Cells Flashcards

...Cells...

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Cell

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The smallest unit that can perform all life processes.

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Nucleus

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a membrane bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA.

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Cytoplasm

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the material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus.

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Cell membrane

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acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cells’s environment.

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5
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Cell wall

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a rigid structure that surrounds the rain.

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Mitochondria / Mitochondrion

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the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes.

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Chloroplast

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.a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.

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Golgi complex

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cell organelle that helps make and package materials to go out of the cell.

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9
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Endoplasmic reticulum

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a system of membranes that is found in cell’s cytoplasm..

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10
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Ribosome

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.a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein.

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Lysosome

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a cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes.

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Vacuole

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.a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid.

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Organelle

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.one of the small bodies in the cell’s cytoplasm

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Prokaryote

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A prokaryote is a unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle..

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Eukaryote

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Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within membranes, unlike prokaryotes..

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Tissue

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.any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.

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Organ

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a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans.

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Organ system

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.A biological system is a complex network of biologically relevant entities. As biological organization spans several scales

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Organism

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.the material structure of an individual life form.

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Structure

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construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to..