BMAT- Biology Study Set with Questions and Answers

What does a Nuclues contain? Genetic material that controls the activities of the cell What is cytoplasm and what does it contain? Gel like substance where most chemical reactions happen; contains ezymes What are mitochondria? Site of aerobic respiration and releases energy that cells need to work What does the cell membrane do? Holds the cell together and controls what goes in and out What extra features does a plant cell have compared to an animal cell? Cell wall, chloroplast, vacuole What does the cell wall do and made of? Made of cellulose and strengthens cell What happens in chloroplasts and what does it contain? Site of photosynthesis, contain chlorophyll. What does the vacuole contain? cell sap Describe a bacterial cell Has cytoplasm and a cell membrane surrounded by a cell wall How is genetic material contained in a bacterial cell? Floats in the cytoplasm because no nuceleus What does photosynthesis produce? Glucose (food) Where does photosynthesis occur? Chloroplasts How does photosynthesis occur in chloroplasts? Contains chlorophyll which absorbs sunlight and uses energy to convert CO2 and H2O into glucose. What type of shape does a red blood cell have and why useful? concave; large SA to absorb O2 and helps pass through capillaries What are red blood cells packed with? Haemoglobin