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heredity material that controls all of the activity of a cell contains blue prints to make new cells and proteins

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dna

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system responsible for providing shape and support for the body, protection for the internal organs, and production of blood cells.

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skeletal system

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soft, flexible tissue found at the ends of bones, ears, nose, and other areas of the body.

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cartilage

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provide support and shape, provide place for attachment of muscle, and to produce blood cells

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functions of bones

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a place where two or more bones meet

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joints

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muscles that you consciously think about using in order to get them to work - the skeletal muscles are these

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voluntary muscles

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type of fat molecule that forms much of a cells membrane

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phospholipids

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special vesicle that contains enzymes, which destroy intruders and old broken parts

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lysosomes

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covering that contain a cells DNA special vesicle that contains enzymes which destroy intruders and old broken parts

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nuclear membrane

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little factories inside cells that make proteins out of amino acids

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ribosomes

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type of cell that has a nucleus, organelles, and linear DNA

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bacteria

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type of cell that has a nucleus,organelles and linear DNA

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eukaryotic

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type of cell with no nucleus, no membrane covered organelles and circular DNA , known as bacteria

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prokaryotic

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membrane covered organelle that hold the cells DNA

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nucleus

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fluid inside of a cell

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cytoplasm

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chamber in plants that holds water and other liquids

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vacuole

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cellular “fed ex” delivery system

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golgi complex/bodies

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contain chlorophyll, enables plants to capture energy from the sun

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chloroplast

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bean shaped power plant of the cell

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mitochondria

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membrane covered compartment that makes lipids and other materials the cell needs, also breaks down chemicals called the ER

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endoplasmic reticulum

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two, or more tissues working together to perform a specific

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organ

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organs that work together in groups to perform particular jobs. ex. digestive system and nervous system

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organ system

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anything that can live on its own

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organism

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barrier between the inside of a cell and the cells environment. allows food to get in and waste to get out.

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cell membrane

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a single cell living on it’s own

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unicellular

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structure that enables a cell to live, grow, and reproduce

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organelles

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an organism that can only exist as a group of cells and can only survive if they remain together

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multicelluar

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provides strength and support to the cell membrane or plants

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cell wall

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group of cells that work together in the body to perform a specific job or function

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tissue

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muscle found in many internal organs, including the digestive system and blood vessels. These muscles are involuntary

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smooth muscles

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muscle found in the heart, these muscles are involuntary

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cardiac muscles

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muscles that make our bones move, they make our bones by getting contracting and pulling on the bones. these muscles are voluntary

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skeletal muscles

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the system responsible for providing movement in our body. movement occurs by the muscles getting shorter (contracting) and relaxing

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muscular system

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bones “glide” past each out ; we have them in our wrists and feet

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gliding joint

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one bone moves like a door swinging on its hinges. ex. include the elbow joint and the knee joint

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hinge joint

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a bone rotates or “pivots” around another ; we have pivot joints in our arms, and at the base of our skull

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pivot joint

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very mobile, the end of one bone is shaped like a cup, the “ball” sits in the ‘“cup” and is able to rotate, ex. include the hip joint & shoulder joint

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ball and socket joint

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muscles that you do not have to think about using - smooth and cardiac muscle are this type

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involuntary muscles

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made of minerals such as calcium, they move when skeletal muscle attached to them contract or gets shorter, and larger ones produce blood cells in the marrow

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bones

40
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connects bones to muscles

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tendon

41
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a band of tissue that connect bone to bone

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legaments

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