Topic 1 | Cellular structure and function

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Exploring cells
1. State the three tenets of cell theory.

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2. Explain how you would differentiate between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell if you were
looking down a microscope at a prepared slide.

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3. Where is DNA found in a:
a. eukaryotic cell

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b. prokaryotic cell?

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4. Fill in the following flow chart with the appropriate terms.

5. Complete the following table by filling in the words for the acronym of what attributes all living things
share.

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G —

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N —

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6. Examine the following table.

TABLE Average sizes of some cell types

Average diameter
Cell type
(μm)
Eukaryote
Human red blood cell 7
Human white blood cell 25
Cortical plant cell 50
Prokaryote
Bacillus bacterium 4
Staphylococcus bacterium 1

Given that these examples of various cells in the table provided, what conclusion can be drawn about the
relative size of bacterial cells compared with cells from eukaryotes?

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7. a. Label each of the following cell images as a prokaryotic, plant or animal cell.

b. Explain (using at least three reasons) your responses in part a.

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8. Using the following information, complete the calculations below.
1 millimetre (m) = 1000 micrometres
1 micrometre (μm) = 1000 nanometres (nm)

a. Convert 50 μm to millimetres = .............................................................

b. Convert 100 nm to micrometres = ...........................................................

c. Convert 1 mm to nanometres = ...............................................................

d. Convert 20 mm to micrometres = .............................................................

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