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39 Cards in this Set
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the basic unit structure of a living things
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Cell
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outter most boundry of a plant or bacterial cell that is made
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Cell wall
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Nucluiec acid that stores the information to make protein also carrries genetic informtion
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DNA (Deoxyribo nuleic Acid)
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Substance used to build and repair cells made up of amino acids
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Protein
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nucluiec acid that reads the genetic information carried by DNA and guides the protein process
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RNA (Ribo nucliec acid)
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Thin membrane that seperates the nucleus from the rest of the cell
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Nuclear Membrane
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Rod shaped cell structure that directs the activities of the cell and passes traits to a new cell
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Chromosones
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Cell structure located in the nucleus and made up of RNA and protein
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Nucleolus
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All the protoplasm living outside the nucleus of the cell
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Cytoplasm
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Clear tubular passage way leading out from the nuclear membrane that involve transportation of protein
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Endoplasm reticulum
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Grain like body made up of RNA and made up to the inner surface end of passage way
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Ribosome
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Large round sac in the cytoplasm of a cell that stores water food enzymes and other material
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Vacuole
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Small round structure involved in the digestive activities of a cell
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Lysosomes
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Large, irregular shaped structure that contains the green pigment chlorophyll food making site in green plants
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Chloroplast
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Green substance needed for photosynthesis found in green plant cells
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Chlorophyll
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All chemical activities in organism
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Metabolism
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Tiny cell structure
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Organelles
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The third stage of mytosis during which the chromosomes split.
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Anaphase
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Structure outside of the nucleus in animal cells that plays a part in cell division.
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Centriole
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Threadlike coils of chromosomes.
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Chromatin
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By which food molecules oxygen, water, and other materials enter and leave the cell through the membrane.
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Diffusion process
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Division of the work among the different parts an organism body to keep it alive.
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Division of Labor
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Ability of an organism to keep the conditions in its body constant.
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Homeostasis
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Period between one mitosis and the next.
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Interphase
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The second stage of mitosis.
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Metaphase
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Rod shape structure that is referred as the powerhouse of the cell.
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Mitochondrion
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Duplication and division of the chromosomes during cell reproduction.
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Mitosis
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A large organic compound that stores information that helps the body make the proteins it needs.
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Nucleic Acid
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A group of different tissues working together. The third level of organization in an organism.
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Organ
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Entire living thing that carries out all the basic life functions.
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Organism
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Group of organs that work together to perform certain functions. Fourth level of organization in an organism.
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Organ System
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Special type of diffusion by which water passes throughout the cell.
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osmosis
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First stage of mitosis during which the nuclear membrane begins to disappear.
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prophase
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All the living materials in a cell.
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Protoplasm
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Process by which living things give rise to the same type of living thing.
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Reproduction
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Process by which living organisms take in oxygen and use it to produce energy.
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Respiration
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Fourth stage of mitosis resulting in formation of two individual cells.
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Telephase
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Group of cells that are similiar in structure and perform a special function. Second level of organization in an organism.
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Tissue
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Second level of organization in an organism
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Tissue
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