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* characteristics of life

>
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All
organisms can move to some extent , animals control their whole
body and plants move slowly /movement)
> A
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chemical reaction that takes
place in all
organisms releasing energy (respiration)
,




> Increase
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in an
organisms size or mass over the course of its life /Growth)
>
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A process that replicates/ makes more of the same kind of organism (reproduction)
>
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Noticing changes in the environment around them and
reacting to them (sensitivity)
>
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Removal of unwanted toxic waste
from the
body (Excution]
>
Taking substances
from the environment around them cells (nutrition)
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for energy or new




* cells

A 1500X allowing cell structures like
magnify the nucleus
>
light microscope can to us to see
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up
- To
find the
magnification power of a microscope
Final
we can :

length
magnification power = Actual
length
A the diameter cell actual Final
·
of a is 10cm in a
microscope. The diameter is 0 .
01cm
Final length Length
magnification power = Actual
length
a = 1000
Magnification
the Actual length
power of the microscope is 1000X power




>
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All animal and plant cells have a cell membrane .

Inside like called organelles
>
-
is the
cytoplasm ,
a
jelly substance . Small structures are also found inside .

·
cell membrane Cell wall
·
·

Cytoplasm
· A thin layer of fat and · Is made of cellulose ↳ Made of water

protein ·
only present in plant cells * Dissolves substances

metobolic reactions take
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Partially Permeable · The cellulose forms a luffice *
Many
· Controls the flow of substances making it strong place in the
cytoplasm
·
Vacuole ·

Chloroplast ·
Nucleus
· A
space in the cell filled · Only present in plants Contains
·
genetic information
with a solution · shloroplasts have chlorophyll * DNA helps cells reproduce
· Animal cells have small vacuoles ·
chlorophyll absorbs light energy
Plant
· cells have larger vacuoles for photosynthesis




Plant cell



Animal cell

, Features Animal cells Plant cells

Cell
· wall Not present Present

·
Chloroplasts Not present Present
·
Carbohydrate In the form In the form
storage starch
of glycogen of
vacuole Not usually present Present and
·




or are
temporary are
large
Shape can
change shape ; fixed shape ;
*
rounded rectangular


A
light microscope has and lens and objective lens .
>
-




eyepiece a




total (objective magnification)
magnification =
(eyepice lens magnification) x lens



size of image
magnification =
size
of object
size

of
image
size
magni- of
fication object
-




cells adapted for specific functions plants animals.
-Many are in and

Cell Function Location


&
Root hair absorb water Near the end
cell and salt the plant
of roots



Palisade Beneath epidermis
·
Photosynthesis the

of the leaf



·
Red blood Transport of In the blood

cell oxygen of mammals



·

Sperm and
Fuse together Testes

cells and form a
zygote and ovaries
egg


· ciliated cells more mucus Line the

upwards tracked and bronchi



>
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Diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area
of low concentration ,
until there is


an equal spread of particles /equilibrium) . This only occurs in fluids.




Sinceraia
no moving particles in solids , diffusion does o
not a




-
·
...
-




:i
·




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High
concentration

,> There
-
are
four factors which affect the rate of diffusion :



· concentration gradient .
Temperature . Travel distance
for a
particle ·


Surface area


> Diluted solutions have small amount solute dissolved into solvent
of
-

a a .




> concentrated of solute
A solution has
high amount compared to the solvent
-



a



>
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Saturated solutions have the maximum amount of dissolved solute a solvent can contain

>
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Osmosis is the movement of water from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration


through a
partially permeable membrane


cell membrane separates the the solutions outside it
· The
cytoplasm from .




When the solution around the the cell becomes
>
-



plant cell is saturated , plasmolysed , as all the water leaves


the cell by osmosis .

>
-


when the solution around the plant cell is concentrated , the cell remains flaccid , as the water leaves and

enters the cell equally by osmosis .




> When
-
the solution around the cell is diluted ,
the cell becomes turgid , as a
large amount of water

enters the cell by osmosis.


> The cell wall is much than the membrane
stronger
-




which prevents the cell from bursting
>
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The outward pressure of the Cytoplasm on the

cell wall is called turgor pressure




molecules
*
Biological
>
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Almost 80 % of the
body is made up of water. Water acts as a solvent for most of the chemicals

in the body .
>
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Metabolic reactions can only occur after chemicals are dissolved in water.

their reaction stops and the organism dies
>
-


If cells dry out ,
the .




Plasma liquid part of blood that substances like
glucose can dissolve in it
>
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the , contains a lot of water so .



,



>
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Most molecules fall under these 3
categories : Carbohydrates Proteins , ,
and Lipids (fats). They all contain carbon
and are described as organic compounds.
· Molecule chemical elements

·
Carbohydrate Carbon , oxygen , hydrogen
· Protein carbon , oxygen hydrogen , , nitrogen sulfur ,
(a little bit)

Carbon
·
Lipid ,
oxygen hydrogen ,



>
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Carbohydrates include starches and sugars .




>
-



Sugars known as monosaccharides are the
simplest of sugars.
>
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Glucose molecules ,
which are simple sugars ,
are made of 6 carbon ,
12
hydrogen and boxygen atoms . ((6H1206).

>
-


Simple sugar molecules are small and solvable in water.

>
-




Large molecules are made of smaller ones .


two
glucose molecules join together maltose is formed.
>
-
when


Sucrose
>
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(used in beverages) and maltose [malt sugar) are examples of complex sugars

, >
Many simple sugars join together to form polysaccharides
-

.




>
-


They can even have thousands of sugar molecules·

> Cellulose and starch are both polysaccharides are both found in plants
they
-

, .




>
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Glycogen is the form of polysaccharide found in animal sells .




>
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Most polysaccharides are an insolute ,
and don't taste sweet .




>
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functions of carbohydrates in plants and animals are :


· In Plants :

· They are created through photosynthesis Stored .
in the body of the plant (fruits , vegtables)
·
In animals

·
provide
energy as
they are broken down through cellular respiration.
>
-
Most lipids in the body are made
up of triglycerides.
· this means they made of 1 glycerol molecule and three fatty acid chains

>
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Fats are solid at room temperature and oils are liquids at room temperature. These are both lipids .
>
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Proteins are made up of amino acids joined together in a
long chain .

· There are around 20 different types of amino acids .




these molecules tests
> we
-
can test for through food
· Test for glucose /benedict's solution test)

·
Add the Benedicts solution into the sample solution in the test tube


·
Heat at 60-70 % in the water bath for 5 minutes


Take the test tube out and observe the colour


positive test will blue to brick red
· A change from orange or



· Test for starch

· Prepare iodine

· Put a
few drops onto the sample food
· It positive ,
it will turn blue/black .




Test
·
for protein
· Add a
few drops of Biuret solution to a food sample
positive test will show change
· A a
of colour from
blue to
purple
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* Enzymes
>
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Enzymes are biological catalysts. They help speed up metabolic reactions .

> In the
alimentary canal help speed
they digestion.
-

can
, up
>
Starch digested
-

is into sugar by amylase (enzyme).
Protein
>
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is digested into amino acids by protease (enzyme).
>
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Enzymes can make and break molecule

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