SPECIFICATION RELATED SUB-TOPIC QUESTIONS
1. Explain the principles of magnification and resolution.
2. Describe what cell fractionation is.
3. Explain how ultracentrifugation works.
1. Explain how electron microscopes work.
2. Explain the differences between a transmission electron microscope and a scanning
electron microscope.
3. Describe the limitations of the transmission and the scanning electron microscopes
1. Explain how to calibrate an eyepiece graticule.
2. Explain how to measure cell size using an eyepiece graticule.
3. How to calculate the size of a specimen and the magnifications from drawings and
photographs.
1. Describe the structure and function of the cell vacuole in plants.
2. Describe the structure and function of the cell wall in plants,algae and fungi.
3. Describe the structure and functions of :
The nucleus
Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
Glogi apparatus and vesicles
Lysosomes
Rough and Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
1. Describe the advantages of cellular differentiation.
2. Describe how cells are arranged into tissues.
3. Describe how tissues are arranged into organs.
4. Describe how organs are arranged into organ systems.
1. Describe the structure of prokaryotic cells.
2. Distinguish prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
1. Describe what mitosis is.
2. State when DNA replication takes place.
3. Explain the importance of mitosis.
1. Describe the 3 stages of the cell cycle.
2. Describe what happens during interphase.
3. Explain how mitosis is controlled.
4. Describe how cancer and its treatment relate to the cell cycle.
1. Describe the structure of the cell-surface membrane.
2. Describe the function of the various components of the cell-surface membrane.
3. Explain the fluid mosaic model of cell membrane structure.
1. Explain what diffusion is and how it occurs.
2. Explain what affects the rate of diffusion.
3. Distinguish between facilitated diffusion and diffusion.
1. Describe the nature of osmosis.
2. State the water potential of pure water.
3. Describe the effect of solutes on water potential.
4. Explain how water potential affects water movement.
1. Explain the principles of magnification and resolution.
2. Describe what cell fractionation is.
3. Explain how ultracentrifugation works.
1. Explain how electron microscopes work.
2. Explain the differences between a transmission electron microscope and a scanning
electron microscope.
3. Describe the limitations of the transmission and the scanning electron microscopes
1. Explain how to calibrate an eyepiece graticule.
2. Explain how to measure cell size using an eyepiece graticule.
3. How to calculate the size of a specimen and the magnifications from drawings and
photographs.
1. Describe the structure and function of the cell vacuole in plants.
2. Describe the structure and function of the cell wall in plants,algae and fungi.
3. Describe the structure and functions of :
The nucleus
Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
Glogi apparatus and vesicles
Lysosomes
Rough and Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
1. Describe the advantages of cellular differentiation.
2. Describe how cells are arranged into tissues.
3. Describe how tissues are arranged into organs.
4. Describe how organs are arranged into organ systems.
1. Describe the structure of prokaryotic cells.
2. Distinguish prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
1. Describe what mitosis is.
2. State when DNA replication takes place.
3. Explain the importance of mitosis.
1. Describe the 3 stages of the cell cycle.
2. Describe what happens during interphase.
3. Explain how mitosis is controlled.
4. Describe how cancer and its treatment relate to the cell cycle.
1. Describe the structure of the cell-surface membrane.
2. Describe the function of the various components of the cell-surface membrane.
3. Explain the fluid mosaic model of cell membrane structure.
1. Explain what diffusion is and how it occurs.
2. Explain what affects the rate of diffusion.
3. Distinguish between facilitated diffusion and diffusion.
1. Describe the nature of osmosis.
2. State the water potential of pure water.
3. Describe the effect of solutes on water potential.
4. Explain how water potential affects water movement.
