Animal and Plant Cells
What part of the cell controls the cell and contains the genetic material?
Nucleus
What is the function of a sperm cell?
Contains the male genetic material.
What part of the microscope moves the stage?
Coarse focus
What is the definition of diffusion?
Particles moving from a high concentration to a low concentration until equilibrium.
Is a unicellular organism a plant or animal cell?
Neither, it has parts of both.
What part of the cell does respiration take place in?
Mitochondria
What is the function of the red blood cell?
To transport oxygen around the body
What part of the microscope can change the magnification?
Objective lens
Why might particles diffuse faster when it is hotter?
The particles will have more energy and move faster.
Other than Amoeba, name me another unicellular organism?
Bacteria
Yeast
Euglena
What part of the cell contains cell sap?
Vacuole
What is an adaptation of a root hair cell?
Long and thin
Large surface area
"Piece of glass that holds the object to be viewed" is the definition of what part when using a microscope?
Slide
What 2 things diffuse out of the cell when it performs respiration?
Carbon dioxide and toxins
All life processes take place in a unicellular organism, what is the acronym for this?
MRS GREN
What part of the cell chooses what it lets in and out of the cell?
Cell membrane
What is an adaptation of a red blood cell?
No nucleus
Contains haemoglobin
Disc-like shape
If your eyepiece is X10 and the objective lens is X40, what is your total magnification?
X400 magnification
Why do plants wilt?
Not enough water which means the Vacuole will shrink and it will no longer be firm.
What does the eyespot do in Euglena?
Guides it to sunlight
What part of the cell does photosynthesis take place in?
Chloroplasts
How does the adaptations of a red blood cell help it do its function?
It allows it to carry more oxygen around the body.
"Makes small adjustments to get a sharp image" is the definition for what part of the microscope?
Fine focus
What 2 things diffuse into the cell during respiration?
Oxygen and Glucose
What is binary fission?
When the nucleus divides and the cell then splits into 2 identical cells.