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25 Cards in this Set
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Cilia
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Short hair like structures that extend from a cell and move in locomotion
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Flagella
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whip like tails that are used to propel the organism forward.
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Cell Membrane
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Decides what goes in and out of the cell
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Cell Wall
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Only in plant cells, it's job protects the cell and gives the cell shape along with deciding what goes in and out
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Golgi Body
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Transports proteins and molecules throughout the cell
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Pseudopodia
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A fake leg that helps moves organisms
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Vacuole
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A small cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell, bound by a single membrane and containing water, food, or metabolic waste.
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Chloroplast
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A chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells.
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Mitochondria
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Generate most of the cell's supply of ATP, used as a source of chemical energy.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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an organelle found in all eukaryotic cells that is an interconnected network of tubules, vesicles and cisternae that is responsible for several specialized functions:
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Nucleus
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The center of a cell that runs all the systems.
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Ribosomes
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a small, dense, functional structure found in most known cells that assemble proteins and polypeptides used in cell division
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Lysosome
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organelles that contain digestive enzymes (acid hydrolases). They digest excess or worn out organelles, food particles, and engulfed viruses or bacteria
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Centriole
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a barrel shaped organelle[1] found in most eukaryotic cells, though absent in higher plants and fungi.[2] The walls of each centriole are usually composed of nine triplets of microtubules.
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Nervous System
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Recognizes and coordinates the body's response to changes in it's internal and external environments
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Integumentary System
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Guards against infection and injury and ultraviolet radiation from the sun; helps regulate body temperature.
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Immune Systems
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Helps protect the body from disease. collects fluid lost from blood.
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Muscular System
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Produces voluntary movement and circulates blood.
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Circulatory System
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Transports oxygen, nutrients and hormones. Fights infections and such.
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Skeletal System
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Supports the body and protects internal organs
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Respiratory System
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Brings in oxygen needed for cellular reproduction and removes carbon dioxide.
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Digestive System
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Breaks down food
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Excretory System
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Eliminates waste products from body
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Endocrine System
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controls growth development, and metabolism; maintains homeostasis
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Reproductive System
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Produces gametes; in females nurtures and protects embryo
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