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What are cells?

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They are the basic building blocks of life broken down into two parts: Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic

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Prokaryotic

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Lacks nucleus
Ex: bacteria

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3
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Eukaryotic

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Contains true nucleus
Ex: plants and animals

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What is the cell theory?

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  1. The cell is the basic structural unit of of living things
  2. The cell is the basic functional unit of living things
  3. All cells are derived from pre-existing cells
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What are the essential tasks of a cell? 5

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  1. Obtain food & energy
  2. Build and maintain the molecules
  3. Eliminate wastes
  4. Convert energy from an external source
  5. Reproduction
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6
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What are organelles?

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The smaller parts inside of a cell that are not alive but form a cell.

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How do organelles maintain the life processes of a cell? (6)

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  1. Intake of nutrients
  2. Movements & growth
  3. Response to stimuli
  4. Exchange of gases
  5. Waste removal
  6. Reproduction
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What does the cell membrane do?

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Control the movement of materials and acts as a filter.
It has a semi-permeable layer made of double lipids

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What is Cytoskeleton?

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An internal network of fibres made of protein filaments to help maintain cell shape. (With some bacterial cells)

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10
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It is the glue of the cell

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Cytoplasm

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11
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It is like the brain of the cell

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Nucleus

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12
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The warehouse of the cell

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Vacuoles

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13
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The powerhouse of the cells

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Mitochondria

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14
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The cleaners of the cell

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Lysosome

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15
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The highway of the cells

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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16
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The UPS or Amazon Prime of the cell

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Golgi apparatus

17
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The suit of armour for the plant cell

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Call wall

18
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They are the photosynthesis machines of the cell

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Chloroplast

19
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Cytoplasm

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A jelly substance that fills the cell and suspends all other organelles.
Contains the nutrients required

20
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Nucleus

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Controls all cellular functions such as growth and reproduction.
It contains the blueprint for the cell(DNA)
Vital role in the production of ribosomes.

21
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Nuclear envelope

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The nucleus is surrounded by it own membrane called nuclear envelope

22
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Nucleolus

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The dense centre inside the nucleus

23
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Vaculoles

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store and transport nutrients, waste and other substances

24
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Churro

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Cenrioles

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