Cells Vocabulary Flashcards

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Microscope

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Instrument used to make small things look bigger

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2
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Cell

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The smallest unit of a living thing that can remain alive; the building blocks of a living thing

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3
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Organelle

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Smaller, specialised structure within a cell

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4
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Nucleus

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Large, dark component in a cell which controls what it does; contains DNA

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5
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Cell Membrane (2)

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Thin layer that surrounding a cell; chooses what goes in cell and out

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6
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Cytosol

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Jelly like fluid that fills a cell

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7
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Cytoplasm

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The cystol and all the organelles in it

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8
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Mitochondrian

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Organelle which carries out cellular respiration to provide energy for cell

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9
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Ribosome

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Tiny organelle which makes proteins

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10
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Vacuole

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Organelle that may store food, water or wastes

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11
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Aerobic cellular respiration

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oxygen and glucose are turned into water, carbon dioxide and energy

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12
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Unicellular organism

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A living thing made up of only one cell

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13
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Multicellular organism

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A living thing made up of many cells

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14
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Tissue

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A group of identical cells which perform the same function

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15
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Organ

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A group of tissues that work together to complete a common task

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16
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Organ system

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A group of organs that work together to achieve a common purpose