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Cell Theory Flashcards

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Cell

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The smallest unit that can perform all life processes

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Nucleus

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Contains the cell’s DNA
CITY HALL

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Cytoplasym

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Fluid that the organelles are set in.
LAWNS AND PARKING LOTS

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Cell Membrane

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The barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment

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Cell Wall

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A rigid structure that surronds the cell membrane and provides support for the cell found in plant cells only.
CITY WALL

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Mitochondria / Mitochondrion

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The site of cellular respiration allows the cells to use energy.
POWER PLANT

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Chloroplast

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Organelles in plant and algae cells in which photosynthesis takes place.
SOLAR ENERGY PLANT

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Golgi complex

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Packages materials to be transported throughout the cell
POST OFFICE

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Allows for the transport of cellular materials
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

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Ribosome

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Organelles that make proteins, which are building material for the cell.
LUMBER YARD

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Lysosome

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Digests waste products in a cell
GARBAGE TRUCKS/RECYCLERS

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Vacoule

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Stores water in the cell
WATER TOWER

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Organelle

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Structures that perfom specific functions within the wall

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Prokaryote

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a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles. Prokaryotes include the bacteria and cyanobacteria

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Eukaryote

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organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

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Tissue

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A group or layer of cells that work together to perform a specific function.

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Organ

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a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans

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Organ System

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

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Organism

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an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

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Structure

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the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

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