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41 Cards in this Set
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All cells are bound by a thin outer...
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membrane.
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The membrane binding all cells is called the...
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plasma membrane
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Both plant and animal cells are surrounded by a thin...
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plasma membrane.
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Plants have a thick non-living tissue surrounding their plasma membrane called a...
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cell wall
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Animal cells lack a...
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cell wall
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The living parts of the cell are...(3)
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nucleus, cytoplasm, plasma membrane.
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All living parts of the cell are called...
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protoplast.
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Red blood cells do not have a...
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nucleus.
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Membrane-enclosed structures inside eukaryotic cells are called...
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organelles.
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The cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells consists of various ... suspended in fluid.
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organelles
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The most important organelle is the...
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nucleus
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The nucleus is surrounded by a double...
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membrane
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Tiny structures that build proteins according to instructions by DNA are called...
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ribosomes.
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The entire region between the nucleus and the cell membrane is called the...
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cytoplasm.
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Chloroplasts are not present in ... cells.
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animal
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Chloroplasts convert light energy into...
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food
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The plasma membrane and other membranes are composed mostly of ... and ...
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lipids/proteins
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Lipids in plasma membranes are a special type of lipid called a ...
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phospholipid.
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A phosphate group is a combination of oxygen and ...
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phosphorus.
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Animals secrete a sticky coat called a...
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extracellular matrix.
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The surface of most animal cells contain cell...
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junctions.
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Cell junctions are structures that...
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connect cells to other cells.
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The endoplasmic reticulum is part of the...
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endomembrane system.
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In the nucleus, DNA molecules and associated proteins form fibers called...
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chromatin.
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Each chromatin fiber constitutes one...
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chromosome.
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Inside the nucleus, the site where the components of the ribosome are made is called the...
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nucleolus.
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The nuclear envelope is part of the...
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endomembrane system.
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The golgi apparatus is part of the...
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endomembrane system.
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The labyrinth of tubes and sacs running through the cytoplasm is called the... ...
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endoplasmic reticulum. (ER)
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The function of rough ER is to produce new...
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membrane.
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Membranous spheres that move products from the ER to other areas of the cell are called...
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transport vesicles.
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Lysosomes and vacuoles are part of the...
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endomembrane system.
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The synthesis of lipids occurs in the... ..
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Smooth ER
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The Golgi apparatus receives, stores, and distributes chemical products of the...
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cell.
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Products made in the ER reach the Golgi in transport...
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vesicles.
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The sac of digestive cells found in animal cells is called a...
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lysosome.
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Lysosomes develop from vesicles that bud off from the...
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golgi
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Enzymes within a lysosome can break down large...
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molecules.
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Cells engulf food in tiny cytoplasmic sacs called...
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food vacuoles.
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Lysosomes can break down the large molecules of damaged...
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organelles.
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Without a nucleus a cell can not...
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reproduce.
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