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(3rd Quarter) Cell Structures And Their Function Flashcards

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All cells have three main parts, they are the ?

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  1. Cell Membrane
  2. Cytoplasm
  3. Genetic Material
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Cells found in animals and plants that contain a nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles

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Eukaryotic Cells/Eukaryotes

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Cells found in unicellular organisms (like bacteria) without a nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles

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Prokaryotic Cells/Prokaryotes

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  • thin outer covering of the cell
  • provides protection, allows materials in and out of the cell
  • present in plants and animals
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Cell Membrane

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  • gel-like fluid
  • supports organelles inside the cell
  • present in plants and animals
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Cytoplasm

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  • ball-shaped
  • control center of the cell
  • present in plants and animals
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Nucleus

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  • found inside the nucleus
  • it produces ribosomes
  • present in plants and animals
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Nucleolus

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  • tiny strands inside the nucleolus
  • it contains genetic material (DNA)
  • present in plants and animals
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Chromatin

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  • small particles
  • it assembles amino acid and makes proteins
  • present in plants and animals
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Ribosome

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  • tubular systems/network tunnels
  • serves as a passageway that carries proteins and other materials to other parts of the cell
  • present in plants and animals
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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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  • no ribosomes attached
  • produces lipids/fats
  • present in plants and animals
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sER (smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum)

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  • with ribosomes attached

- present in plants and animals

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rER (rough Endoplasmic Reticulum)

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  • flattened-stacks of tubes
  • recieves, packages, transports and distributes materials like proteins
  • present in plants and animals
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Golgi Bodies

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  • fluid-filled pouch
  • transports materials to the Golgi body and other organelles
  • present in plants and animals
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Vesicles

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  • bean-shaped
  • powerhouse of the cell, it provides the energy needed by the cell
  • present in plants and animals
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Mitochondria

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  • rigid, tough covering/outer layer
  • made up of cellulose (complex carbohydrate), provides support
  • present only in plants
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Cell wall

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  • large, open storage area
  • stores water, food, wastes, and other materials
  • present only in plants
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Vacuole

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  • green bean-shaped structure

- captures sunlight and used it for photosynthesis to produce food in plants

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Chloroplast

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  • garbage collectors
  • has digestive enzymes that break down food and worn out cell parts
  • present only in animals
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Lysosome

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  • oxidative structure
  • contains enzymes which act in oxidative reactions in the production and decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
  • present only in plants
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Peroxisome

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  • small hair-like structures
  • used for movement of the cell
  • present in plants and animals
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Cilia

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  • long whip-like structures
  • used for movement of the cell
  • present in plants and animals
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Flagella

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  • pair of circular cylinders near the nucleus
  • important in cell division
  • present only in animals
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Centrioles

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  • round, oval or irregular bodies
  • provides pigment to plants
  • present only in plants
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Plastids

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  • green pigment
  • provides pigment to plants
  • present only in plants
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Chlorophyll

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- 2 pigments:
Carotenes (cream, white, yellow)
Xanthophylls (bright yellow, brown)
- provides pigment to plants
- present only in plants
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Chromoplastid

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The basic structural unit and function of life

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Cell

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