Resolution & Magnification Magnification Magnification is how many times bigger the image of a specimen observed is in compared to the actual (real-life) size of the specimen A?light mic...
Practical Skill: Using Iodine to Detect Starch Grains Starch is the?storage polysaccharide?of plants Sugars formed during?photosynthesis?are stored as starch inside?starch grains These starc...
Practical Skill: Microscopy & Drawing Scientific Diagrams Many biological structures are too small to be seen by the naked eye Optical microscopes are an invaluable tool for scientists a...
Key Features of Viruses Viruses?are?non-cellular infectious particles?that straddle the boundary between ‘living’ and ‘non-living’ They are relatively simple in structure; much smaller than ...
Prokaryotic v Eukaryotic Cell Structures Animal and plant cells are types of?eukaryotic?cells, whereas bacteria are a type of?prokaryote Prokaryotes have a cellular structure distinct from e...
Prokaryotic Cells Animal and plant cells are types of?eukaryotic?cells, whereas bacteria are a type of?prokaryote Prokaryotic cells are much?smaller?than eukaryotic cells (between 100 - 1000...
The Organisation of Cells As seen on the last page, in complex?multicellular?organisms?eukaryotic?cells become?specialised?for?specific functions. For example: Epithelial cells in the small ...
Adaptations of Eukaryotic Cells In complex?multicellular?organisms,?eukaryotic?cells become?specialised?for?specific functions These specialised eukaryotic cells have?specific adaptations?to...
The Structure of Eukaryotic Cells Cell surface membrane The structure of the cell surface membrane – although the structure looks static the phospholipids and proteins forming the bilayer ar...
