week 2 Flashcards

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cell wall

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rigid outside layer of material surromding plasma ,membrane

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central vacuole

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membrane bound organelle in plant cells that functions in storage of water, enzymes, ions, proteins, pigments, and toxins provides support to cell with turgor pressure

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cytoplasm

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all parts of the cell that surrond the central nuclear or nucleiod region

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mitochondria

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organelle that carries out cellular respiration and supplies most of cell’s ATP

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5
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cellular respiration

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a process that generates energy rich molecules called adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from sugars

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Golgi apparatus

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organelle made up of flattened membrane bound compartments that modify, store, ship products of endoplasmic reticulum

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chloroplast

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a chlorophyll containning organelle where photosynthesis occurs; found only in plants and algae

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chromoplast

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plastid that contains pigments (carotenoids) giving colouration to flowers and fruits making them attractive to animals for pollution and seed dispersal respectively

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Lysosome

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small membrane bound that contains hydrolytic enzymes that digest a cells food and waste

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plastid

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family of plant organelles

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cytoskeleton

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network of protein filaments in the cytoplasm within a cell; includes microtubules, intermediate filaments and microfilaments(actin filaments)

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food vacuole

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vacuole presentn in animal like protists and some cells of multicellular animals; contains food particles engulfed by cell

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contractile vacuole

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a membrane bound organelle involved in osmoregulation in animal like protists

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chlorophyll

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green pigment

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carotenoid

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pigemnst of red, yellow, orange and dark purple

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Thylakoid membrane

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internal membranes inside the chloroplast

17
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plasmodesmata

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cytoplasmic connections helps connect adjacent cells

18
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stomata

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dumbell shaped pairs of cells regulate the opening and closing of small pores in the leaf

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striation

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layers in starch grains

20
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plasma membrane

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selectively permeable membrane that seperates a cells contents rom surronding environments and regulates passage of substances

21
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iodine potassium iodide (IKI)

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turns from brown to black in presence of starch

22
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photosynthesis

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process which uses light energy to synthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and water while releasing oxygen as by product

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rough ER

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part of ER studded with ribosomes that play key role in initial synthesis and sorts protein for export

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smooth ER

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no ribosomes synthesis of lipids that become part part of cell membrane

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pseudopodia

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temporary cellular extensions produced by amoeba and related genera which allow organisms to move and feed

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phagocytosis

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cellular process that involves engulfing food particles into the cell’s cytoplasm

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osmoregulation

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control of water and ion balance within a cell or organism

28
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vesicle

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small membrane bound organelle found in eukaryotes cell may contain vacuoles for storage