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Ciliated cells

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Clears airways

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Nerve cell

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Transmits nervous stimuli

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Sperm cells

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Fertilises the egg
Small has tail
Lots of mitochondria

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Egg cell

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Fertilisation
Large and bulky
Genetic info

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Red blood cell

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Transports oxygen

Contains haemoglobin which binds to oxygen

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White blood cell

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Destroys pathogens

Some produce antibodies

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Muscle cell

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Contraction

Long flexible

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Fat cell

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Store fat source of energy

Can expand

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Skin cell

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Protection & heat regulation

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Palisade cell

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Photosynthesis

Chloroplasts

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Root hair cell

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Uptake of water minerals

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Guard cells

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Control opening of stomata

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Specialised cell

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A cell that is adapted for a particular use

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Nucleus

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Stores genetic information

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Cytoplasm

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Liquid gel where most chemical reactions occur

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Cell membrane

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Semi permeable

Controls movement of material in and out of cells

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Cell wall

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Support+ protection of plant cell

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Mitochondria

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Powerhouse of cell

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Ribosomes

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Production of proteins

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Chloroplasts

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Use energy to make food by photosynthesis

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Vacuole

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Stores food water and waste in plants

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Lysosomes

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Type of vacuole that breaks down old cell parts and large molecules

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ER

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Transport of chemicals and proteins within cells

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Golgi

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Modifies proteins to make them functional

Transports proteins within cells

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Organ

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Collection of tissues that perform a specific function with an organism
Eg. Heart

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Organism

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A living being

Eg. Monkey

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Organelle

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A functional structure within a cell

Eg. Mitochondria

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Organ system

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Collection of organs that perform a specific function within an organism
Eg. Digestive system

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Tissue

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Collection of connected cells that perform a similar function in an organism
Eg. Skin

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Cell

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The structural unit of an organism, may exist as independent life
Eg. Animal cell

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