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30 Cards in this Set
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lysosomes
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protects cell from invaders, rids cell of waste materials, and digests food.
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cell membrane
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protects cell from foreign invaders, helps give cell shape. controls what goes in and out of cell.
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cytoskeleton
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helps retain shape, move, and move organelles. made of protein.
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nuclear membrane
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controls what enters and leaves the nucleus.
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nucleus
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container for the "control center" (chromosomes/DNA)
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nucleolus
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where a cell begins to make its ribosomes.
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vacuole
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vesicle that stores digestive enzymes and aids in cell digestion.
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mitochondria
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site of cellular respiration.
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smooth ER
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makes lipids and breaks down toxic materials.
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ribosomes
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site of protein production.
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golgi complex
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modifies proteins and lipids to do different jobs and then distributes them throughout the cell.
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cytoplasm
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a fluid that the organelles float in.
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vesicle
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membrane bound sack that surrounds material to be moved in and out of the cell.
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rough ER
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delivers proteins throughout the cell.
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chromosomes
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organized structure of DNA.
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cell wall
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provides support to PLANT CELLS ONLY.
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large central vacuole
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stores water and other materials.
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chloroplasts
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site of photosynthesis.
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heredity
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passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.
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dominant trait
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the trait observed in first generation when parents that have different traits are bred.
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recessive trait
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trait that reapers in second generation after disappearing in the first generation when parents with diff traits are bred.
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gene
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set of instructions for an inherited trait.
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allele
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alternative forms of a gene ex) hair color.
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phenotype
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an organisms appearance or other detectable characteristic.
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genotype
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genetic makeup of an organism
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characteristic
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feature ex) eye color
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trait
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forms of a characteristic ex)brown
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homologous chromosomes
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chromosomes w the same sequence of genes and same structure.
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meiosis
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process in cell division where the # of chromosomes decreases by half by TWO divisions of nucleus which result in sex cells
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pedigree
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a diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family.
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