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Junior Cert Science

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All living things are made up of tiny units called what?   Cells  
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Cells can only be seen by using what instrument   Microsocope  
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What are the two main types of cells   Plant and animal  
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What fo you call the structure that surrounds an animal cell   Cell membrane  
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What is the funstion of the cell membrane   It controls what eneters and leaves the cell  
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What do you call the waterty fluid that fills the cell   Cytoplasm  
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What do you call the part that is known as the brain of the cell   Nucleus  
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What do you call the part that temporarily stores food and wastes   Small vacoules  
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In a plant cell what do you call the part that allows a plants to make their own food   Chloroplasts  
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What do you call the green pigment present in the chloroplast   Chlorophyll  
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In a plant cell what do you call the tough structure that surrounds the cell membrane   Cell wall  
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In a plant cell what do you call the large structure that stores water, sugar and wastes   Large vacoule  
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What are the three differences bewteen plant and animal cells   Cell wall, chloroplasts and large vacoule  
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What do you call the part of the microscope that you look through   Eyepiece  
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What do you call the part of the microscope that magnifies an object   Objective lens  
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In the lab how many objectives lenses are present on a microscope   3  
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What are the magnification power of the three lenses in the lab   X4, X10, X40  
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What is the magnification of the eyepiece   X10  
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What do you call the part od the microscope where you place the slide   Stage  
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What do you call the part of the microscope that moves the objective lens up and down   Focus knob  
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When making a slide to view under a microscope what do you call the small square piece that you place on top of the sample   Cover slip  
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At what angle should you hold the coverslip over that drop of water   45 degrees  
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Why should you carefully lower the coverslip on top of the sample   To stop air bubbles forming  
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When using onion cells, what stain should you use   Iodine  
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When using animal cheek cells, what stain should you use   Methylene blue  
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