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1
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Lack a nucleus and other organelles( bacteria)

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Prokaryotic Cells

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Contain a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles( plants, animals, fungi, protists)

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Eukaryotic Cells

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Must permit the movement of substances into and out of the cell while also restricting movement

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Selectively permeable

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4
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transportation of membranes that doesn’t require energy

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Passive transport

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5
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transportation of substances in/out of the cell against the concentration gradient that requires a carrier and must use energy

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Active transport

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the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane( cell membrane}

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Osmosis

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7
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water loving

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Hydrophilic

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8
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water fearing

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Hydrophobic

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contains the genetic info ( DNA) of the cell and controls activity of the cell

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Nucleus

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10
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“powerhouse” of the cell and is the site of cellular respiration

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Mitochondria

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11
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make up most of the bodys cells

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Somatic Cells

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12
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Only sperm and egg cells (sex cells)

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Germ cells

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13
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the nucleus inside the cell divides

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Nuclear division

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14
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the process of cell division to generate new cells

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Cellular reproduction

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15
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2 chromosomes

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Diploid

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1 chromosome

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Haploid

17
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process of nuclear division during which duplicated chromosomes are distributed into two daughter cells (generates diploid cells)

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Mitosis

18
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nuclear division process that reduces the chromosome by half. Occurs only in certain reproduction organs. (generates haploid cells)

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Meiosis

19
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The building block of DNA

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Nucleotides

20
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Processes by which a cell identifies and corrects damage to theDNA

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DNA Repair

21
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Unwinds DNA to allow for a replication fork to form

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Helicase

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Makes RNA primer that marks the starting point of the new DNA

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Primase

23
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Binds to RNA primer and makes new strand

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Polymerase

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Removes RNA primers from both strands of DNA

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Exonuclease

25
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Seals up the fragments of DNA to make a continuous strand

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Ligase

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The study of life

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Biology

27
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a group in the experiment which a variable is not being tested

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Control Group

28
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aren’t affected by any other variable (sex, age, blood pressure)

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Independent Variable

29
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Influenced by other variables (heart attack caused by age, sex, or blood pressure)

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Dependent variables

30
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Study of natural world

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Science

31
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A process used to acquire knowledge

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Scientific Method

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