Cells

Question 1

What do we call the basic building block of all living life

Answer 1

Cells

Question 2

What is an organelle

Answer 2

A small part of the cell

Question 3

What is the organelle that holds DNA and controls the cells activities called

Answer 3

Nucleus

Question 4

What is the layer around the cell which controls substances moving in or out the cell called

Answer 4

Cell membrane

Question 5

What is the gel like substance where chemical reactions happen called?

Answer 5

Cytoplasm

Question 6

What is the small organelle, which is the sight of respiration ( energy release) called 🤔

Answer 6

Mitochondria

Question 7

What is a small organelle that makes proteins called

Answer 7

Ribosome

Question 8

What is the rigid layer that strengthens the cell and supports its shape called

Answer 8

Cell wall

Question 9

What is a small organelle that performs photosynthesis called

Answer 9

Chloroplast

Question 10

What is the process where the plant uses light from the Sun to increase the energy in the plants chemical store called

Answer 10

Photosynthesis

Question 11

What is the organo that is filled with sap to keep the cells turgid ( firm ) called

Answer 11

Vacuole

Question 12

What are the key structural differences between animal cells and plant cells

Answer 12

Plant has so cell wall, chloroplast and vacuol, which the animal cell does not

Question 13

What does magnification mean?

Answer 13

Making an image large enough to see

Question 14

Name part of da microscope

Answer 14

Eye piece, objective lens, stage, lamp, focusing knob

Question 15

What is making an image sharp enough to be viewed called

Answer 15

Focusing

Question 16

How do you focus an image using microscope

Answer 16

By turning the focus knob

Question 17

How do you record an image from a microscope

Answer 17

Draw what can be seen through the eyepiece

Question 18

What is the number of services that are exposed to the surroundings called?

Answer 18

Surface area

Question 19

In a cell what are th effects of large surface area

Answer 19

Substances can enter and leave the cell more quickly

Question 20

What is the movement of substances from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration called?

Answer 20

Diffusion

Question 21

Name 2 substances that move into a body cell by diffusion

Answer 21

Water and glucose

Question 22

Name 1 substance that moves out a body cell

Answer 22

Carbon dioxide

Question 23

What is diffusion of water known as

Answer 23

It is known as Osmosis

Question 24

Give 3 examples of specialised cells on animals

Answer 24

Red blood cell, Nerve cell, muscle cell

Question 25

Which cell has these structural features? Very long lots if connections and insulation around it

Answer 25

Never cell

Question 26

How does a nerve cells insulation support its function

Answer 26

To help it keep electrical signals travelling quickly

Question 27

How does a nerve cells length support its function

Answer 27

Allows electrical signals to be transmitted over long distances

Question 29

How does a nerve cells many connections support its function

Answer 29

To transmit signals to lots of other nerve cells

Question 30

What cell has these structural features? Lots of mitochondria for energy release and cells are merged so they can contract

Answer 30

Muscle cell

Question 31

How does the muscle cell support its function

Answer 31

To contract to bring about movement

Question 32

How do the amount of mitochondria in a muscle cell support its function

Answer 32

Many mitochondria for energy release

Question 33

Why is it important muscle cells are merged together

Answer 33

It allows them to contracts and to bring about movement

Question 34

What's so has the structural features? Biconcave shape , no nucleus, lots of haemoglobin.

Answer 34

Red blood cells

Question 35

How does the structure if the red blood cell support its function

Answer 35

Maximise surface area, maximise space for haemoglobin. Haemoglobin to carry the oxygen

Question 36

How does the shape of the blood cell support it's function

Answer 36

Biocincave, maximises surface area

Question 37

How does the hemoglow been support the role of the red blood cell

Answer 37

Haemoglobin carries oxygen

Question 38

Why does a Red Blood Cell not have a nucleas

Answer 38

To maximise space for the haemoglobin

Question 39

Give 2 examples of specialised cells in plants

Answer 39

Root hair cell, Palisade cell

Question 40

What cell had these structural features? Large surface area, long extension, no chloroplast

Answer 40

Root hair cell

Question 41

How does a Root Hair Cells surface area support its function

Answer 41

Large surface area means it can absorb substances quickly

Question 42

What feature of a typical plant cell will we not find in a Root Hair Cell?

Answer 42

Chloroplast

Question 43

Why does the Root Hair Cell not have chloroplast

Answer 43

It does not photosynthesise (no light underground )

Question 44

How does the structure of a Root Hair Cell support its function

Answer 44

Large surface area to absorb water, no chloroplast as there is no light underground (no photosynthesis )

Question 45

What cell has these structural features? Lots of chloroplast, at the top of the leaf

Answer 45

Palisade cell

Question 46

Where in the leaf is the palisade cells found

Answer 46

At the top of the leaf

Question 47

Why are palisade cells found at the top of the leaf

Answer 47

So they can absorb as much light as possible ( for photosynthesis)

Question 48

Why do palisade cells contain many chloroplasts ?

Answer 48

To absorb as much light as possible

Question 49

How does the structure of a palisade cell support its function

Answer 49

Absorbs light to preform most of the photosynthesis