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25 Cards in this Set
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Centrioles |
Structures that function in cell reproduction |
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Cilia |
Hairlike extensions on the surface of those cells capable of movement |
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Endoplasmic reticulum |
Membrane network of “roads” and “channels” that wind through cytoplasm |
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Flagella |
A sperm cell’s “tail” |
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Lysosomes |
The cell’s “digestive system” |
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Mitochondria |
“Power plants” that burn food in the presence of oxygen to make cell energy |
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Ribosomes |
“Protein factories” that make proteins |
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Anabolism |
The building metabolic phase; grows, maintains, and repairs body structures |
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Biology |
The study of life and life processes |
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Catabolism |
Membrane network of “roads” and “channels” that wind through cytoplasm |
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Chromosomes |
Short, tightly coiled rods that contain genes |
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CYT/O- |
A cell |
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Cytoplasm |
A substance between the plasma membrane and nucleus of all cells |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid, the chemical genes are made of |
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Genes |
Regions of DNA organized into the body’s “blueprint” |
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KARY/O- |
The nucleus |
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Karyoplasm |
The substance of the nucleus |
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Karyotype |
A picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell |
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Metabolism |
The chemical processes by which cells obtain and use energy |
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Nucleus |
The spheroid body within a cell that dictates protein production; controls transport, metabolism, growth, heredity |
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Organelles |
Structures within cytoplasm |
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-PLASM |
Formative, formed material |
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Plasma membrane |
The outside boundary of the cell |
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RNA |
Ribonucleic acid, needed for production of protein within cells |
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Tissue fluid |
A saltwater solution that bathes every cell in the body |
