cells Flashcards

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animal cell

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nucleus, cell membrane, ribosomes, cytoplasm, mitochondria, vacuole

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plant cell

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chloroplasts, nucleus, vacuole, ribosomes, cell wall, cell membrane, mitochondria

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cells

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the smallest units from which all organisms are made of

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unicellular

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made of one single cell

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multicellular

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made of many cells

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electron micrograph

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an image taken with and electro miscroscope, these can magnify up to 500,000 times

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cell membrane

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thin layer of protein and fat
surrounds cytoplasm
contorls what enters the cell
partially permeable

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cell wall

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a layer of cellulose that surrounds the cell membrane
protects and supports the cell
fully permeable

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cytoplasm

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clear jelly material that fills the cell
70% of water
has substance dissolved in it
metabolic reaction takes place

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vacuole

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a fluid filled sack inside a cell wiht its own cell membrane around it

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nucleus

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stores genetic information in form of chromosomes made of DNA

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chlorophyll

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contains green pigment
absorbs energy from sunlight to create food for the plant
contain starch grains

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mitochondria

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where aerobic respiration takes place

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ribosomes

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found in almost all plant and animal cells
where cell makes protein using DNA info

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Magnification equation

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size of image / actual size of object

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16
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bacteria
structure

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unicellular
cell wall made of peptidoglycan
plasmids
circular DNA
cell membrane
cytoplasm
ribosomes

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what do bacteria not have

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mitochondria, vacuole, chloroplasts, nucleus

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cell wall in bacteria

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made of peptidoglycan
stops cell from bursting

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prokaryotic cells

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“cells before nucleus”
bacteria
have a circle of DNA sometimes called bacterial chromosomes
instruct

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plasmids

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prokaryotic cells have sometimes 1 or more smaller circles of DNA called plasmids

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flagella

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some have a long hair- like structures that rotates to help move bacterias around

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specialised cells

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cells that have a particular function to perform and have slightly different adaptations to help them do it effectively

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cell division

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cells divide to create new cells
this is true for animal, plant and bacteria cells

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ciliated cell

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found in the lining of the trachea bronchi
cilia help move mucus upwards

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neuron cell

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found in the nervous system
conduct electrical impulses

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red blood cell

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found in the blood of mammals
transports oxygen

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sperm cell

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found in testes of mammals
its the male gamete of sexual reproduction

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egg cell

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found in ovaries of mammals
the female gamete of sexual reproduction

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root hair cell

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near tips of the roots of flowering plants
absorbtion of water and mineral ions

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palisade mesophyll cell

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in leaves of flowering plants
photosythesis

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tissues

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group of cells that perform the same job form tissues

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organ

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group of different tissues that carry out a particular function