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| Why do we use a microscope? |
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| To magnify an object so it appears larger than it is. |
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| More powerful lenses allow you to see more/less of the sample |
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| Less but in greater detail. |
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| So that cell parts stand out. |
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| Why do we use coverslips? |
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| So that the sample does not dry out. |
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| To convert 1 mm into 1 μm (micrometer)… |
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| To convert 1 μm into 1 mm |
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| To calculate the total power of the microscope |
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| Multiply the power of the eyepiece lens and the power of the objective lens. |
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| Animal cell: 1-mitochondrion, 2-cell membrane, 3-cytoplasm, 4-nucleus, 5-ribosomes. |
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| Plant cell: 1-cell wall, 2-mitochondrion, 3-chloroplast, 4-cell membrane, 5-cytoplasm, 6-vacuole, 7-nucleus, 8-ribosomes. |
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| Bacterial cell: 1-cell membrane, 2-cell wall, 3-ribosome, 4-nucleoid, 5-cytoplasm, 6-plasmid |
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| Fungal cell: 1-cell wall, 2-mitochondrion, 3-cell membrane, 4-cytoplasm, 5-vacuole, 6-nucleus, 7-ribosome. |
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| Function of cell membrane |
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| Controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell. |
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| Where most chemical processes take place. |
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| Contains genetic material which controls the activities of the cell. |
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| Contains cell sap and can help keep cell structure rigid. |
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| Where protein synthesis happens |
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| Where most of the energy is released by respiration |
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| It strengthens and supports the cell. |
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| Contain the pigment chlorophyll. Photosynthesis happens here. |
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| Small circular piece of DNA in bacteria. |
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| Area where bacterial DNA is found. |
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| Similarity/ difference between plant and fungal cell |
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| Similar structures except that plant cell wall is made of cellulose and fungi have no chloroplasts. |
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| Similarity/ difference between animal and fungal cell |
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| Similar structures except that animals cells have neither cell walls nor vacuoles. |
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| Plant cell wall structure compared to fungal and bacterial cells |
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| Only plant cell wall is made of cellulose. |
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| Difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells |
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| Prokaryotic cells don’t have a membrane-bound nucleus, e.g. bacteria. |
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