B1.1 - Key Words

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Cell

Smallest functional unit in an organism. Cells are the building blocks of life

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Cell membrane

Subcellular structure that controls which substances can move in and out of the cell, has receptors on the cell surface membrane

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Cell wall

Subcellular structure that surrounds the cell, providing support

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Chloroplast

Subcellular structure where photosynthesis takes place

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Cytoplasm

A ‘jelly-like’ substance found in cells, where all the chemical reactions take place

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Electron microscope

A microscope which uses electrons to produce an image

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Eukaryotic cell

Cell whose genetic material is contained within the nucleus

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Flagellum

A ‘tail-like’ structure which allows cells to move

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Mitochondria

Subcellular structure where respiration takes place

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Nucleus

Subcellular structure that controls the cell, and contains genetic material

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Plasmid

A circular ring of DNA found in a bacterial cell

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Prokaryotic cell

Cell without a nucleus, whose genetic material is found within the cytoplasm

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Resolution

A measure of the smallest object which can be seen using an instrument

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Vacuole

Subcellular structure that contains cell sap and helps to keep the cell firm

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