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1
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What is cyclosis ?

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The movement of protoplasm within a cell.

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2
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Process of converting glucose into a form the cell can use.

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Respiration

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3
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What is the movement of protoplasm in a cell called?

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Cyclosis

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4
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What is a system?

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A group of organs that work together to perform a common function.

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5
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A group of tissues that work together to perform a common function is called ?

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Organ

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6
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What is ingestion?

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The process of taking in food and water

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7
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Sites of protein synthesis

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The Ribosomes

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8
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Who is Robert Hooke ?

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The first to discover the cell

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9
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What contains the instructions for making all the proteins the cell needs?

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DNA

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10
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A storage area inside a cell

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Vacuole

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11
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A substance made in one cell but used by another cell is called ?

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Secretion

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12
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Part of the cell that makes lipids

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

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13
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What is the role of the Golgi Apparatus

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Packages proteins and sends them off to the lysosomes , plasma membrane , or secretion

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14
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The removal of liquid cell wastes

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Excretion

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15
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What is the control center of the cell ?

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Nucleus

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16
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What part of the cell would DNA be found ?

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Nucleus

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17
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These membranous foldings increase the surface area inside the mitochondria for respiration

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Mitochondrial cristae

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18
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Organelles that contain the green pigment chlorophyll

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Chloroplasts

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19
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Parts of the cytoskeleton that consists of short hollow tubes.

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Microtubules

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20
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These organelles contain pigments of various colors that give fruits and flower their color.

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Chromoplasts

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21
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Parts of the cytoskeleton that consists of short, solid rods

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Microfilaments

22
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The ability to respond to a stimulus

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Irritability

23
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Site of photosynthesis in a plant cell

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Chloroplast

24
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A cell that does not have a true nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

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Prokaryotic Cell

25
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This surrounds and encloses the nucleus.

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Nuclear Membrane

26
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In plants , these organelles are storage areas for starch

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Leukoplast

27
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A very large area of a plant cell. It is full of water creating turgor pressure.

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Central Vacuole

28
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Place where ribosomal subunits are manufactured.

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Nucleolus

29
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Found on the outside of a plant cell for structure and support.

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Cell Wall

30
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The “powerhouses” of the cell

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Mitochondria

31
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The small specialized structures found within a cell.

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Organelles

32
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Term meaning that an organism is not capable of making its own food

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Heterotroph

33
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Breaking down food into small particles that can be used by cells.

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Mechanical Digestion

34
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This scientist was the first to see and describe microorganisms viewed under a microscope

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Leeuwenhoek

35
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The portion of the cell found outside of the nucleus

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Cytoplasm

36
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Term meaning that an organism can make its own food.

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Autotroph

37
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An organism that consists of only one cell

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Unicellular

38
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This organelle contains digestive enzymes used to break down materials inside the cell

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Lysosomes

39
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Organelles that carry out cellular respiration

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Mitochondria

40
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This structure regulates what enters and leaves the cell

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Cell Membrane

41
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A cell that does have a true nucleus and membrane bound organelles

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Eukaryotic Cell

42
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A group of cells that work together and perform the same function

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Tissue

43
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Using energy obtained from foods for growth and repair

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Biosynthesis

44
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This membrane system is so extensive that it accounts for more than half of the total membranes of a cell

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

45
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This part receives proteins from the ribosomes and modifies them into functioning proteins.

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Golgi Apparatus

46
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The internal framework and support system that gives shape and organization to a cell

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Cytoskeleton

47
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The removal of solid wastes

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Egestion

48
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These may be found free floating in the cytoplasm or attached to the ER

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Ribosomes

49
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This theory was proposed by Schleiden , Schwann and Virchow

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The Cell Theory

50
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What is the cell theory?

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1) All organisms are made of cells.
2) All existing cells are produced by other living cells. 3) The cell is the most basic unit of life.

51
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A group of unicellular organisms that live together but have no relationship to one another

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Colonial Organisms

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