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33 Cards in this Set
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Cell
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Smallest unit that can carry on all of the processes of life
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Cell theory
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A basic theory about the cellular nature of life
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Plasma membrane
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Cells outermost boundary
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Cytoplasm
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Region within the plasma membrane and that includes the fluid and all organelles
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Custodial
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Part of the cytoplasm that includes molecules and small particles
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Nucleus
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Membrane bound structure that contains DNA
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Prokaryotes
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Organisms that lack a membrane
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Eukaryotes
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Made of one or more cells that have a nucleus and a membrane
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Organelles
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Subcellular structures
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Tissue
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A group of similar cells and their products that carry out a specific function
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Organ
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Groups of tissue
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Organ system
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Groups of organs
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Phospholipids
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The result of a double layer (phosphate and lipids)
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Chromosomes
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Condensed DNA
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Nuclear envelope
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A double membrane that surrounds the nucleus
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Nucleoli a
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A denser area in a nucleus
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Ribosomes
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Organelles made of proteins and RNA that direct protein synthesis in thecytoplasm
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Mitochondria
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Tiny organelles that transfer energy from organic molecules to the ATP
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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System of membranous tubes and sacs called cisternae
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Golgi apparatus
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Another system of flattered, membranous sacs
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Lysosomes
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Vesicles that bud from the Golgi apparatus and contain digestive enzymes
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Cytoskeleton
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Network of thin tubes and filaments that crisscross crosses the cystol
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Micro tubes
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Hollow tubes made of a protein called tubulin
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Microflaments
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Long threads of the bead like protein actin
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Cilia
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Hair like structure Short and present in large numbers
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Flagella
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Hairlike structure. Long and not present in large numbers
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Centrioles
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Organization the micro tubes of the cytoskeleton during cell division
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Cell wall
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Rigid layer that lies outside the cells plasma membrane
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Central vacuole
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Large, fluid filled organelle that stores water enzymes metabolic wastes and other materials
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Plastids
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Organelles that are surrounded by a double membrane and contain their own DNA
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Choloroplasts
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Use light energy to make carbs from carbon dioxide and water
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Thyolokoids
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A system of flattened membranous sacs
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Chlorophyll
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Main molecule the absorbs light and captures energy for the cell
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