Characteristics of living things Flashcards

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Nucleus function?

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Control cell activities and it is important for cell division

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cytoplasm function?

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Suspend organelles, and is a place where cell activity takes place.

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Cell membrane function?

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Protective barrier for the cell and lets some substances to pass because it is partially permeable

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Mitochondria function?

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Produces energy / ATP

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Ribosome function?

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Produces protein

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum function?

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Assemble and modify protein from ribosomes

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum function?

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Synthesises substances such as fats and

steroids. Detoxifies harmful materials.

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Golgi apparatus function?

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Chemically modifies substances made by the ER.

Stores modified substances in vesicles to be excreted out the cell

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Central vacuole function?

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contains cell sap

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Chloroplast function?

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Performs photosynthesis

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Lysosome function?

A

Break down waste materials and cellular debris

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Are prokaryotic cells multi or unicellular?

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Unicellular

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Where is the genetic material in the prokaryote located?

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Cytoplasm

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What organelles to prokaryotes have?

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Ribosome only. no membrane bound organelles

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Do prokaryotes have nucleus?

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Nah

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