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Key concepts in Biology Flashcards

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What is a Cell?

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the smallest, basic unit of life that is responsible for all life’s processes.

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What are Animal and Plant cells called?

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Eukaryotic cells

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What is in a Eukaryotic cell?

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Cell membrane, Cytoplasm and a Nucleus containing DNA.

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What are Bacterial cells called?

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Prokaryotic cells.

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What is in a Prokaryotic cell?

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Cell wall, Cell membrane, cytoplasm and Singular strand of DNA and Plasmids.

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What is the function of a Nucleus?

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contains genetic material that controls the activities of the cell.

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What is the function of the Cytoplasm?

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where most of the chemical reactions happen. It contains Enzymes which control these chemical reactions.

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What is the function of the Cell membrane?

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holds the cell together and controls what enters and exits the cell.

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What is the function of the Mitochondria?

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these are where most of the reactions for respiration take place. Respiration transfers energy that the cell needs to work.

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What is the function of the Ribosomes?

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involved in translation of genetic material in the synthesis of proteins.

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What is the function of the Cell wall?

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made of cellulose, it supports the cell and strengthens it.

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What is the function of the Vacuole?

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contains cell sap, store food or any variety of nutrients a cell might need to survive.

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What is the function of the Chloroplasts?

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where photosynthesis occurs, contain a green substance called chlorophyll.

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What is the function of Chromosomal Dna (one long circular chromosome) in the Bacterial cell?

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controls cell’s activities and replication. Floats free in the cytoplasm.

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What is the function of the Plasmid DNA?

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small loops of extra DNA that aren’t part of the chromosome. contains genes for things like drug resistance.

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What is the function of the Flagellum?

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long, hair like structure that rotates to make the bacterium move, used to move bacteria away from harmful substances.

17
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What is a Specialised cell?

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A cell which has a specific function.

18
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What are the 2 cells which are specialised for reproduction?

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Egg cells and Sperm cells.

19
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What happens in sexual reproduction?

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the nucleus of an egg cell fuses with the nucleus of a sperm cell to create a fertilised egg, which then develops into an embryo.

20
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What is the function of an Egg cell?

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contains nutrients in the cytoplasm to feed the embryo
has a haploid nucleus
after fertilisation, its membrane changes structure to stop any sperm getting in. This is to end up with the right amount of DNA.

21
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What are the functions of the Sperm cell?

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to transport the males DNA to the female’s egg.

22
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Name the Key features of a Sperm cell.

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Long tail so it can swim
lots of mitochondria to provide energy
an acrosome where it stores enzymes needed to digest its way through the membrane of the egg
contains a haploid nucleus.

23
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What is the function of the Ciliated Epithelial Cell?

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to move substances in one direction, along the surface of the tissue.

24
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What is the function of the Enzyme?

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reduce the need for high temperatures and we only have enzymes to speed up the useful chemical reactions in the body.

25
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What is the Substrate?

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the molecule changed in the reaction.

26
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What does every Enzyme have?

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an active site, part where it joins on to its substrate to catalyse the reaction.

27
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What is needed for the enzyme to work?

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the substrate has to fit into the active site.

28
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What affects the Rate of Reaction?

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Temperature, pH and Substrate concentration.

29
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What happens if the temperature gets TOO hot?

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some of the bonds holding the enzyme together break.

30
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How does pH affect the Enzymes?

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If too high or too low, it interferes with bonds holding Enzyme together. This changes the shape of the active site and denatures the enzyme.

31
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How does Substrate Concentration affect the Enzyme?

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Once all active sites are full, adding more makes no difference.

32
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What do Enzymes called Carbohydrase do?

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convert carbohydrates into simple sugars.

33
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What do Enzymes called Proteases do?

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convert proteins into amino acids

34
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What do Enzymes called Lipases do?

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convert lipids into glycerol and fatty acids

35
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How can Carbohydrates be synthesised?

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joining together simple sugars

36
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How can Proteins be synthesised?

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joining amino acids together

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