Cells Flashcards

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Nucleus

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Contains DNA and controls cell activity

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Cytoplasm

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Where chemical reactions take place

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Cell membrane

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Holds cell together

Control what goes in and out

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4
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Mitochondria

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Where aerobic respiration occurs

Releases energy

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5
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Ribosomes

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Proteins are made for protein-synthesis

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Cell wall

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Support and stops the cell from bursting

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7
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Chloroplasts

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Contains chlorophyll to absorb sunlight

Photosynthesis

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Vacuole

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Stores sap

Supports the cells shape

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9
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What does a plant cell contain that a animal cell doesn’t?

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Cell wall

Chloroplast

Vacuole

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10
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Gametes

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Sex cells

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Sperm/egg : haploid nucleus

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Contains 1 set of chromosomes

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Sperm : acrosome

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Contains enzymes

Break the jelly coat of egg cell

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Sperm : tail

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Allows sperm to swim to the egg

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14
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Where is the Ciliates epithelial?

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  • oviduct

- airways, moving mucus away from the lungs

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Cilia

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Hair like structure

Beating to and fro

Moving fertilised egg to the womb

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