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22 Cards in this Set
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Cell
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the basic unit that makes up all living things
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cell membrane
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the stucture that surronds and encloses a cell and controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell
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cell wall
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the rigid suructure surrounding the cells of plants, monerans, and some protists
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cell respiration
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the process in cell in which oygen is used to release stored energy by breaking down sugar molecules
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chloroplasts
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a tiny green organelle that contains chlorophll and is found in plant cells and some protist cells
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chromosomes
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a threadlike structure in the nucleus of a cell; it carries the genes that determine the traits of offspring inherits frm its parent or parents
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cytoplasm
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the watery gel inside a cell
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mitochondria
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cell organelles in which energy is released from food
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nuclear membrance
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the structure that surrounds and encloses the nucleus and controls what substances move into and out of the nucleus
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nucleus
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the control center of a cell
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vacuole
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a structure in the cytoplasm in which food and other substances are stored
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osmosis
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the diffustion of water through a membrane
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photosynthesis
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the process by which green plants and other prodcers use light energy to make food
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fermentation
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a chemical change in which an organism breaks down suar to produce carbon dioxide and alcohol or lactic acid
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cell theory
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states that cells are the basic units of structure and functions of all living things
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organ system
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a group of organs that work together to perfrom one or more functions (the stomach and intestines are organ systems for digestion)
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Chloroplasts
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organelles in plant cells that contain chlorophyll
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Organ
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A part of a mulitcellular organism made up of group of tissues that work together to perfrom certain a certain function (heart & lungs are organs of the human body
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cell differentiation
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development of cells into different and specialized cell types (how cells develop into tissures)
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mitosis
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process in which one cell divdes to from 2 identical cells
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diffusion
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tendency of substances to move from an area of lesser concentration
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producer
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organisms that carry out photosynthesis
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