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what is the endoplasmic reticulum's function?
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inside transportation system.
makes lipids. |
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what is the function of the golgi apparatus?
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external transportation system.
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what is the function of the vacuole?
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stores water.
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what is the function of the cell wall?
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support system.
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what is the function of the chlorplast?
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makes food using the energy of sunlight.
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what is the function of a lysosome?
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digests food particals, waste, and other foreign material.
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what is the function of the centrioles?
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plays a part in cell division.
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what is the function of the cell membrane?
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controls passage of material in and out of the cell.
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what is the function of the cytoplasm?
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keeps the cell together.
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what is the function of the nucleus?
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controls commands of every organelle.
acts as the brain of the cell. |
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what is the function of the nucleolus?
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manufactures proteins.
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what is the function of the nuclear membrane?
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filters what enters the cell.
separates nucleus from the rest of the cell. |
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what is the function of a ribosome?
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hooks amino acids together to form dna.
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what is the function of a chromosome?
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plays a part in cell division.
appears when cell is about to divide. |
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what is the function of mitochondria?
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breaks down food molecules to form atp.
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fill in the blanks of the cell theory:
1. all living things are made up of _. 2. cells are the basic units of _ and _ in living things. 3. living cells come only from other living _. |
1. cells.
2. structure, function. 3. cells. |
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what are the differences and similarities between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
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eukaryotes have nucleus, cell membrane, linear dna, all other cells.
prokaryotes have circular dna, only bacteria. they both have dna and organelles. |
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what are the differences and similarities between animal and plant cells?
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plant cells have cell walls, chloroplasts, large vacuoles.
animals have lysosomes, centrioles, and small vacuoles. both have endoplasmic reticulum, golgi complex, vacuoles, membranes, cytoplasms, nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondria. |
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name 1 advantage that multicellular organisms have over unicellular.
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1. small surface:volume ratio.
2. can grow larger. 3. perform more functions. 4. has specialized intestines. 5. can kill 1 cell without killing the entire organism. |
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why can't we be 1 big cell rather than trillions?
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1. can't absorb as many nutrients.
2. smaller suface:ratio, meaning that you can be the same size, but in different units. |
