What yopu need to know checklist - Cells and the Microscope
• Be able to draw an animal and a plant cell and tell the difference between them
• Say what cell membrane, cytoplasm, Nucleus, Vacuoles, Chloroplasts and Cell walls are and say which things are found in both plants and animals and
which are found in plants only
• Be able to name the main parts of a microscope Know how to calculate magnification by multiplying the objective lens by the eyepiece
• Be able to describe how you would prepare and examine onion cells
• Name some different types of cells and give their function
• Define an organ , a tissue and a system
• Know that cells grow by dividing
• Say what cell membrane, cytoplasm, Nucleus, Vacuoles, Chloroplasts and Cell walls are and say which things are found in both plants and animals and
which are found in plants only
• Be able to name the main parts of a microscope Know how to calculate magnification by multiplying the objective lens by the eyepiece
• Be able to describe how you would prepare and examine onion cells
• Name some different types of cells and give their function
• Define an organ , a tissue and a system
• Know that cells grow by dividing