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What type of stain can be used to view animal cells under a microscope?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Methylene blue can be used as a temporary stain for animal cells.
What type of stain can be used to view plant cells under a microscope?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Iodine solution can be used as a temporary stain for plant cells.
Why are temporary stains used when viewing cells under a microscope?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Stains make cell structures easier to see by increasing contrast.
What should a biological drawing of a cell be like?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: It should be large, clear, drawn with pencil, have continuous lines, and include labels.
Which structures are found in animal cells?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Ribosomes, mitochondria, nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane.
Which structures are found in plant cells?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Ribosomes, mitochondria, chloroplasts, nucleus, sap vacuole, cytoplasm, cell membrane and cellulose cell wall.
Which cell structure controls the activities of the cell?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: The nucleus controls the activities of the cell.
What is the function of the cytoplasm?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: It is the jelly-like substance where many chemical reactions take place.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.
What is the function of mitochondria?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Mitochondria are the site of aerobic respiration and release energy for the cell.
What is the function of ribosomes?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis.
What is the function of chloroplasts?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Chloroplasts absorb light energy for photosynthesis.
What pigment is found inside chloroplasts?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Chlorophyll.
What is the function of the sap vacuole in a plant cell?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: It contains cell sap and helps keep the cell firm.
What is the function of the cellulose cell wall?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: It supports and strengthens the plant cell.
Which plant cell structure is not found in animal cells and gives support?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: The cellulose cell wall.
Which plant cell structure is responsible for photosynthesis?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: The chloroplast.
Which plant cell structure stores cell sap?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: The sap vacuole.
Which structures are found in bacterial cells?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Ribosomes, circular DNA, plasmids, cytoplasm, cell membrane and cell wall.
What is circular DNA in a bacterial cell?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: It is the main genetic material of the bacterial cell.
What are plasmids?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: Plasmids are small rings of DNA found in some bacterial cells.
Do bacterial cells have a nucleus?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: No. Their DNA is free in the cytoplasm.
What is the function of the cell wall in a bacterial cell?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: It supports and protects the bacterial cell.
What is the function of the cell membrane in a bacterial cell?
Topic: 1.1 Cell structure and function
Answer: It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.