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CELL STRUCTURE Flashcards

1
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Sends messages to and from brain

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Nerve

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2
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Carries Oxygen throughout blood

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Red Blood Cells

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3
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Covers and protects the body

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Skin

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4
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Oldest cells known

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Prokaryote

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5
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Cells without a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles

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Prokaryote

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6
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Cells with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

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Eukaryote

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7
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Majority of plants and animals are made up of this cell

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Eukaryotes

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8
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Three statements of the cell theory

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  1. All living things are made up of cells
  2. Cells are the smallest working units
  3. Cells come from existing cells
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9
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Types of Eukaryotic cells

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Animal Cells & Plant Cells

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10
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Are “little organs”

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Organelles

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11
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Stiff outer layer that supports and protects the cell

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Cell Wall

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12
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Define Cellulose

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A cell wall that is made up of sugar

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13
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It controls what goes in and out of the cell

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Cell membrane

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14
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It is the control center of the cells, which directs all activities

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Nucleus

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15
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It controls the chemical reactions in the cell

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Proteins

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16
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What are Ribosomes?

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Smallest organelles in the cell, which is responsible for the production of proteins.

17
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What are Endoplasmic Reticulums?

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Part of the cell’s transport and delivery system which moves materials around cells

18
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Two types of Endoplasmic Reticulums:

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Smooth ER: No ribosomes

Rough ER: ribosomes attached

19
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WHAT IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CEEELL

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MITOCHONDRIA

20
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It can be compared to a solar-powered energy generator

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Chloroplasts

21
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It packs and delivers materials within and out of the cell.

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Golgi Complex

22
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What are Lysosomes?

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It is responsible for cleaning the cell

23
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It is the storage site for the cell

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Vacuoles

24
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What is the function of the Cytoskeleton?

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Gives cells internal organization, shape and ability to move

25
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It is the thinnest cytoskeletal element

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Microfilaments

26
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It anchors organelles and acts as tracks for organelle movement

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Microtubules

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