What year was the first scanning electron microscope built?
1937
What is the role of chloroplast?
Photosynthesis - Captures light & energy and converts it chemical energy
What makes up organs?
Tissues
Imagine a cell as its own world. What would Ribosomes be considered to be?
Factories
Give an example of a prokaryotic cell (unicellular)
Bacteria/yeast
Identify the role of a sperm cell
Fertilise egg (ovum) cells
Name a specialised plant cell.
Palisade Cell
"nm" stands for what scientific unit of measurement?
nanometre
What is the role of a ciliated cell?
Ciliated cells have cilia (external hair-like component) that support mucociliary removal form the respiratory system & move ovum through the reproductive.
Name the Pinkish-Red squiggly things and their function.
Mitochondria - converts and releases energy in a cell
Identify a difference between plant and animal cells.
Lysosomes, chlorophyll, chloroplast, cell walls
True or False: Not all cells look the same?
TRUE
What do cells make up in the levels of organisation of life?
Tissues
What did Rudolf Virchow propose in 1858?
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
What kind of cell is this?
Blood
What is the different between Rough ER and Smooth ER?
Rough ER has visible ribosomes. Smooth ER has no visible ribosomes.
What is this cell called?
Neuron/Nerve
There are two types of cells. Name the cell that is multicellular.
Eukaryotic Cell
Name the organelle which controls all activity, including metabolism and reproduction, within the cell?
Nucleus
State a piece of cell theory.
All organisms are composed of cells.
What is the function of a cytoplasm?
The clear fluid that suspends organelles in a cell
What does TEM stand for?
Transmission Electron Microscope
What types of Light (optical) Microscopes are there?
Monocular & Binocular
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