Basic Introduction to Cell Flashcards
1
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It serves as storage for hereditary information (nucleus or nuecleiods)
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
2
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It is a fluid surrounding the structures of the cell
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Cytoplasm
3
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It controls what goes in and out of the cell
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Plasma membrane
4
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Site of protein synthesis
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Ribosomes
5
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- It means “before nucleus”
- Simplest organism, and are very small
- No membrane bound organelles
- One-celled organisms: Bacteria and Archaea
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Prokaryotic cell
6
Q
Eu means what
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True
7
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Karyon refers to
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Nucleus
8
Q
- Contains organelles surrounded by membranes
- Found in most living organisms
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Eukaryotic cell
9
Q
It carry out genetic control of the cell
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Nucleus and Ribosomes
10
Q
Organelles involved in the manufacture, distribution, and breakdown of molecules
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Endomembrane System
11
Q
Energy processing
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Mitochondria
12
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Provides structural support, movement, and communication between cells
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Plasma membrane, cell wall, cytoskeleton
13
Q
- Membrane enclosing the nucleus.
- Protein-lined pores allow material to move in and out
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Nuclear envelope
14
Q
DNA plus associated proteins
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Chromatin
15
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Condensed region where ribosomes are formed
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Nucleolus
