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CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Flashcards

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study of cell, its structure & function

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cytology

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who stated that all plants are composed of cells

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Matthias Schleiden

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who stated that all animals are composed of cells

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Theodore Schwann

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who stated that all living cells come from pre-existing living cells by the process of cell division

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Rudolf Virchow

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parts of the cell
that serves as boundary between the environment & the internal part of the cell

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cell membrane

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colloidal substance of a cell

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protoplasm

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a thick colorless liquid in the cell in which various organelles are suspended
protoplasm outside nucleus

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cytoplasm

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8
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protoplasm inside nucleus

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karyoplasm/nucleoplasm

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where cellular respiration takes place

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mitochondria

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10
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act as digestive system of the cell

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lysosomes

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mass of dense protoplasm with s structure called centriole

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centrosomes

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12
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act as a pole for cell division

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centrioles

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prepare proteins for secretion after they are released from the endoplasmic reticulum

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golgi bodies

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14
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serve as a pathway for the transport of materials between cytoplasm & the nucleus

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endoplasmic reticulum

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protein factories of the cell

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ribosomes

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16
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food & water storage of the cell

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vacuole

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give the cell its shape/ cytoskeleton

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microtubules

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protects & supports plant cells not present in animal cells

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cell wall

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contains green coloring bodies called cholorophyll

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chloroplast

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semi-permeable membrane composed of lipids, proteins & carbohydrates

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plasma membrane

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control center of the cell

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nucleus

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cells without definite nucleus

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prokaryotic

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cells with definite nucleus

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eukaryotic

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