Biology Chapter 1 - Part 1

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  • Biology Chapter 1 - Part 1
    • Cells
      • Yeast is a single celled organism which is specialised to survive with little oxygen
        • The cells use aerobic respiration but when there is no oxygen available they can use anaerobic respiration (fermentation)
      • Bacteria cannot be seen by the naked eye unless they form a bacterial colony
    • Specialised cells
      • Receptor cells have special structures that allow them to detect eg. cone cells in the eye are light sensitive, specialised to connect with the optic nerve
      • Plant cells with many chloroplasts photosynthesise eg. mesophyll cells of a leaf
      • Lots of ribosomes making lots of protein made eg. gland cells producing enzymes
      • Root hair cell increase surface area of root so can absorb more water
    • Diffusion
      • The net movement of particles from a high conc. to a low conc. (difference is called the concentration gradient)
        • The larger the concentration gradient, the faster the rate of diffusion
      • Examples of diffusion: -oxygen and glucose into cells of the body from the bloodstream for respiration -CO2 into photosynthesising plants -simples sugars and amino acids from gut through cell membrane

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