Module 2 chapter 2 Flashcards
Basic components of living systems
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What did schleiden discover
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All plants were made of cells
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What did Schwann discover
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All animals were made of cells
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What does the cell theory state
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- Both plant and animal tissue is composed of cells
- cells are the basic unity of all life
- cells only develop from existing cells
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What are the four types of sample preparation
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- Dry mount
- Wet mount
- squash slides
- smear slides
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Summarise Dry mount
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-Solid specimens are viewed when been sectioned
-placed on slide with cover slip placed over it
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Summarise Wet mount
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- Specimens are suspended in a liquid such as water/immersion oil
- Cover slip is placed at an angle
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Summarise Squash slides
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- Wet mount is first prepared
- lens tissue gently presses down the cover slip
- Careful not to break the slip when pressing down
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Summarise Slides
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- The edge of the slide is used to smear the sample creating a thin even coating on another slide
- cover slip is placed over the sample
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What sample preparation technique would you use to study: Hair pollen, dust, insect parts, muscle tissue, or plants
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Dry mount
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What sample preparation technique would you use to study: aquatic samples
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Wet mount
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What sample preparation technique would you use to study: cell division
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Squash slides
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What sample preparation technique would you use to study: Cells in blood
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Smear slides
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Why would you use staining in light microscopy
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- normally low contrast as most cells no not absorb a lot of light
- Stains increase contrast in cells as different components of cell take up different stain degrees
- Resolution is limited by wavelength of light
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How would you prepare a sample for staining
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- Placed on slide and allowed to air dry
- Heat fixed by passing through flame
- specimen will adhere to the slide and take up the stain
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Equation for magnification
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Size of image divided by actual size of object
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What is resolution
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How clear the image is
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What is contrast
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The shading difference
18
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What are the 2 types of electron mircoscopes
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- Scanning electron microscope
- Transmission electron microscope
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What magnification can electron microscopes go up to
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over x500,000
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How does a Transmission microscope work
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A beam of electrons is transmitted through a specimen and focused to produce an image
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How does a Scanning microscope work
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A beam of electrons is sent across the surface of a specimen and the reflected electrons are collected
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What is the transmissions resolving power
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Best resolving power with 0.5nm
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What is the scanning resolving power
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resolving power is 3-10nm which isn’t as good but it produces 3D images`
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Why would you see in more detail with an electron microscope than a light microscope
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The electron wave length is smaller than a light wavelength therefore giving you a better image
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What is an artefact
A visible structural detail that isn't supposed to be there
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What does differential staining do
Helps distinguish between two types of organisms that would otherwise be hard to identify.
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What is the Gram stain technique used for
To separate bacteria into two groups, Gram positive and Gram negative
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What will happen to Gram positive bacteria
retain the crystal violet stain and will appear blue or purple under the microscope
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What will happen to Gram negative bacteria
thinner cell walls therefore lose the stain.
| stained counterstain making them appear red
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What are Gram positive bacteria susceptible to
Penicillin
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Why are the microscopy slides brought into school ready-prepared
- Can be harmful
| - long complex process needed to produce high quality sections
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What is acid fast techniques used for
Differentiate species of Mycobacterium from other bacteria
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What is a lipid solvent used for in the acid fast technique
Carries a carbolfuchsin dye into the cells being studied
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What do you do for fixing in microscopy
chemicals like formaldehyde are used to perverse specimens in as near-natural state as possible
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What do you do for sectioning in microscopy
specimens are hydrated with alcohols and then placed in a mould with wax or resin to form a hard block, then sliced thinly with a micotome
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What do you do for staining in microscopy
specimens are often treated with multiple stains to show different structures
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What do you do for mounting in microscopy
The specimens are then secured to a microscope slide and a cover slip placed on top
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Properties of a Nucleus
- Regulates cellular functions
| - non-bound membrane
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Properties of a nuclear envelope
Double layered and goes around the nucleus
| Physical barrier between contents of nucleus and cytoplasm
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What do nuclear pores do
- Make proteins
| - Allows small molecules to diffuse in and out of the nucleus
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Properties of the Rough ER
- Double membrane that sits next to the nucleus
- contains flattened sacs
- with ribosomes
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What are the flattened sacs called in the RER
Cisternae
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What is the RER's function
- Protein production
- synthesis and transport of protein
- alters proteins produced by ribosomes
- packs proteins for targeted destinations around cell
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Where can ribosomes be found
- Floating in the cytosil or attached to the RER
| - mitochondria or chloroplasts
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What are ribosomes a site for and what are they made from
They're made of RNA molecules and are a site for protein synthesis
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What do ribosomes do
They convert smaller amino acid monomers into more complex polymers
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What does the cell membrane do
- Separates cell from environment
| - controls movement of substances
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What is the cell membrane made from
Lipids and proteins
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How much volume of the cell does the mitochondria take up
Up to 25%
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Is mitochondria found in eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cells
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What does the mitochondria do
- Creates energy rich molecules
| - ATP synthesis is the enzyme that helps create the energy store
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Where are chemical reactions stored in the mitochondria
In the membrane
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Where is the fluid stored in the mitochondria
In the matrix
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What hormones does mitochondria help build
testosterone and oestrogen
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Is the mitochondria permeable or impermeable
It's completely impermeable
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How do mitochondria become bigger
They can combine to get bigger
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What does the SER do
- Synthesises hormones and lipids
| - detoxifies harmful metabolic waste products
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Where is the SER found
cells which are apart of the endocrine system
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What is the Golgi made up of
cistennae
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What does the Golgi do
- packages up macro molecules IE: proteins and sends them to the rest of the body
- Transports liquids around the cell
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What do lysosomes do
Like rubbers.
| Break down and kill parts of cells
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Where is chloroplast found
Plant cells, algi
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What's chloroplasts function
Takes part in photosynthesis
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What do chloroplasts do
Absorb sunlight and carries out reaction of photosynthesis
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What do centrioles take part in
helps in Cellular division
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Does centrioles take part in meiosis or mitosis
Both of them
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What is the cellulose cell wall made from
Carbohydrates
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What does the cellulose cell wall do
Supports the cell
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Is the cellulose cell wall permeable or not
It's completely permeable
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What does the cell vacuole contain
Water, sugars which make cell sap
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What's the cell vacuole used for
- Support the cell
| - storage
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In order to support the plant does the vacuole need to be turgid or flaccid
Turgid
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What happens to the vacuole when the plant is turgid and what happens to it when it's flaccid
Turgid: it takes up more of the cell: support
Flaccid: shrinks taking up less of the cell: no support
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What's the DNA like in a prokaryote cell
DNA is super coiled
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What's DNA like in a eukaryote cell
Linear
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What are ribosomes like in a prokaryote cell
Smaller: 70s
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What are ribosomes like in a eukaryote cell
Bigger more complex: 80s
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What's the cell wall like in a prokaryote cell
- made of Peptidoglycan
| - complex polymer from amino acids and sugars
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What's the cell wall like in a eukaryote cell
Not present in animal cells only in plant cells
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What's the flagella like in a prokaryote cell
thinner in structure
| doesn't have the 9+2 arrangement
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What's the flagella like in a eukaryote cell
Has the 9+2 arrangement
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What's the extra chromosomal DNA like in a prokaryote cell
Circular DNA called plasmids
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What's the extra chromosomal DNA like in a eukaryote cell
only in some organelles ie: chloroplasts and mitochondria
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What's the correct term for: structure within the cell consisting of micro tubules and micro filaments
Cytokeleton
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What's a graduated measuring scale placed on the microscope stage called
a stage micrometer
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What 2 parts of a light microscope magnify the specimen
objective lens
| eyepiece tube
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What's the dark staining region where ribosomes are made
nucleolus
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What structure of the cell is only visible with an electron microscope
Ribosomes
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light microscope and electron microscope imaging advantages
electron microscope: can view small objects in better resolution
light microscope: can view living cells
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Why would you use methylene blue when looking at a cheek cell
To stain the cells
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Why do you lower the cover slip gently
To avoid any air bubbles being trapped
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Why would you set the microscope to the lowest magnification
Get the highest FOV making it easier to locate the specimen
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How do you achieve good focus on low power using a light microscope
Coarse focus knob
