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Cellular Parts Flashcards

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1
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Bacteria and Archaebacteria is under ______.

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Prokaryotic

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2
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Protist, fungi, plant, animal is under_____.

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Eukaryotic cells

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3
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Do not contain a nucleus.
Have their DNA located in a region called the nucleoid.

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Prokaryotic cells

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4
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Contain a true nucleus.

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Eukaryotic cells

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5
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Dietary energy; storage; plant structure.

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Carbohydrates

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6
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Information storage genetic make-up.

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Nucleic acids

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7
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Enzymes, structure, storage, contractions, transport, etc.

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Proteins

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8
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Long-term energy storage (fats); hormones (steroids); hydrophobic, non-polar (No charge)

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Lipids

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9
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Functions as a selective barrier (semipermeable)

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Plasma membrane

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10
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Control the passage of nutrients and waste.

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Plasma membrane

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11
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Boundary between the inside of the cell and it’s external environment.

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Plasma membrane

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12
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Jelly-like living substance of the cell is called______.

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Protoplasm/cytoplasm

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13
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Typically, it is translucent, grayish and slimy, where organelles located______.

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Cytoplasm/proplasm

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14
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Cellular part that is Composed of water, salts, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and other chemicals.

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Cytoplasm/protoplasm

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15
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Genetic Library of the Cell

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Nucleus

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16
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Control center of the cell.

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Nucleus

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17
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A cellular part that is the largest and one of the most conspicuous structural area.

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Nucleus

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18
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Contains most of the genes DNA in the eukaryotic cell_______.

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Nucleus

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19
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It plays the central role in cellular reproduction and in conjunction with the environment, in determining what sort of differentiation a cell undergo and what form it will exhibit at maturity.

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Nucleus

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20
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Protein factories in the cell

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Ribosomes

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21
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Carry out protein synthesis.

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Ribosomes

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22
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Biosynthetic factory

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Endoplasmic reticulum

23
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Is continuous with the nuclear envelope.

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Endoplasmic reticulum

24
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Folded membranes that serves as channels through which materials are transported in the cell.

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Endoplasmic reticulum

25
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Shipping and Receiving Center of the cell.

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Golgi Apparatus

26
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Manufacture, process, and package of certain macromolecules.

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Golgi Apparatus

27
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Packaging factories of the cell.

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Golgi Apparatus

28
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Chemical Energy conversion of the cell.

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Mitochondria

29
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Powerhouse of the cell.

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Mitochondria

30
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Converts food molecules into energy (ATP) through Cellular Respiration.

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Mitochondria

31
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_________is the process that releases energy from food.

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Cellular Respiration

32
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ATP stands for_____

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Adenosine Triphosphate

33
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Is the energy currency of the cell.

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ATP

34
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Waste products of cellular respiration are______

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Water and Carbon dioxide gas

35
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Garbage collector of the cell and Digestive compartments of the cell.

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Lysosomes

36
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Is a membranous sac of strong hydrolytic enzymes.

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Lysosomes

37
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Digest bacteria, other foreign substances and worn out cell parts.

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Lysosomes

38
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Capture of light energy of the cell.

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Chloroplast

39
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Contain chlorophyll (green pigment)

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Chloroplast

40
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Found only in plants (green pigment)

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Chloroplast

41
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Are the sites of photosynthesis.

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Chloroplast

42
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The entire process of capturing light energy to produce food - energy rich organic molecules ( plants, algae, and other chlorophyll -bearing organism) from carbon dioxide.

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Photosynthesis

43
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Needed materials: Sunlight, Water, Carbon dioxide and it’s waste product is oxygen.
End Product: sugar (Glucose)

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Photosynthesis

44
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Located outside the cell membrane, protective layer of the cell.

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Cell wall

45
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Plant cell wall is made up of_____.

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Cellulose

46
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Fungal cell wall is made up of_____.

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Chitin

47
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Are found in plants. Holds reserves of important organic compounds and water. Can take up to 30-90% of cells volume.

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Central vacuoles

48
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Mechanical support, network of fibers.

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Cytoskeleton

49
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Are the thin structures essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes in cell shape.

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Microfilaments

50
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Short Hair-like structure

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Cillia

51
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Long whip-like structure

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Flagella/flagellum

52
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Contains 1 or 2 centriole which are small dark bodies located above the nucleus. They play an important role in organizing the spindle during cell division.

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Centrosome

53
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Are membrane-enclosed cavities filled with either fluid or granular material.

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Vacuoles.

54
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Some vacuoles expels excess water and wastes from cell which are called ____.

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Contractile vacuoles

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