Topic 1 - Cell Biology

What is a Prokaryote?

What is a Eukaryote?

Name all of the subcellular strucures of an animal cell?

Name all the subcellular structures of a plant cell?

Name all the sub cellular structures of a bacteria cell?

What is the formula for magnification?

How do you convert micrometers to millimetres?

What is differentiation?

How are sperm cells specialised for reproduction?

How are nerve cells specialised for rapid signalling?

How are muscle cells specialised for contraction?

How are root hair cells specialised for mineral and water absorption?

How are phloem and xylem cells specialised for transporting substances?

What is a stem cell?

How can stem cells cure a disease?

Why are some for/against stem cell research?

What are stem cells in plants (meristems) used for?

What are chromosomes?

Explain the process of mitosis?

Explain the process of binary fission (prokaryotes replace by this)?

What is diffusion?

How does surface area affect the rate of diffusion?

What is a cell membrane?

What is osmosis?

How do you make sure your bacteria cultures are uncontaminated?

What is active transport?

Give two examples of when active transport is needed?

How has the alveoli adapted for a gas exchange?

How has the villi adapted for nutrient exchange?

How has the leaf adapted for the exchange of substances?

How has gills adapted for the exchange of gases?

Explain how you would prepare a microscope slide?

What are the six parts of a light microscope?

How do you use a light microscope to look at a slide?

What are the main points when drawing your observations?

Explain how you would investigate the effect of antibiotics on bacterial growth?

Explain how you can observe the effect of sugar solutions on plant tissue?

Name some errors with the potato experiment?