Chapter 3: Cells Flashcards

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Cell

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Are the structural units of all living things. Building blocks of all living things.

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What are cells made up of?

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Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

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What are the three cell parts?

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Nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane.

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Where is DNA found?

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The nucleus

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What does DNA contain?

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Building instructions for building proteins. Necessary for cell reproduction.

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What are Nucleoli?

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Sites where ribosomes are assembled.

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Organelles

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The metabolic machinery of the cell. Ex- Mitochondria

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Mitochondria

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Uses Enzymes to break down food and use the energy from the food to for ATP molecules. This in turn provides energy for the cell to do its work.

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