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54 Cards in this Set
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an outer covering of cells |
epidermis |
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controls what comes into and what goes out of cells |
plasma membrane |
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control center of the cell |
nucleus |
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large storage structures |
vacuoles |
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all cellular material outside the nucleus |
cytoplasm |
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functional plant or animal |
organism |
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the idea that each cell possesses a life of its own |
cell theory |
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outer covering around plant cells made of fibrous material |
cell wall |
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the idea that a functioning organism represents life |
organismal theory |
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small structure(s) within the nucleus |
nucleolus |
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ability to tell two points apart |
resolve power |
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magnifies an object using light and lenses |
optical microscope |
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magnifies using streams of electrons |
electron microscope |
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single body tube |
monocular |
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lens found in the eyepiece |
ocular lens |
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two eyepieces |
binocular |
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magnifying lens closest to the specimen |
objective lens |
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galileo used ____________ |
mathematics |
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first to carefully document observations of blood cells, sperm cells, and other microorganisms |
Anton van Leeuwenhoek |
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sixteenth century eyeglass maker(s) |
hans and zaccharias janssen |
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greatly improved quality of magnified images with his microscope |
charles spencer |
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invented the electron microscope |
max knott and ernst russia |
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production of needed energy |
mitochondrion |
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production of protein |
ribosome |
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production of ribosomes |
nucleolus |
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production of secretions |
golgi bodies |
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store foods or pigments |
plastids |
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tubes serving as transportation canals |
endoplasmic reticulum |
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form fibers to separate chromosomes evenly |
centrioles |
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contain digestive enzymes |
lysosomes |
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contain genes for traits |
chromosomes |
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glycolysis ends in the production of: |
pyruvic acid |
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the plasma membrane is made up of: |
a double layer of phospholipids |
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when an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution: |
it will gain water and may burst |
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division of the nucleus in reproductive cells |
meiosis |
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when the cell concentrates potassium within, against the natural tendency of matter, it is performing: |
active transport |
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the plasma membrane contains: |
protein |
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diffusion where water moves from a higher concentration to a lower concentration |
osmosis |
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a water solution that has the same concentration as the cells is said to be ______ |
isotonic |
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organelles that produce energy for the cell and ultimately for the body are called: |
mitochondria |
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5 transport mechanisms of the cell |
active transport, passive diffusion, facilitated diffusion, pinocytosis, phagocytosis |
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relative concentration of water in a hypotonic solution: |
high |
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food vacuoles and lysosome |
digestion |
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all cellular material outside the nucleus |
cytoplasm |
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transportation routes in cell |
endoplasmic reticulum |
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phagocytosis |
ingestion |
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passive diffusion |
cellular respiration |
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spindle production for cell division |
centrioles |
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what level of organization are the colonial protozoans an example of? |
cellular |
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molecules helped by protein |
facilitated diffusion |
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cell engulfs particles in cell "eating" |
phagocytosis |
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transports oxygen, carbon dioxide |
passive diffusion |
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transports sodium, potassium |
active transport |
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transports proteins, nucleic acids |
pinocytosis |