1.1 Flashcards

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in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and have DNA and cytoplasm

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cell

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a phospholipid layer that covers a cells surface; acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cells government

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cell membrance

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one of the small bodies in a cells cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function

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organelle

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an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus

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prokaryote

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in a eukaryotic cell, a membrance-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction

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nucleus

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an organism made up of cells that have nucleus enclosed by a membrance; eukaryotes include animals, plants, and fungi, but not archaebacteria

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eukaryote

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7
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many cells

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multicellular

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8
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three types of archaebactreia

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heat-loving, salt-loving, methane-making

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9
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little animals

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animalcules

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10
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fluid and almost all of its content are called

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cytoplasm

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genetic material that carries info needed to make cells and new organisms

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DNA

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12
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cells w/ no nucleus

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prokaryotic

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13
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cells w/ nucleus

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eukaryotic

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14
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prokaryotic classified in to two groups

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eubacteria & archaebacteria

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15
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tiny, round organelles

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ribosomes

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16
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live in places where conditions are extreme

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extremophiles