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24 Cards in this Set
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Who was the first person to see cells from a piece of cork?
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Robert Hooke
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What structure is found in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?
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Cell Wall
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What is the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus called?
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Cytoplasm
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What is the movement of molecules from an area of greater concentration to an area of lower concentration?
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Diffusion
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What organelle produces protein from the cell?
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Ribosomes
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What are the passageways that carry proteins and other materials throughout the cell?
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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What organelle is found in animal cells and is known as the "clean up" crew?
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Lysosomes
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What organelle receives materials and proteins and sends it to other parts of the cell?
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Golgi Bodies
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What organelle is known as the "powerhouse" and produces most of the enery for the cell?
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Mitochondria
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What is the ability to clearly distinguish parts of an object called?
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Resolution
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What chemical uses the sun's energy to turn plants green?
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Chlorophyll
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What traps the sun's energy to produce food for the cell?
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Chloroplast
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What moves materials through the cell membrane from a low concetration to an area of high concentration using ENERGY?
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Active Transport
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What does it meant when some substances can pass through the cell membrane, while others cannot?
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It is Selectively Permeable
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What is the diffusion of water molecules through a membrane from higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?
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Osmosis
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What is located on the chromosomes and determines an organism's characteristics, growth and development?
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Genes
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What is the basic structure and function in all living things called?
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Cell
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What controls the substances that come in and out of a cell?
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Cell Membrane
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What is the ability to make things look larger than they are called?
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Magnification
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What organelle stores water in cells?
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Vacuole
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What is the control center of the cell?
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Nucleus
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Why are cell membranes important for a cell to survive?
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It is Selectively Permeable. It lets good things in (water, oxygen), and keeps bad things out (salt, larger molecules).
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How are plant cells different from animal cells?
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A plant cell has a cell wall, chloroplasts, and chlorophyll.
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What is the cell theory?
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All living things are made up of cells. Cell are the basic structure and function of all living things. All cells come from existing cells.
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