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19 Cards in this Set
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Cell membrane
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Holds the cell together and gives it a shape. Also controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell
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Nucleus
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Contains the DNA and controls the functioning
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Cytoplasm
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Jelly like substance which contains organelles.
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Organelles
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The things inside of a cell, the organs, helps the cell to function
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Mitochondria
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Where respiration takes place
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Cell wall
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Stiff, non living, cell part that helps shape the plant cell
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Chloroplasts
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Containing green chlorophyll, this is where photosynthesis takes place
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Vacuole
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To store any waste or water, if water wasn't stored it would damage the other organelles
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Cell
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The simplest building block unit that holds all organelles in it
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Tissue
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A number of specialised cells put together
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Organ
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Made up of layers if tissue
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Root hair cell
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Has a large surface area which helps it to absorb water and minerals
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Ciliates cell
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Designed to stop lung damage, hairs sweep mucus, line the passages in the lungs
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Palisade cell
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Designed for photosynthesis, found in the top of a leaf, needs light, tall and large surface area to absorb light and minerals
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Nerve cell
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Long an have connections at each end, they can carry electrical signals, their job is to carry nerve impulses to different parts of the body
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Blood cell
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Donut shaped, carries oxygen around the body
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Muscle cell
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Function to contract and expand, striations
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Sexual reproduction
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Two parent cells, variation of offspring, half DNA from mum, half from dad. Good because we have different immune systems
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Asexual reproduction
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Mitosis, one parent cell. Offspring are identical, variation bad because of needing the cell to do the exact job as parent cell
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