Cell Structure key words and meaning.

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  • Created on: 05-02-20 10:54
To set an instrument or scale against a standard
Calibrate
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Microorganisms which are similar in size and structure to bacteria but genetically different
Archaea
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A type of cell that has a nucleus
Eukaryotic cell
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the amount that an image of something is scales up when viewed through a microscope
magnification
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in the cytoplasm of all cells where respiration takes place
mitochondria
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A simple cell that does not have a nucleus- DNA is free in the cytoplasm
Prokaryotic cell
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The site of protein synthesis
Ribosome
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Soft tissue found inside bones that produces new blood cells
Bone marrow
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A disease caused by untrolled cells. The uncontrolled growth causes a tumour
Cancer
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The structure made of DNA that codes for all the characteristics of an organism
Chromosome
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A scientific method by which genetically identical copies are made of animals or plants
Cloning
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When a cell divides the new cells produced are called......
Daughter cells
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The material inside the nucleus of cells carrying genetic material
DNA
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A type of cell division which produces daughter cells identical to the parent
mitosis
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A cell found in foetuses, embryos and some adult tissue.
Stem cells
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A space within the cytoplasm of plant cells that contains cell sap
Vacuole
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A fertilised egg cell
zygote
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Respiration that requires oxygen
Aerobic
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The building blocks that make up a protein
amino acid
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The movement of molecules from and area of higher concentration to lower concentration
Diffusion
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The liquid part of the blood containing glucose, amino acids, minerals vitamins, hormones and waste eg urea
Blood plasma
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An electrically charged particle, formed when an atom or molecule gains or loses electrons
ion
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what is determined when all of the data is added together and divided by the number of items
mean
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When data is arranged in order the value of the the middle item is called the ......
median
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A collection of two or more atoms held together by chemical bands.
molecule
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The movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane. From high concentration to low concentration.
osmosis
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The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of data.
range
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A plant cell where the cauole has shrunk and the membrane has pulled away from the wall.
plasmolysed
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A membrane that allows water and other small molecules to pass through.
Semi-permeable and partially permeable.
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A carbohydrate that forms in the cell wall of a plant
cellulose
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Microorganisms which are similar in size and structure to bacteria but genetically different

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the amount that an image of something is scales up when viewed through a microscope

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in the cytoplasm of all cells where respiration takes place

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