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24 Cards in this Set
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Cell membrane
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A thin layer that surrounds the cell and keeps it together, and controls the substances passing into and out of the cell
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Cell wall
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The stiff outer layer that protects a plant cell and gives it shape
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cytoplasm
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A watery, jellylike substance that fills a cell and contains the other cell parts
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mitochondria
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Bean-shaped organelles that break down sugar to produce energy. Powerhouse of the cell.
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chloroplast
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A kind of organelle in plant cells that contains chlorophyll, which enables the plant to make its own food.
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vacuole
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A storage space in a cell enclosed by a membrane
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nucleus
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The control center of the cell, which directs all the cell's activities.
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chromosome
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A structure in the cell that provides instructions for all the activities and traits of the cell and the organism.
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nuclear membrane
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A membrane that surrounds the nucleus of a cell and controls the materials passing into and out of it.
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DNA
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A complex chemical that contains information about every part of an organism.
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genes
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A section of DNA that controls specific cell activities and the characteristics of every organism.
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mitosis
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The process of cell division that produces new body cells with complete sets of chromosomes.
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meiosis
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The process that forms reproductive cells.
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sexual reproduction
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The form of reproduction by the joining of a male reproductive cell and a female reproductive cell.
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dominant
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Relating to a factor that will determine whether a trait is shown.
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recessive
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Relating to a factor not shown when one of a pair is dominant.
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Punnett square
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A checkerboard-type diagram used to find hte possible combinations of factors in the offspring of two parents.
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genes
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A section of DNA that controls specific cell activities and the characteristics of every organism.
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mitosis
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The process of cell division that produces new body cells with complete sets of chromosomes.
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meiosis
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The process that forms reproductive cells.
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sexual reproduction
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The form of reproduction by the joining of a male reproductive cell and a female reproductive cell.
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dominant
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Relating to a factor that will determine whether a trait is shown.
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recessive
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Relating to a factor not shown when one of a pair is dominant.
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Punnett square
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A checkerboard-type diagram used to find hte possible combinations of factors in the offspring of two parents.
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