Intro To Cells

Question 1

Cells

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Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

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Microscope

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An instrument that makes small objects larger

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Cell theory

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A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things

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Cell wall

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A rigid layer the surrounds plant cells

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Cell membrane

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Controls which substances pass into and out of a cell

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Nucleus

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Acts as a cells control center

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Organelles

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Carry out specific functions within a cell

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Ribosomes

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Small grain shaped organelles that produces proteins

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Cytoplasm

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Fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus.

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Mitochondria

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Convert energy stored in food to energy the cell can live and function

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Is an organelle with a network of membranes that produces many substances

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Golgi apparatus

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Receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, packages them and distributes them to other parts of the cell or to the outside of the cell

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Vacuole

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Stores water, food, or other materials needed by the cell

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Chloroplast

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Captures energy from sunlight and changes it, to a form of energy cells can use in making food

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Iysosomes

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Contain substances that break down large food particles into smaller ones

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Multicellular

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Made of many cells

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Unicellular

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A single called organism

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells that work together to preform a specific function

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Organ

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Made of different kinds of tissues that function together

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Organ system

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A group of organs that work together to preform a major function