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14 Cards in this Set
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What are the building blocks from which all living things are made?
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cells
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What is the largest none living cell know to men?
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a birds egg (ostrich)
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Name a small cell that that can hardly be seen on a ordinary light microscope
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bacteria in humans
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The term organell is used to describe what?
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structures inside a cell
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What is the fuction of a cell membrane?
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it controls substances that enter and leaves the cell
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what is the function of a cytoplasm?
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it serves as a fluid container for cell organell and other cell substances.It also assists with the transportation of substances within the cell.
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What is the function of the nucleus?
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controls all cell activities,it also contains heriditary information
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What is the function of the nucleolus?
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it provides cell nucleic acid
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What is the function of the encloplasmic recticulum?
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this serves as a transport network and a storage area for substances.
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What is the function of the lysosome?
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digest or breakdown food materials.It also removes waste from the cell.
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What is the function of the mitochondria?
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this serves as the power house as the cell produces energy for all cell activities.
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What is the function of the vacuole?
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this surports the cell walls of the plant cell,digest food materials and remove waste.
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What is the function of the micro filament?
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this assist in cell movement (eg. the tail of the sperm cell.)
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What is the function of the chloroplast?
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this is were photosynthesis takes place.
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