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Cell Structure: History of Microscopy
Who was the first to invent the m...,
What was significant about jansse...,
Who published the work under the ...
10
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Cell Structure: Light Microscopy+Resolution
When was the first light microsco...,
Convert 1 m into mm 2,
Convert 1 mm into m micrometre 3
14
cards
Cell Structure: Parts of a Light Microscope
Name all the parts of a conventio...,
What is the role of the arm 2,
What is the role of the nosepiece 3
14
cards
Cell Structure: Preparation of Specimen for light microscopy
State the 6 key steps in specimen...,
Describe why fixation is importan...,
Give an example of a fixative use...
12
cards
Cell Structure: Electron Microscopy
What do electron microscopes use ...,
Why are electrons used 2,
Why do electrons have a wavelength 3
11
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Cell Structure: Measuring cells/Microscopy Calc.
What is the eyepiece lens 1,
What is the eyepiece graticule 2,
What needs to be done to an eyepi...
5
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Cell Structure: Prokaryotic Cells
What is the size of a prokaryotic...,
Name the key features of a common...,
What is the function of the slime...
13
cards
Viruses
What is a virus 1,
What are the key structures of a ...,
What is the function of the capsid 3
7
cards
Cell Structure: The Nucleus
What membrane is a nucleus surrou...,
What is dna packed with 2,
What are histones and dna called ...
17
cards
Cell Structure: Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
What are the 3 parts of a rough er 1,
What are cisternae 2,
What function do ribosomes have i...
10
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Cell Structure: Golgi Apparatus
What can happen to a polypeptide ...,
What is a polypeptide that has re...,
What happens once a functional pr...
9
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Cell Structure: Lysosomes
What is a lysosome in simple terms 1,
What are ideal conditions for the...,
Why is the lysosomal membrane cru...
16
cards
Cell Structure: Cytoskeleton
Name the 4 key parts of the cytos...,
What are microfilaments made from...,
What are intermediate filaments m...
4
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Cell Structure: Eukaryotic Cells-Structures
List all the key structures in an...,
List the different structures fou...,
List the structures only found in...
3
cards
Cell Structure: Cell Fractionation
What is homogenisation 1,
What does a homogeniser contain 2,
Describe the process of homogenis...
18
cards
Cell Structure: Fluid Mosaic Model -CSM
What do membranes in cells act as 1,
What can membranes sometimes do i...,
What can membranes also be the lo...
20
cards
Cell Structure: Membrane Proteins
What are the 2 main categories of...,
Describe a intrinsic protein 2,
What do the hydrophobic amino aci...
17
cards
Cell Structure: Simple Diffusion
Describe diffusion 1,
What is reached when there is an ...,
What is there nothing of after eq...
12
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Cell Structure: Facilitated Diffusion
Which substances cannot easily di...,
What do larger hydrophilic substa...,
Which proteins are involved in fa...
12
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Cell Structure: Active Transport
What do calcium 2 ions have a rol...,
What is constantly happening to c...,
Describe the direction of movemen...
9
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Cell Structure: Bulk Transport
What is bulk transport a form of 1,
What are the 2 distinctive types ...,
Describe what is meant by endocyt...
12
cards
Cell Structure: Osmosis
Define osmosis 1,
Define the state of dynamic equil...,
What is meant by a passive process 3
25
cards
Biological Molecules: Introduction to Biological Molecules
What are the 4 main types of biol...,
State the elements found in carbo...,
State the elements found in prote...
19
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Biological Molecules: Hydrogen Bonding in Water
Describe a water molecule in term...,
Describe the charges on the atoms 2,
Which type of bonding occurs betw...
12
cards
Biological Molecules: Properties of Water
State the key properties of water...,
Does water have a high or low spe...,
What is the symbol of specific he...
24
cards
Biological Molecules: Lipids
What are properties of lipid mole...,
Give 4 examples of lipid molecules 2,
State the composition of a fatty ...
8
cards
Biological Molecules: Triglycerides
What is a triglyceride composed u...,
What is the bond formed between t...,
What is the molecular formulae of...
6
cards
Biological Molecules: Monosaccharides
Define a monosaccharide 1,
State the key properties of monos...,
Why are monosaccharides hydrophil...
12
cards
Biological Molecules: Disaccharides
Which disaccharide do 2 alpha glu...,
What is sucrose made from 2,
What do beta galactose and glucos...
11
cards
Biological Molecules: Starch (Amylose/Amylopectin)
What property does glucose have i...,
Why is glucose so soluble in water 2,
What happens if a cell has too mu...
19
cards
Biological Molecules: Glycogen
What is glycogen a store of 1,
Where are the main stores of glyc...
2
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Biological Molecules: Cellulose
What is cellulose 1,
Where is cellulose specifically f...,
Describe the arrangement of the b...
13
cards
Biological Molecules: Amino Acids
What are 3 functional groups in a...,
What can the carboxyl group and w...,
What do plants need a source of t...
4
cards
Biological Molecules: Polypeptides
What are the monomers of polypept...,
What bond joins 2 amino acids tog...,
What reaction occurs to form a po...
7
cards
Biological Molecules: Protein Structure and Levels of Protein Organisation
How many levels of protein struct...,
Name the levels of protein struct...,
Describe the primary level of pro...
19
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Biological Molecules: Globular Proteins
How does the structure of a prote...,
What shape do globular proteins t...,
Are globular proteins soluble in ...
5
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Biological Molecules: Haemoglobin (Glob.proteins)
How many polypeptide subunits are...,
Name the 4 subunits 2,
State the function of haemoglobin 3
6
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Biological Molecules: Insulin (Glob.proteins)
What macromolecule is insulin 1,
What is the role of insulin 2,
How many polypeptide subunits doe...
8
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Biological Molecules: Globular/Fibrous proteins
State the 5 key statements about ...,
State the 5 key statements about ...,
Give 3 examples of globular prote...
4
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Biological Molecules: Collagen (Fibrous)
What are the polypeptide chains a...,
Where is collagen found 2,
Why does collagen have a high ten...
4
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Biological Molecules: Keratin (Fibrous)
What is the structure arrangement...,
What is the role of keratin 2,
Where is keratin found 3
4
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Biological Molecules: Elastin (Fibrous)
What is the structure arrangement...,
Where is elastin found 2,
What is the role of elastin 3
3
cards
Biological Molecules: Inorganic Vital Ions
State the 5 crucial anions in the...,
State the 5 crucial cations in th...,
State the role s of chloride ions...
6
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Enzymes: Structure and Function
What are enzymes known as and why 1,
Describe the protein structure of...,
What do enzymes control in cells 3
8
cards
Enzymes: Action and ESC
What occurs at the active site 1,
What are the 2 conditions of a su...,
What is enzyme specificity determ...
6
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Enzymes: ESC Hypothesises
Name the 2 hypothesises for the e...,
Who proposed the lock and key hyp...,
What did fischer suggest 3
6
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Enzymes: Rate of Reaction Impact
Describe how enzymes increase the...,
Explain how amino acids at the ac...,
How do enzymes provide an alterna...
5
cards
Nucleic Acids: DNA Replication
What does a cell need to do befor...,
What is the name of the dna repli...,
Describe what forms at the end of...
18
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Cell Division and Organisation: Cell Cycle (Brief)
Why must cells divide and replica...,
What are the 3 main stages in the...,
What is the brief overview of the...
5
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Cell Division and Organisation: Interphase (G1)
What are the 4 parts of the inter...,
What are the 3 checkpoints throug...,
Which protein controls the moveme...
11
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