Cells: The Basic Units of Life Flashcards

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Is the smallest unit that can perform all the processes necessary for life.

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Cell

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A phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface.

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Cell Membrane

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One of the small bodies ina cell’s cytoplasm that are specialized tp perform a specific function.

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Organelle

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A membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolish, and reproduction.

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Nucleus

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An organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.

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Prokaryote

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An organism made up of cell’s that have a nucleus enclosed by a memebrane.

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Eukaryote

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A figid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell.

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Cell Wall

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Organelles that make protein.

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Ribosome

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A system of membranes that is found in cell’s cytoplasma and that assists in the production, processesing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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The cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration.

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Mitochondrion

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Cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transport out of the cell.

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Golgi Complex

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A small cavity or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell.

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Vesicle

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13
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A cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes.

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Lysosomes

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A group of similar cells that perform a coomon function.

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Tissue

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A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body.

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Organ

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A group of organs that work together to perform body functions.

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Organ System

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The arrangement of parts in an organism.

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Structure

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The special, normal, or proper activity of an organ or part.

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Function

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Anything that can carry out life processes Independently.

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Organism