2. cells Flashcards

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cells

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the smallest unit from which all organisms are made

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2
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cell membrane

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a very thin layer surronding the cytoplasm of every cell that controls wat enters and leaves the cell

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3
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cell wall

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a tough layer outside the cells membrane (in plants, fungi,bacteria only)

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4
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cytoplasm

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a jelly-like material that fills a cell

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5
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vacuole

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a fluid-filled space inside a cell seperated from the cytoplasm by a membrane

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6
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cell sap

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the fluid that fills the large vacuole in plant cells

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7
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vesicle

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a very small vacuole

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8
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nucleus

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a structure containing DNA in the form of chromosomes

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9
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chromosome

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a length of dna found in the nucleus of a cell that contains genetic info in the form of many diff genes

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dna

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a molecule that contains genetic info in the form of genes that controls the proteins that r made in the cell

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11
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chloroplast

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small structures inside which photosynthesis takes place

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12
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mitochondria

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a small structure in a cell where aerobic respiration release energy from glucose

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13
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ribosomes

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very small structures in a cell tht use info on dna to make protein molecules

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14
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plasmids

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small circular molecules of dna found in many prokaryote cells in addition to the main much larger circle of dna

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15
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tissue

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a group of similar cells that work together to perform a particular function

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16
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magnification

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size of image / size of actual image

17
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organ

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a group of tissue that work together to perform a particular function

18
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organ system

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several organs that work together to perform a particular function