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What are cells |
The basic unit of life |
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What is a cell membrane |
The cell membrane is selectively permeable and controls what enters and leaves the cell |
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What is a cytoplasm |
The cytoplasm is where most cellular reactions occur |
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Ribosomes |
Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis |
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The cell wall |
The cell wall provide shape and support for bacterial fungal and plant cells. Animal cells do not have a cell wall |
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Mitochondria |
Mitochondria are the site of aerobic respiration in all cells except bacteria |
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Chloroplast |
Plant cells contain structures called chloroplasts which make food by photosynthesis |
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Nucleus |
The nucleus controls all the cell activities in all cells except bacteria |
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Plasmids |
Transfer genes from one bacteria to another |
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A stain |
Are coloured chemical used to make some parts of a cell more visible under a microscope |
