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Microscopes


Normal light microscope can see cells and
nucleus
, electron microscope can see
subcellular
structures in more detail
Calculating
cell size


1. Measure
image size
2.
Divide
by
magnification
Eukaryotic cells


Have a
nucleus
containing
DNA
Prokaryotic cells


Do not have a
nucleus
, DNA is in a ring called a
plasmid
Cell structures


Cell membrane
Cell wall
(in plants and bacteria)
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Chloroplasts
(in plants)
Bacterial binary fission


1. Number
doubles
every
10
minutes
2. Practical:
Grow
culture on
agar
plate using aseptic technique
3. Calculate culture
size
from area or
initial
drop
Diploid cells


Have
23
pairs of
chromosomes
Haploid cells


Have
23 single
chromosomes
Mitosis


1.
Genetic
material duplicated
2.
Nucleus
breaks down
3.
Chromosomes
pulled to opposite sides
4. New
nuclei
form
Specialised cell types


Nerve
Muscle
Root hair
Xylem
Phloem
Stem cells


Unspecialised cells that can
differentiate
into
various
cell types
Diffusion


Movement of molecules/particles from high to
low
concentration, down concentration gradient,
no
energy input
Osmosis


Diffusion
of
water
across a semi-permeable membrane
Practical: Osmosis


1.
Cut
potato cylinders
2.
Weigh
and place in
sugar solutions
3.
Reweigh
after a day
4. Calculate percentage
change
in
mass
5. Plot against sugar
concentration
to find
no
change point
Active transport


Using
energy
to move substances
against
a concentration gradient
Digestive system processes


Acid
in stomach
Bile
and
enzymes
in small intestine
Enzymes
break down food into
small molecules
Enzymes


Biological
catalysts
that are specific to certain substrates, work on a
lock
and key principle
Practical: Enzyme activity


1.
Mix
amylase and
starch
2. Test for
starch
every
10
seconds with iodine
3. Plot time to complete
reaction
against
temperature
or pH
4. Find
optimum
conditions
Food tests


Iodine
for starch
Benedict's
solution for sugars
Biuret's
reagent
for proteins
Ethanol
for lipids
Breathing vs respiration


Breathing provides
oxygen
for
respiration
in cells
Gas exchange in lungs
1. Air moves down
trachea
, bronchi,
bronchioles
to alveoli
2. Oxygen diffuses into
blood
,
carbon dioxide
diffuses out
Circulatory system


Double circulatory system,
deoxygenated
blood enters right side of heart,
oxygenated
blood leaves left side
Heart structure


Right atrium and
ventricle
, left atrium and
ventricle
Electrical pulses from
pacemaker
cause
heart
to beat
Blood vessels


Arteries carry
oxygenated
blood away from heart, veins carry
deoxygenated
blood towards heart
Capillaries
allow fast diffusion
Coronary arteries supply heart muscle with
oxygen
,
blockage
can cause heart attack
Stents can be inserted to keep blood vessels open,
statins
reduce
cholesterol
Heart valve problems can be treated with
artificial
valves
Non-communicable
diseases

Caused by internal factors, e.g.
cardiovascular
disease, autoimmune conditions,
cancer
Communicable diseases


Caused by external
pathogens
, e.g.
infectious diseases
Coronary artery


Delivers
blood
to the heart muscle to supply
oxygen
Heart attack


Occurs when coronary arteries are blocked by buildup of
fatty
deposits, causing
coronary heart disease
(CHD)
Stents


Little
tubes
inserted into
blood
vessels to keep them open and allow blood flow
Statins


Drugs that reduce
cholesterol
, which reduces
fatty
deposits
Faulty heart valves


Result in
backflow
, can be replaced with
artificial
ones
Blood


Carries plasma, red
blood cells
, white
blood cells
(combat infections), and platelets (clot wounds)
Cardiovascular disease
(CVD)

An example of a
non-communicable disease
, caused by factors within the
body
Examples of non-communicable diseases
Cardiovascular
disease
Autoimmune
conditions
Cancer
Communicable disease


Caused by a
pathogen
(virus, bacteria, fungus, or protest) that
enters
the body
Carcinogen


Anything that
increases
the risk of
cancer
Benign cancer


Doesn't
spread
through the body, relatively easy to
treat
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