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25 Cards in this Set
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Cytoplasm - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- The gel-like substance within a cell - Composed of cytosol which is composed of mostly water and salt - Found in both prokayotes and eukaryotes |
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Cell Membrane - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- The outer semipermeable wall that allows certain ions and organic molecules and also controls movement of substances in and out of cells - Phospholipid bilayer - Both |
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DNA - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid, the self-replicating genetic code of lifeforms - Nucleic acid made from 2 nucleotides composed of either cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), or thymine (T) along with the sugar deoxyribose and a phosphate group - Both |
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Nucleus - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- A membrane enclosed organelle that contains genetic material of a cell. - It is composed of the nuclear envelope, the nuclear matrix and is filled with nucleoplasm - Eukaryotes |
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Actin Filaments - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- Also known as microfilaments, they are the smallest part of the cytoskeleton - Primarily composed of polymers called actin - Used in cytokinesis and cell movement - Eukaryotic |
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Microtubule - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- A hollow cylindrical tube within the cytoplasm that is used for structure and transportation in a cell. (Act like conveyor belts) - A component of the cytoskeleton - Both |
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Centrosome - Definition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- An organelle that serves as the main microtubule organizing center - Eukaryotes (animal) |
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Centrioles - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- Tube-like structures - - Eukaryotic (animal) |
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Cromatin - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- The material of which the chromosomes of organisms are composed of
- DNA + RNA + Histone (group of basic proteins) - Eukaryotic |
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Nuclear Pore - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- A protein-lined channel in the nuclear envelope - Large protein complexes - Eukaryotic |
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Nuclear Envelope - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- The membrane that encloses the nucleus (double-layered)
- Lipids - Eukaryotic |
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Extracellular Matrix - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- The environment around cells filled with extracellular molecules - Extracellular molecules - Both |
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Vesticles - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- A small membrane bound sack that transports materials throughout the cell - Lipid bilayer - Eukaryotes |
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Lysomes - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- Organelles that contain digestive enzymes
- Phospholipid bilayer - Eukaryotic (animal) |
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Mitrochondrion - Definition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- An organelle that creates ATP for the cell
- Eukaryotic |
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Endoplasmic Reticulum - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- An organelle that's an interconnected network of flattened sacs or tubes encased in membranes
- Rough ER (covered in ribosomes) and Smooth ER (not covered) - Eukaryotic |
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Nucleolus - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- The brain of the nucleus
- Takes up 25% of nucleus, made up of RNA and proteins - Eukaryotic |
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Intermediate Filaments - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- The primary component of the cytoskeleton - Large family of proteins - Eukaryia (animal) |
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Golgi Apparatus - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- - - Eukaryotic |
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Ribosome - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
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- - Both (Eukaryotes - larger, Prokaryotes - smaller) |
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Peroxisome - Definition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- A small organelle that contains the reducing enzyme catalase and usually some oxidases
- Eukaryotic |
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Small Vacuole - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- A cavity within the cytoplasm of a cell, surrounded by a single membrane and containing fluid, food, or metabolic waste
- Eukaryotes |
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Cytoskeleton - Definition - Composition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- Provides structure to the cell - Composed of Microtubules, Microfilaments and intermediary filaments |
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Nuclear Matrix - Definition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- Similar to cytoskeleton
- Eukaryotes |
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Microtubule Organizing Center (MTOC)
- Definition - Found in prokaryotes or eukaryotes |
- A structure where microtubules are formed - Eukaryotes (animal) |
