a pathway for the transport of materials, especially proteins, throughout the cell

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Golgi body– Its function?

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The Golgi Body modifies and packages molecules​

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Its functions are to:​

Add carbohydrate to proteins to form glycoproteins​

Produce secretory enzymes​

Form lysosomes​

Form vesicles​

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Lysosomes

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Vesicles produced by the Golgi apparatus that contain enzymes.​

​They contain lysozymes that hydrolyse cell walls of certain bacteria​

​The functions are to:​
Hydrolyse material ingested by phagocytes (white blood cells)​

Release enzymes to the outside in order to destroy material around the cell​

Digest worn out organelles so that the useful chemicals they made are re-used​

Completely break down cells once they have died (autolysis)

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Ribosomes function and structure

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They are the site of protein synthesis​
A ribosome are tiny organelles that either:​
Float free in the cytoplasm​

Attached to the endoplasmic reticulum (= RER)​

There are two types depending on the cell they are found, in eukaryotic cells they are bigger (80S) than prokaryotes (70S)​

Ribosomes have two subunits: a large and small unit, both contain ribosomal RNA.

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What is the advantage to cells having mitrochondria?

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Able to respire aerobically so are able to produce more ATP for release of more energy (for muscle contraction)

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Cell wall in plants/fungi
function and what they are made of?

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Consist of microfibrils of cellulose.​
Thin layer, called middle lamella which forms a connected layer between adjacent cells.​

It provides strength in order to prevent the cell from bursting​

Allows water to pass through​

Cell walls of fungi don’t contain cellulose but chitin instead

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Chloroplasts function and structure:
Double membrane
Grana
Stroma
Contain DNA?

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Chloroplasts are where photosynthesis take place.​

They are made up of:​

Double membrane controlling what goes in and out the chloroplast​

Grana: Stacks of thylakoids containing chlorophyll. This is where the first stage of photosynthesis takes place​

Stroma: fluid filled where the second stage of photosynthesis takes place​

They contain both DNA and ribosomes to quickly manufacture proteins needed for photosynthesis

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Vacuole.
Structure and function

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A fluid filled sac bound by a single membrane called a tonoplast​

Contains mineral salts, sugars, amino acids, wastes and pigments​

They support plants by making their cells turgid​

Pigments may be colourful to attract pollinating insects​V

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Name two structures that are not present in animal cells but are in plant cells
Cellulose cell wall chloroplast vacuole, starch storage
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Describe function of a chloroplast
Absorbs light and traps it for photosynthesis produces carbohydrates/lipids/ sugars/proteins.
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Process of forming a functioning lysosome from the Golgi apparatus
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Differentiation
The process by which cells become specialised for different functions
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Cells may change to have... after differentiation
-Different shapes -Different sizes -Different no's of organelles -Change to produce different proteins
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Cells definition
Are the basic structural and functional unit of life forms, formed using and contain many biological molecules
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tissue definition
are a group of similar cells and they carry out a particular function
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organs definition
Are different tissues working together and form organs
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organ system definition
Different organs working together to form an organ system or collection of organs carrying out a specific physiological function more efficiently
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7 types of tissue
Nervous tissue epithelial tissue thyroid tissue glandular tissue vascular tissue connective and elastic tissue
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organ types
Heart, liver, kidney, lung, small and large intestines, brain, pancrease
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Organ system types
cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system neuromuscular muscular skeletal
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cell types
animal, plant, fungal, viral, algal, bacterial
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What is a prokaryotic cell ? and types of prokaryotic cells NEED TO DO
viral and bacterial cell DNA is not enclosed in nucleus and does not contain membrane bound organelles
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Bacterial cell organelles
Murein Cell wall Cell surface membrane slime capsule Flagella Plasmids - extra but of circular DNA containing antibiotic resistance genes. Ribosomes (70s) Loop/circular DNA - not protein bound and free in the cytoplasm
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Viral cell structure
capsid, attachment proteins, lipid envelope, reverse transcriptase (Enzyme), matrix, genetic material (RNA)
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What do Eukaryotic cells have that Prokaryotic don't? What 3 things do they both have? What do just Prokaryotes have?
Nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear pores, nuclear membrane/envelope, chromatin chromosomes Chloroplasts Ribosomes in Eukaryotic are 80s and prokaryotic are smaller -- 70s Golgi body SER, RER, lysosomes, mitochondria Both have cell wall (plants only from eukaryotic), ribosomes, DNA Prokaryotic may have, flagella, slime capsule, plasmids
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Describe how the structure of a Cholera bacterium is different to an epithelial cell in the small intestine? (6 marks) NEED TO DO
Cholera bacterium is prokaryotic It does not have a nucleus/nuclear envelope and instead has DNA free in the cytoplasm as a loop of DNA It has no membrane bound organelles/ no mitochondria or Golgi, or RER,SER It has smaller 70s ribosomes not 80s ones And may have a cell wall, plasmids, flagella and or slime capsule
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How does it work -- Optical microscope
Beam of light is condensed to create an image. The long wavelength/beam of light passes up through the specimen, through lenses and reflected back onto the specimen.
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adv light microscope
Can see colour Can view living organisms Hand held, easy to transport
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disv light microscope
Poorer resolution due to light having a longer wavelength and therefore smaller organelles cannot be view cos are not visible Cannot view SER, RER, Ribosomes, and lysosomes cos are all too small ( smaller than 0.2um)
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How does it work -- SEM -- Scanning electron microscope
Specimen is in a vacuum Scan electrons across surface of object knocks off electrons which are gathered by cathode to form images
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ADV OF SEM
Can see external structures/ textures, the surface of organisms 3D Is in colour High resolution and magnification
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DISV OF SEM
Cannot transport requires training to read/use the microscope lower resolution and magnification than TEM cannot view living specimens and organisms
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How does it work -- TEM -- Transmission electron microscope
Electron gun produces a beam of electrons which is focused by an electromagnet which are absorbed by a sample. Some electrons are absorbed ( these areas appear darker) and some areas don't absorb electrons ( and appear lighter)
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ADV OF TEM
Can see internal structures due to high mag and resolution due to having a shorter wavelength
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DISV OF TEM
Image may contain artefacts (rips/tears/folds) 2D cannot view living organisms cos a vaccum is required Not in colour very thin specimen needed training required to use the microscope and it cannot be transported
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Magnification definition
How many times larger the image is compared to the object's actual size
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Resolution definition
Minimum distance between 2 objects, when they can still be viewed as separate. This allows us to view with more clarity
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Explain adv and limitations of using TEM to investigate cell structures? (5 MARKS) NEED TO DO
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Magnification formula
M = I /A I = M x A A = I /M
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1m ---1000m
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1mm --- 1000um
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1um--- 1000nm
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1m --- 100cm
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Preparing a slide etc..
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calculations with microscopes eye piece graticule
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biological drawing rules
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cell fractionation
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cell cycle
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