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2.1 CELL STRUCTURE: Revision summary notes for OCR biology A (Module 2)

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Comprehensive handwritten summary notes covering Module 2: Foundations in Biology for OCR A A-Level Biology. These notes were created and used for revision in the 2024 exam series, in which I achieved a high A grade, close to an A*. The notes are designed to provide a clear and concise overview of the entire module, including: * Cell structure and ultrastructure * Biological molecules * Nucleotides and nucleic acids * Enzymes * Cell division, cell diversity, and cellular organisation Features: * Easy-to-follow handwritten format * Exam-focused content based on the OCR A specification * Concise explanations suitable for revision and recap * Useful for both first learning and final exam preparation These notes are intended to help students quickly review the most important concepts from Module 2 and build a strong foundation for success in OCR A A-Level Biology. Disclaimer: These notes are my personal revision materials and are not endorsed by OCR. They should be used alongside the official specification, textbooks, and other revision resources.

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MICROSCOPES MAGNIFICATION
PROKARYOTIC CELLS
optical microscopes :
Transmission electron microscopes :
Contain
·
DNA & RNA
.


⑦ cheap * uses a beam of fast travelling ribosomes <plasma
cytoplasm membrane .
·
,

⑦ easy to use electrons. smaller than
enharyotic
·



⑦ portable ⑦ nigh magnification · No nucleus .




⑦ limited resolution ⑦ specimen has to be
dehydrated. ·
no membrane bound -




black < white 2D
* uses a beam of light ⑦ image organelles
·
wall
Laser scanning microscope :
Scanning electron microscopes : ↳ made up of
-


confocal microscopes. * cause
secondary electrons to peptidogly can

* uses a laser to scan an bounce off the specimen
·
ribosomes are even smaller .
point surface
·
named DNA
object point by
assemble ⑦3D ↳ not wound around histore proteins.
< by computer.
divide
⑦ high resolution ⑦ high magnification
·
by binary fission
⑦ high contrast ⑦ black < white
EURARYOTIC CELLS : WITHOUT MEMBRANES
O expensive O
large d expensive
Ribosomes
magnification image size : * Centrioles :
=
*
actual size -
made of ribosmal -

two bundles
of micro-
-

small < spherical tubules at 900 ·
EURARYOTIC CELLS : MEMBRANE BOUND ·
protein synthesis ·
forms Spindle (mitosis) .




* Nucleus : 2 1
.
*
Cytoskeleton : * cellulose
-

surrounded by nuclear envelope. network of proteins
-


bundles of cellulose
Cell Structure
-




in the
-




pores nuclear envelope. ·
support< Shape < Fibres
the wall
separates contents from the mechanical strength . cell
· ·
.




rest of the cell .

* cilia :
·
nucleolus is where ribosomes -microtubules
made
are lines airways .
·



·
contains
organisms geses. *
Lysosomes
·
provides instructions for protein synthesis . * vacuole : -

small bags formed in
golgi
-


surrounded by apparatus
* Rough Endoplasmic Reticilum tonoplast single membrane
: -




coated with ribosomes . maintains cell old organells < toxic
can
engulf
-
· ·


-




system of membranes ,
containing flid-filled stability matter
cisternal .




intercellular transport system. Apparatus * Mitochondria * Chloroplasts
·



SA ribosomes.
*
Golgi : :

·
provides largea
for
-


membrane-bound -two membranes -


double membrane
·
transports proteins to the
golgi apparatus . flattened sacs .
↳ inner (cristael -



thy la hoids
modified inner is
·
proteins are part granums
-
-




* Smooth endoplasmic Reticilum : here matrix -
Stroma :
fluid
membranes with ·site of ATP filled matrix
system of ·
proteins are
packaged
-




fuid-filled cisternal into vesciles that are
·

self-replicating
·
site of
continuous with the nucleus .
pinched off photosynthesis
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·
contains enzymes
involved absorption transport
· in
, Synthesis <
of lipids.

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