B1- Cells and Microscopy

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  • Created on: 16-04-18 18:19

Eukaryotes

  • Eg: plants, animals
  • Made from complex cells
  • Made of eukaryotic cells
  • Contain sub-cellular structures
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Prokaryotes

  • Eg: Bacteria
  • Smaller, simpler cells
  • Made from prokaryotic cells
  • Contain sub-cellular structures
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Nucleus

  • Contains DNA in the form of chromosomes
  • Controls cell's activities
  • Present in animal cells and plant cells
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Cytoplasm

  • Gel-like substance
  • Where most of the chemical reactions occur
  • Present in animal and plant cells
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Mitochondria

  • Site of cellular respiration
  • Breaks down nutrients from the cell and turns them into energy
  • Contain enzymes needed for the reactions involved in respiration
  • Singular- mitochondrion
  • Present in animal and plant cells
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Cell Membrane

  • Holds the cell together
  • Controls what goes in and out of the cell
  • A selectively permeable membrane
  • Contains receptor molecules that are used for cell communication
  • Present in animal and plant cells, and bacteria
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Cell Wall

  • Made of rigid cellulose
  • Gives the cell support
  • Present in plant cells and bacteria
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Chloroplasts

  • Contain green chlorophyll
  • Where photosynthesis occurs
  • Present in plant cells
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Chromosomal DNA

  • One long circular chromosome
  • Controls the cell's activities and replication
  • Floats freely in the cytoplasm
  • Present in bacteria
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Plasmid

  • Small circular loop of extra DNA
  • Not part of the chromosome
  • Contain genes for things like drug resistance
  • Can be passed between bacteria
  • Present in bacteria
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Electron Microscopes

  • Invented in the 1930s
  • Let us see smaller things in more detail (eg: internal structure of mitochondria, viruses, plasmids)
  • Allows us to have a greater understanding of sub-cellular structures
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Transmisson Electron Miscroscopes

  • TEMs
  • Higher magnification and resolution than light microscopes
  • Not portable
  • Expensive
  • Complicated process to prepare specimens for use
  • Can't be used to look at living tissue
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