Cells Flashcards

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Eukaryotic cells:

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  • Animal and plant cells

* complex

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Prokaryotic cells:

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  • bacteria cells

* smaller and simpler

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Nucleus

Plant and Animal Cells

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  • contains genetic material

* controls activities of the cell

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Cytoplasm

Plant, Animal and Bacterial Cells

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  • where the chemical reactions take place

* contains enzymes that control reactions

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Cell membrane

Plant, Animal and Bacterial Cells

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  • holds the cell together

* controls what goes in and out

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Mitochondria

Plant and Animal Cells

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  • reactions for respiration take place

* respiration transfers energy for the cell so it can work

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Ribosomes

Plant, Animal and Bacterial Cells

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• involves in translation of genetic material in the synthesis of proteins

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Cell wall

Animal, Plant and Bacterial Cells

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  • made of cellulose

* supports the cell and strengthens it

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Vacuole

Plant Cells

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  • contains cell sap

* maintains internal pressure to support the cell

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Chloroplasts

Plant Cells

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  • where photosynthesis occurs
  • makes food for the plants
  • contains chlorophyll
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Chromosomal DNA

Bacterial Cells

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  • controls the cell’s activities and replication

* floats free in the cytoplasm

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Plasmid DNA

Bacterial Cells

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  • small loops of extra DNA

* contains genes for drug resistance and can be passed between bacteria

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Flagellum

Bacterial Cells

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  • long hair like structure
  • rotates to make bacterium move
  • moves bacteria away from harmful substances (e.g. toxins) and towards beneficial things (e.g. nutrients and oxygen)
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