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31 Cards in this Set
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Cell Membrane
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controls what comes in and out of a cell, found in all cells
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Cell Membrane |
controls what comes in and out of a cell, found in all cells |
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Cell Wall |
Ridged outer layer of a plant cell |
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Cytoplasm |
Gel-like fluid where the organelles are found |
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Mitochondria |
Produces energy a cell needs to carry out its functions (ATP) |
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Lysosomes |
Use chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts |
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Vacuoles |
stores food, water, wastes, and other materials |
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Golgi Bodies |
Receives proteins and materials from the E.R, packages them, and distributes them. |
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Chloroplasts |
Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cell |
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Endoplasmic Reticulum |
Has passage ways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another |
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Ribosomes
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Assembles amino acids to create proteins
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Nucleus |
Contains DNA, which controls the functions of the cell and production of proteins |
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Nucleolus |
Found inside the nucleus produces ribosomes |
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Chromatin |
Tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cells functions. |
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Prokaryotic Cell |
A cell without a nucleus, was around before eukaryotes |
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Eukaryotic Cell |
A cell with a nucleus and other organelles |
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Cell Theory (1) |
All living things are made of one or more cells |
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Cell Theory (2) |
Cells are the basic unit and structure of a living organism |
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Cell Theory (3) |
All cells come from pre-existing cells |
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Anton von Leeuwenhoek |
the first person to view microbes under a simple microscope |
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Microbe |
uni cellular living organism |
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Cell structure |
Helps the function of the cell |
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Metabolism |
the process of taking in nutrients, extracting energy, and eliminating waste |
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Dendrites |
The part of a neuron that grows when something is learned |
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Virus |
A non living creature that invades cells to reproduce |
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Capsid |
a protein coat that protects nucleic acid in a virus |
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The envelope |
A coat made of lipids and proteins that helps a virus invade host cells. |
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washing your hands |
The number one way to stop the spread of germs |
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Vector |
an organism that spreads disease to a host (like mosquitos and zika) |
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Prokaryotes |
Smaller/less complex cells, and the most likely analog for life on other worlds. |
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Eukaryotes |
Typically found in multicellular organisms, and Plants, animals and fungi have these cells |
