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16 Cards in this Set
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Organelle |
Specialized structures within a living cell |
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Cytoplasm |
Area between the membrane and the nucleus that contains organelles |
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Mitochondria |
The power houses of the cell that supply energy and break down food and sugar into water |
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Vacuole |
large water-filled sac that store food, water, and waste |
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Plasma membrane |
Boundary between the cell and the environment that products that enter and exit the cell |
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Nuclear membrane |
Boundary between the nucleus and the rest of the cell that is permeable to molecules like DNA, RNA, and ATP |
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Permeable membrane |
A barrier that lets certain molecules through it |
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Prokaryotic cells |
Cells that lack structure |
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Eukaryotic cells |
Cells that are structured and work together |
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Nucleus |
Part of a cell containing it's essential genetic information |
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Chromosomes |
Structures of DNA |
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Diffusion |
The process by which molecules spread from regions of high concentrations to regions of low concentration |
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Mitosis |
The process in which cells devide into new ones, each of which is an exact copy of the original |
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Meiosis |
The process by which cells split into new ones, each of which contains only half as many as the original cell |
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Pathogens |
Microbial organisms that can cause disease |
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Essential functions of life |
These include circulation, excretion, growth, reproduction, movement, nutrition, and synthesis |
