Biology

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  • Both animal cells and plant cells are eukaryotes
  • Cells are the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently
  • Cell membrane controls which substance can pass in and out of the cell
  • Nucleus contains the genetic material/DNA of the cell so it controls the cell's activities
  • Cytoplasm is a jelly-like material containing nutrients and salts where chemical reactions take place
  • Mitochondria is the site of aerobic respiration, so they release energy for the cell to function
  • Ribosomes is the site of protein synthesis in a cell
  • Plant cells have a rigid cell wall made of cellulose which supports the structure and allows the cell to mantain it's shape
  • In a plant cell the chloroplasts carry out the process of photosynthesis, which involves using light energy from the sun to make glucose. 
    The green pigment that absorbs the light energy is called chlorophyll. Which is what makes plants green.
  • In a plant cell the permanent vacuole is a large sac in the middle of the cell that contains a watery solution of sugars and salts (cell sap). And It helps maintain the structure and shape of the cell.
  • Parts of cells are called subcellular structures or organelles
  • Bacterial cells are prokaryotes
  • Bacterial cells are unicellular which means 1 cell
  • Bacterial cells have a single circular strand of DNA that contains genes needed to surrvive and reproduce which is free to float around the cytoplasm
  • Some bacterial cells have a flagellum, which is a long tail that helps them move around / propels them forward
  • Some bacterial cells have plasmids that carry genes for antibiotic resistance
  • Bacterial cells never have mitochondria or chloroplasts, and don't keep their genetic material in a nucleus