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Unit 4 - Cells Vocab Flashcards

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Cell

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The basic unit of life

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Unicellular

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Made of only one cell

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Multicellular

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Made of many cells

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Prokaryotic Cells

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Simple organisms without a nucleus

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Eukaryotic cells

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Cells that contain a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

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Membrane bound

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Organelle is surrounded by/contained in a membrane

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Autotroph

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An organism that has the ability to make its own food

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Heterotroph

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An organism that must obtain its food from another source

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Total magnification

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The total calculation of zoom on a microscope (ocular x objective)

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Ocular lens

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The eyepiece on a microscope, has a power of 10x magnification

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Objective Lens

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The rotating power objective lens on a microscope (4x, 10x, 40x)

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Organelle

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A tiny part of a cell that carries out a specific function

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Ribosomes

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An organelle that synthesizes proteins

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Cytoplasm

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Jelly-like substance that fills the cell and protects the organelles; site of cellular respiration

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Cell membrane

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Boundary that surrounds all cells and determines what enters and exits

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DNA/RNA

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Nucleic acids that contain directions for making proteins and are found in the nucleus

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Nucleus

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Helps control cell activities and is known as the brain

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Mitochondria

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Produces energy for cells, site of cellular respiration

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Vacuole

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Membrane-bound sac that stores food, water, and waste (larger in plant cells)

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Lysosome

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Enzyme containing organelle that breaks down old cell parts

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Centrioles

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An organelle found in animal cells that contains spindle fibers for cellular reproduction

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Cell Wall

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Rigid structure made of cellulose used to support and protect plants and prokaryotic cells

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Chloroplast

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Produces food for plant cells; the site of photosynthesis

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Cellulose

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A polysaccharide that plants use to build cell walls for support

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Specialization

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Once a cell has a structure it can use to carry out a specific function/job

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Differentiation

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Genes are turned on and off to give a cell a unique structure

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Activation

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Genes in a cell are turned on and off to allow for unique structure and functions

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Stem cell

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An undifferentiated and unspecialized cell that can turn into any type of cell

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Structure

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The shape

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Function

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The job

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Cell signaling

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Allows cells to respond to their environment and communicate with other cells based on chemical and protein signals

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