Cells Flashcards

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What is the importance of the nucleus?

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Controls the activities of the cell and holds genetic material.

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What is the importance of the cytoplasm?

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Chemical reactions are controlled and happen here.

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What is the importance of the cell membrane?

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It controls what goes in and out of the cell.

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What is the importance of the mitochondria?

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Respiration takes place here

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What is the importance of the ribosomes?

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They are where proteins are made in the cell.

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What are the five things that both an animal and plant cell have?

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  1. Nucleus
  2. Cytoplasm
  3. Cell Membrane
  4. Mitochondria
  5. Ribosomes
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What are the three things that a plant cell has but a animal cell doesn’t?

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  1. Cell wall
  2. Vacuole
  3. Chloroplasts
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What is the importance of the cell wall?

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It supports the cell and strengthens it

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What is the importance of the vacuole?

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It contains cell sap (sugar and salts)

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What is the importance of the chloroplasts?

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They’re were photosynthesis occurs and they contain a substance called chlorophyll

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What four things make up a yeast cell?

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  1. Cell wall
  2. Nucleus
  3. Cell Membrane
  4. Cytoplasm
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What is the key difference between a yeast and bacterial cell?

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The bacterial cell has no nucleus, the genetic material just floats in the cytoplasm.

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