C E L L S Flashcards

Know the types of cells, know the parts of cells, know what the parts of cells do, and understand the definitions of cell parts.

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What is the smallest unit that can preform all life processes?

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A cell!

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What is Cell Theory?

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All organisms are made of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of all living things, and all cells come from existing cells.

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What are the parts of a cell called?

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Organelles.

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Where is the DNA stored in a cell?

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The nucleus.

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What is the cell membrane?

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The barrier that separates the inside of a cell, and the cell’s environment. It lets some things in, and keeps some things out.

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What is a cell wall?

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Cell walls are only found in plant cells, and are found outside the cell membrane. It provides support for the cell.

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In plant and algae cells, where does photosynthesis take place?

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Chloroplasts!

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What does the mitochondria do?

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The mitochondria is the place where cellular respiration takes place. It allows the cell to use energy.

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What do ribosomes do?

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Ribosomes are organelles that create proteins, which are building materials for the cell.

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What does the endoplasmic reticulum do?

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The endoplasmic reticulum allows for the transit of cellular materials. Just like roads and highways.

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What does the golgi complex do?

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The golgi complex packages materials to be transported throughout the cell.

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What is a vacuole?

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A vacuole is a water-balooney sort of thing in a cell that, well, stores water.

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What do we call the fluid that the organelles in a cell are set in?

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Cytoplasm!

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What do we call the organelle that digests waste products in a cell?

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A lysosome! “Lysosome” kinda sounds like lysol, which is a cleaning product. Remember it like that.

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Who was the guy who first described cells?

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Robert Hooke. He HOOKED the idea of cells first.

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Who was the guy who said “yep! these plants here are made of cells!”?

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Matthias Schleiden. He… uhh… Just remeber the name.

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Who was the guy who first described protists as animalcules? ( little animals. )

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek. The very dutch fellow who thought it would be good to call some pond organisms “little animals” ( ohh he’s so precious. )

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Theodore Shwan did what?

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He wrote the first two parts of cell theory. All organisms are made of one or more cells, and a cell is the basic unit of all living things.

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What did Rudolf Virchow do?

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He came up with the last part of cell theory. That all cells come from existing cells..

20
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FUN FACT

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An ostrich egg is the biggest cell out there.

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What does DNA contain?

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DNA contains the sort of instructions for a human. What hair color, eye color, facial structure. You know the dribble.

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What is a Prokaryote?

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A prokaryote is a single celled organism that has no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles. Prokaryotes consist of Eubacteria and Archebacteria.

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What is a Eukaryote?

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A Eukaryote is a large cell, consisting of a nucleus enclosed by a membrane.

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Are animal cells, plant cells, and fungi prokaryotes or eukaryotes?

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Eukaryotes!

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What’s an organ?

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An organ is a part of an organism that is usually self contained, and serves its own vital purpose.

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What’s an organ system?

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An organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.

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What’s an organism?

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An organism is a animal, plant, or single celled life form.

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What’s a structure?

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An arrangement of parts to form an organ, system, or living thing.