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Year 11 Biological Sciences: Term 2 Cells Revision Booklet

Key Content for Revision:

❏ Cell theory
❏ Cell organelles (plant and animal cells)
❏ The plasma membrane
❏ Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells
❏ Cellular Respiration (aerobic and anaerobic)
❏ Passive and active transport (osmosis and diffusion)
❏ Photosynthesis
❏ Mitosis

Revision Guide:
Hint: the weeks in bold are the key weeks recommended for revision.

Week 1: Cell Theory, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells, Cell organelles

Week 2: Plasma membrane, Active and Passive Transport (osmosis and diffusion)
Week 3: Practical Investigation (Osmosis)
Week 4: Practical Investigation
Week 5: Cellular Respiration (aerobic and anaerobic respiration)
Week 6: Photosynthesis and Mitosis

Revision Tips:
❏ Use the key content for revision checklist above to guide your revision.
❏ Refer to Google Classroom for the PowerPoints for each weeks content. Use the
PowerPoint slides to guide your study.
❏ Create a timetable: block out some specific time throughout the week to revise.
❏ Make sure to take care of yourself throughout exam time e.g. get enough sleep,
eat healthy, exercise and take regular study breaks.

Exam Tips:
❏ Read the questions carefully.
❏ Underline or highlight what the question is asking.
❏ Provide an answer for all of the questions (even if you have a guess).
❏ Use the provided line space as a guide to how much you should write for the
question.
❏ Allow time to proofread and edit your answers.

Draw a mind map about cells. As you revise, add key concepts to this mind map.
Cells are the building block of life. Write a definition for cell theory.
 Complete this table which compares prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Prokaryotic Eukaryotic

Rough Sketch

Size

DNA located
in….

Membrane
bound
organelles

Complexity

Single celled or
multicellular
organisms?

Complete this table:

Structure Function Plant? Quick Sketch

Animal? Both?
Cell membrane

Golgi body (aka

golgi apparatus)

Mitochondrion

Chloroplast

Ribosome

Endoplasmic
recticulum
(smooth and
rough)

Vacuole

Cell wall

Label this diagram of a cell.

The plasma membrane is essential for the cells survival. Draw a diagram of the plasma
membrane and write 3 reasons why the organelle is vital for cells.
Photosynthesis is an essential process. Name the site of photosynthesis. Describe the
process of photosynthesis, using the word equation in your answer. Also explain 2
reasons why photosynthesis is so important to life on Earth.
 Organisms must respire to obtain energy to move, grow and repair. There are 2 types of
respiration, aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration (also known as fermentation).

Complete the following table about respiration:

Aerobic Anaerobic (Plants) Anaerobic (Animals)

Where it occurs i. i. i.
in a cell ii.

Reactants i. i. i.
ii.

Products i. i. i.
ii. ii.

Number of ATP i. i. i.
(energy)
produced

Complete a Venn Diagram that compares Passive and Active transport.

Mitosis is an important cellular process. What is the purpose of mitosis and when is it
used?

Draw all of the stages of mitosis using this starting cell.