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What characteristics do prokaryotes and eukaryotes share?

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DNA, cell membrane, cytoplasm, and ribosomes.

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What characteristics do prokaryotes have

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Always unicellular, no nucleus with free-floating DNA, no organelles except ribosomes, bacteria only, eubacteria and archaebacteria

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What characteristics do eukaryotes have?

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Can have a cell wall, includes plants, animals, protists, and fungi, has organelles, has nucleus with DNA enclosed inside

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Bacteria have ______ cells while animal cells have _______ cells.

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Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

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What structures do plant cells have the animal cells do not have?

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Cell wall, chloroplast

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Which part of a cell is larger in the plant cell than in an animal cell.

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Vacuole

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What is the function of the lysosome?

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The lysosome contains digestive enzymes

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What are the characteristics of all living things?

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Cells, reproduce, DNA, respond/react, energy, growth

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What is the function of the nucleus?

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The nucleus directs cells activity

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What is the function of the nuclear membrane?

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Directs what can enter and exit the nucleus

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What is the function of the ribosomes?

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Makes proteins

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What are all three parts of the cell theory?

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All cells come from other cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and organization in an organism, all living things are made up of cells.

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What is active transport?

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When a cell moves from low to high concentration and does use energy.

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What are the types of active transport?

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Endocytosis and exocytosis

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What is passive transport?

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Passive transport is when a cell moves from a high to low concentration and does not use energy

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What are the types of passive transport

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Osmosis and diffusion.

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What part of the cell is responsible for endocytosis and exocytosis?

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The cell membrane

18
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Pure water passes through a cell membrane through the process of

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Osmosis

19
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What should happen is the concentration of water in the cell cytoplasm is higher than the concentration of water outside of the cell?

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The water will then move out to the area of lower concentration outside of the cell to balance it.

20
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What is the name of the process where food and oxygen produce energy?

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Cellular respiration

21
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What is the formula for cellular respiration

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C6h12o6+ 6o2 6h2o+co2 + ATP

22
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Which organelle is responsible for Cellular respiration

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Chloroplast

23
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What is the name of the process responsible for making food in plants

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Photosynthesis

24
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What is the formula for photosynthesis

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6co2+6h2o+light c6h12o6+6o2

25
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Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?

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Chloroplasts

26
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What three reasons the cell division occurs in cells of multicellular organisms?

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Replacement, repair, growth.

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Cell membrane

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Protects the cell from its surroundings

Egg shell

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Cytoplasm

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Fills the space between the cells organelle providing them support and protection.
Jello

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Ribosome

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Makes proteins that are the building blocks to create organelles make repairs and send messages
Factory worker

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Mitochondria

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Powerhouse of the cell. Produces energy from sugar through a process called cellular respiration
Electricity

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Chloroplast

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Found in plant cells and contains chlorophyll. This is where photosynthesis takes place
Food

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Lysosome

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Digests excess or worn-out organelles food particles and viruses and bacteria. Disposal of the cell.
Trash truck

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Vacuole

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Helps plants maintain shape stores water and helps with digestion and waste removal.
Sponge

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Nucleus

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Direct cells activity

President

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Nucleolus

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Makes ribosomes

Assembly line

36
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Golgi body

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Packages proteins and lipids to be transported out of the cell.
Envelope

37
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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Transports proteins

Taxi

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