Cell Flashcards

1
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the life process

A

what all living things have

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2
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life process cellular respiration

A

Getting energy from food

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3
Q

life process excretion

A

Getting rid of waste

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4
Q

life process reproduction

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Making more living things of the same type

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5
Q

life processes synthesis

A

turning food to materials the body uses

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6
Q

life process nutrition

A

taking food and using it to help the body

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7
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life process transport

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moving the energy created from food across the body

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8
Q

life process growth

A

becoming biger

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9
Q

prokaryote

A

a single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

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10
Q

eukaryotic

A

any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus

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11
Q

Cell wall

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a wall that surrounds most cells

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12
Q

DNA

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the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms

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13
Q

RNA

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something that creates protein via translation

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14
Q

Ribosomes

A

Syntheses protein

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15
Q

Flagellum

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a part of the cell that helps it move

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16
Q

Plasma Membrane

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protects the cell and regulates what comes in and out of it.

17
Q

Capsule

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helps the cell cling to each other, to various surfaces, and also helps prevent the cell from drying out.

18
Q

cyptoplasm

A

the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell

19
Q

nucleus

A

a cell part that stores DNA

20
Q

mitochondria

A

something that takes food and converts it to waste and energy

21
Q

vacuole

A

stores stuff

22
Q

chloropast

A

gives energy to plants from the sun

23
Q

lysosomes

A

a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes

24
Q

cell

A

basic unit of structure and function of all living things

25
Q

tissue

A

group of cells of the same kind that performs the same function

26
Q

organ

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structure composed of two or more types of tissue that perform specific tasks. In humans, some of them are the brain, stomach, kidney, and liver.

27
Q

organ system

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a biological system consisting of a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions

28
Q

organism

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any organic, living system that functions as an individual entity that is composed of cells

29
Q

abiotic

A

nonliving things within an ecosystem;

30
Q

biotic

A

living things within an ecosystem;