desc. of vocab cells and systems Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 6 characteristics of living things?
A
- need energy
- respond and adapt to their environment
- reproduce
- grow
- produce waste
- all living things are made up of cells
2
Q
what are the 2 types of cells?
A
plant cells and animal cells
3
Q
cell membrane
A
- like skin covering the body
- surrounds and protects contents of the cell
- helps control movement in and out of cell
4
Q
cytoplasm
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- big and jellylike
- like blood flowing through your body
- constantly moves
- distributes materials like O
5
Q
vacuoles
A
- inside cytoplasm
- stores food and wastes
- surrounded by membrane
6
Q
cell wall
A
- only in plants or fungi or unicellar organisms
-much thicker and rigid then cell membranes - provide support and made mostly of cellulose
7
Q
nucleus
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- large dark and round most easily seen
- controls cell activities
- contains chromosomes
- nuclear membrane
8
Q
what are the 2 main parts of a plant?
A
root and shoot
9
Q
what does the root do?
A
- anchors plant to the ground
- absorbs water and nutrients
- plays a part for the growth of plant
10
Q
what are the 4 parts in the shoot?
A
flowers- reproduction
leaves- has stomata which gives plant air
stem- carries food and nutrients to diff parts; stalk of plant
fruit- help reproducde
11
Q
Golgi Apparatus
A
packages and sort materials
12
Q
Ribosomes
A
“chef”; makes protein
13
Q
Mitochondria
A
Powerhouse of the cell; makes ATP energy to power the cell
14
Q
Endoplasmic Reticulum (R)
A
Carries protein from one part to another of the cell
15
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Nucleolus
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makes ribosomes
