Structure Of The Cell Flashcards

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What is the function of the vacuole

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Storage unit

Stores water food and waste

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What is the function of the lysosomes

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Vacuole cleaner

Digests waste and damaged organelles

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What is the function of the nucleus

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Control center of cell

Contains DNA

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What is the function of the mitochondria

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Powerhouse of the cell

Site of cellular respiration

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What are the functions of ribosomes

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Site of protein synthesis

Translation of MRNA

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Structure of the cell membrane

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Made of phospholipid bi layer backgrounds

Carbohydrate: outside of cell membrane helps attatch to other cells and cell recognition

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What is the cell membrane

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Outer boundary of the cell

semi permeable

Made of phospholipid layer

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Difference between plant and animal cells

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Plant cell: cell wall, chloroplast, large central vacuole

Animal cell: only cell membrane, many small vacuoles, centrioles (mitosis & meiosis)

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Parts of the cell theory

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All living things are made up of cells

Cells are the basic unit of life

All cells come from pre existing cells

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