Biology Retrieval Questions

What equipment do you use to see cells?

What are the structures within a cell referred to?

Which three organelles are in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.

• Cell wall

• Permanent vacuole

• Chloroplast

• Amoeba

Where is the genetic information stored in the cell?

What is the function of the mitochondria?

In which organelle in a plant cell does photosynthesis take place?

What is a specialised cell?

• A cell which has special structural adaptations to help them carry out a particular job

• A tail-like structure that allows euglenas to move.

• An animal cell that transmits electrical impulses around the body.

Why do you need specialised cells?

• So that liquid or gas particles can move from a place of high concentration to a place of low concentration.

• So that cells can perform specific functions, which other cells cannot, to keep us alive

Why does a red blood cell not have a nucleus?

• To allow it more space to transport oxygen around the body

• To control the cell and contains genetic material.

State two adaptations of a root hair cell.

• Large surface area to absorb more water and nutrients

• No chloroplasts as it is underground

• A tail-like structure that allows euglenas to move.