Cell Membrane: The semi-permeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
Cell Wall: A rigid, permeable layer of coating a cell that provides support etc. Made of chitin in fungi and cellulose in plants
Chloroplast: A chlorophyll-containing organelle that is used for photosynthesis. Found in plants and some bacteria and protoctists.
Cytoplasm: The main jelly-like substance of the cell, the medium in which chemical reactions take place.
Nucleus: The part of the cell containing the DNA "instructions"; it tells the cell what to do.
Vacuole: A store of water and minerals within plant cells and fungus cells. May be found as a small temporary organelle in animal cells.
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Section 2 j) Specification
2.77 understand that organisms are able to respond to changes in their environment Organisms have receptors to detect changes in the envir...
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1.2 describe the common features shared by organisms within the following main groups: plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, protoctists and vi... -
Living organisms are made up of different levels of organisation, each categorised as follows: Organelle: found within a cell, it helps th...
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Flowering plants: 2.67 understand the origin of carbon dioxide and oxygen as waste products of metabolism and their loss from the stomata o...
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