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cells and their functions Flashcards

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Vacuole

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stores water and minerals in plant cells

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chromosomes

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genetic material inside nucleus

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cytoplasm

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jelly-like substance inside the cell

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mitochondria

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make ATP (energy)

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cell wall

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protects and supports plant cells

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nucleolus

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makes the ribosomes

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lysosome

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digests old, damaged cells and bacteria

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ribosomes

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site of protein synthesis

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endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

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transport system within the cell

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Prokaryote

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a cell with no organelles or nucleus

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Golgi apparatus

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packages proteins and other substances

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cell membranes

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regulates what enters or leaves the cell

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chloroplast

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site of photosynthesis

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eukaryotes

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cells with organelles and a nucleus

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nucleus

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control center of the cell

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16
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what are two groups of cells

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prokaryote & eukaryote

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Hooke (contribution)

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Made the first compound light microscope

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Leeuwenhoek (contribution)

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discovered microscopic organisms & saw the first living cell

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Robert Brown (contribution)

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saw a dense object inside the cell and named it the nucleus

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Mathias Schleiden (contribution)

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Said plants are made of cells

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Theodor Schwann (contribution)

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looked at animal parts and said animals are made of cells

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Rudolf Virchow (contribution)

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Physician & biologist

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3 parts to the cell theory and when it was developed

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1) All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
2) The cell is the basic unit of life
3) All cells arise from pre- existing cells
1830-39

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what are the small parts of the cell that preform specific functions called

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organelles

25
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where could you find archaebacteria

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extreme heat environments

26
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what type of organisms are made of prokaryotic cells

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bacteria and archae

27
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me one type of eubacteria

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bacillus

28
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what controls what enters or leaves a cell

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cell membrane

29
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define selectively (semi) permeable

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chooses what passes through based on specific criteria

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