Cells Flashcards

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1
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What are the five characteristics of living things

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energy, environment , reproduction, growth, wastes

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What is the basic unit of life?

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Cell

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what is the smallest level of organization to largest level of organization

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cell, tissue, organ, organ system

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Describe the Nerve cell

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Has many connections so that signals can be sent quickly to other nerve cells

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describe the muscle cell

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is flexible and stretchy

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Describe the Epithelial(skin)

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Though as they are exposed to the environment

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Describe the Blood cell

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contain hemoglobin to allow them to carry more oxygen

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Describe a Unicellular organism

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Are organisms that are made up of one cell

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Describe multicellular Organisms

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Are organisms that are made up of many cells(longer lifespan because injury to one cell isn’t going to affect organism)

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What is the function of a Cell membrane

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Selectively permeable, keeps equilibrium

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What is the function of the Cell wall

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Strengthen and supports the cells

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What is the function of the Cytoplasm

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Contains nutrients needed for cellular activities

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What is the function of the Nucleus

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Directs all cellular activities, contains DNA s porous membrane

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins or food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins o food particles

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What is the function of the Lysosome

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Digest bacteria, damaged, proteins of food particles

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What is the function of the Endoplasmic reticulum

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Sires and tubes transporting protein and fat

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What is the function of the Golgi bodies

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Stores proteins which will be secrcated for use outside of cell

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What is the function of the Vacoules

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Store nutrients and water

18
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What do animal cells have that plant cells don’t have

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Centrioles and lysosomes