Tissues
Write a note on the structure of cell?
Cell is the fundamental unit of a living organism.
The cell is enclosed by an outer Plasma membrane which is selectively permeable. Plant cells have an additional cell wall located outside the plasma membrane. The cell is filled with a translucent viscous substance called the cytoplasm in which are embedded the organelles. The control centre of the cell is the nucleus, it contains all the information necessary for the cell to function and to reproduce further cells of the next generation.
Surrounding the nucleus is the Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) which may have the ribosomes which are the site of protein synthesis. Ribosomes, a granular structures, also found in cytoplasm.
The power house of the cell is the mitochondria which helps in releasing energy by the oxidation of food in cell.
There are flat membranous secretory structures in the cell the Golgi bodies. In plant cells there is an additional structure the chloroplast which is the site for photosynthesis.
Cells also contain lysosomes which are also called suicide bags. They digest and remove the unwanted debris of the cell. Centriole helps in cell division. Cytoplasm also contains vacuoles filled with cell sap.
In plant cells vacuole are present which act as storage sacs. Vacuoles are large in plant cells nd small or non existeant in animal cells.
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Carry out the following osmosis experiment:
Take four peeled potato halves and hollow each one out to make potato cups. One of these potato cups should be made from a boiled potato. Put each potato cup in a trough containing water. Now,
(a) keep cup A empty
(b) put one teaspoon sugar in cup B
(c) put one teaspoon salt in cup C
(d) put one teaspoon sugar in boiled potato cup D.
Keep this setup for two hours. Then observe the four potato cups and answer the following :
(i) Explain why water gathers in the hollowed portion of B and C?
(ii) Why is potato A necessary for this experiment?
(iii) Explain why water does not gather in the hollowed out portions of A and D.
By which instrument you can see internal structure of onion peel cell?
Do different organisms have different types of basic building units ? Briefly explain.
To what the shape and size of cells are related to?
What constitute the basic building block of the cell?
Can you find out more names of some of the unicellular organisms and fungi, other than given in your book?
Name two single celled animals.
Draw diagram of onion peel as it is seen through microscope.
Draw labelled diagram of compound microscope.
Name three features which are found almost in every cell.
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