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N5 CB1
Cell Structure
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Biology
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05/26/2017

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total magnification
Definition
power of the eyepiece x power of the objective lens
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stain
Definition
chemical used to show the cell components more clearly under a microscope
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coverslip
Definition
used to keep the specimen flat when preparing a slide
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micrometer
Definition
1/1000th of a millimetre
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plant cell
Definition
typically contains – nucleus, membrane cytoplasm, cellulose cell wall, vacuole, mitochondria, chloroplasts, ribosomes
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animal cell
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typically contains – nucleus, membrane cytoplasm, mitochondria, ribosomes
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fungal cell
Definition
typically contains – nucleus, membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, vacuole, mitochondria, ribosomes
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bacterial cell
Definition
typically contains – membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, one circular chromosome, several plasmids, ribosomes
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cell wall
Definition
supports the cell
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mitochondria
Definition
site of some chemical reactions for aerobic respiration
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chloroplasts
Definition
site of photosynthesis
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cell membrane
Definition
controls what moves into / out of the cell
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cytoplasm
Definition
site of many of the cell’s chemical reactions
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vacuole
Definition
contains sugary solution called sap
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ribosome
Definition
site of protein synthesis
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plasmids
Definition
circular piece of DNA
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cellulose
Definition
chemical that plant cell walls are made of
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