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ORGANIZATION Flashcards

1
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What type of cells are bacteria?

A

Prokaryotes

They DO NOT have membrane bound organelles.

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What do bacteria have?

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Cell Membranes, Cell Walls, DNA, Ribosomes

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3
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What are the two types of eukaryotic cells?

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Animal Cell and Plant Cell

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What are organelles?

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Specialized structures in cells that perform important cellular functions.

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5
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What is nutrition in life functions?

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To take in food

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What is transport in life functions?

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To move materials

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7
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What is cell respiration in life functions?

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Make Energy: ATP

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What is excretion in life functions?

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To get rid of waste

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What is synthesis in life functions?

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To build, to make

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What is regulation in life functions?

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To control

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What is growth in life functions?

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To increase in size

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What is reproduction in life functions?

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To make offspring

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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Barrier to protect the cell and controls what comes in and out.

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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Provides support and protection for the cell and allows materials in and out of the cell.

FOUND IN PLANT CELLS.

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What is the function of mitochondria?

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Makes energy or ATP from food and oxygen.

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16
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What is the function of cytoplasm?

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To protect and support the organelles within the cell.

17
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What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?

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Transportation route of cell.

2 Types: Rough ER (has ribosomes) & Smooth ER

18
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What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?

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Labels and packages the proteins, gives them a direction to follow.

19
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What do ribosomes do?

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They FORM proteins.

20
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What is the function of vacuoles?

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Store materials such as water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates.

MANY SMALL ONES IN ANIMAL CELLS, AND ONE BIG ONE IN PLANT CELLS.

21
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What is the function of chloroplasts?

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Use energy from sunlight to make energy-rich food molecules in a process known as PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

FOUND IN PLANT CELLS!

22
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What is the function of centrioles?

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Involved in animal cell division.

FOUND ONLY IN ANIMAL CELLS.

23
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What is the function of the nucleus?

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Controls most cell processes and contains the hereditary information - DNA.

24
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What is the function of lysosomes?

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Contain enzymes that can break down nutrients and dead organelles.

25
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What are cilia and flagella?

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Made of protein and help with the movement of individual cells.

26
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What do plant and animal cells have in common?

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Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Ribosome, Mitochondria, Lysosomes, Vacuole

27
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What is a unique feature of animal cells?

A

Centriole

28
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What is a unique feature of plant cells?

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Cell Wall and Chloroplast

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