The Cell Flashcards

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Organelle

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Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell.

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Andy

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Thompson

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Cell membrane

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A barrier that keeps big cells out of the cell

Semi permeable

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Cell wall

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Structure for plant cells , located outside the cell membrane.

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Chloroplast

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Site of photosynthesis

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Chlorophyll

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Principle pigments of plants and other photosynthetic organism ; captures light energy

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6
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Cytoplasm

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Material inside the cell membrane - not including the nucleus.

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Mitochondria

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Site of cellular respiration/ metabolism

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Nucleus

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Directs all of the cells activities

Where DNA is

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Chromatin/chromosomes/DNA

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Genetic material

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Ribosomes

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Produces proteins

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Vacuole

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Stores material(ex vacuum)

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Eukaryotic cell

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Cell that contains a nucleus

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13
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Prokaryotic cell

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Unicellular organism without a nucleus

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14
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Cell specialization

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The process in which cells develop in different ways to perform different tasks

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Diffusion

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Process by which molecules tend to move from an area of high concentration to an area where they are less concentrated

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

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Antigen

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Protein maker on cell membrane

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Cellular respiration

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Energy releasing process

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Photosynthesis

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Biochemical food making process

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ATP

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Usable but unstable form of energy