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24 Cards in this Set
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Biology
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Study of living things
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Organism
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A living thing
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Cell
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The basic unit of structure and function of living things
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Prokaryotic Cells
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cells that do not have membrane-bound structures
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Eukaryotic Cells
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Cells that have membrane bound structures.
(everything but bacteria) |
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Unicellular
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made of only one cell
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Multicellular
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Made of many cells.
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Cell membrane
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encloses the cell
allows some things to come in but not all things P/A |
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Cytoplasm
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gel-like fluid that takes up most of the space inside a cell
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Organelles
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structures in the cytoplasm of a cell that carry out cell activities
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Nucleus
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structure usually located near the center of an animal cell and off to one side of a plant cell.
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Chromosomes
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Inside the nucleus, made of DNA
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DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
material found in the cell nucleus, contains genetic traits
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Nuclear membrane
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surrounds and protects the nucleus
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Neucleolus
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inside nucleus, makes ribosomes which go to cytoplasm
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Vacuoles
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Fluid filled structure that stores substances.
Animals have many small Plants one large |
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Mitochondria
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structure in cell which transforms food for cell to use
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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structure in cell that makes proteins and lipids and moves materials
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Ribosomes
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structure in cell where proteins are put together
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Golgi bodies
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cell structure that helps package and distribute products inside a cell
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Cell wall
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Outer barrier provides support and shape for cell
Made of cellulose Plant only |
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Chloroplasts
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food-making structures of plant cells and contain the green pigment chlorophyll
Plant only |
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Chlorophyll
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captures the energy of sunlight and uses it to make food for plant
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Photosynthesis
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Food making process for plants
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