Cell Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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the life process

A

what all living things have

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2
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life process cellular respiration

A

Getting energy from food

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3
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life process excretion

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Getting rid of waste

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4
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life process reproduction

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Making more living things of the same type

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5
Q

life processes synthesis

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turning food to materials the body uses

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6
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life process nutrition

A

taking food and using it to help the body

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7
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life process transport

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moving the energy created from food across the body

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8
Q

life process growth

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becoming biger

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9
Q

prokaryote

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a single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

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10
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eukaryotic

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any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus

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11
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Cell wall

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a wall that surrounds most cells

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12
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DNA

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the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms

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13
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RNA

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something that creates protein via translation

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14
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Ribosomes

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Syntheses protein

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15
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Flagellum

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a part of the cell that helps it move

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16
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Plasma Membrane

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protects the cell and regulates what comes in and out of it.

17
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Capsule

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helps the cell cling to each other, to various surfaces, and also helps prevent the cell from drying out.

18
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cyptoplasm

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the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell

19
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nucleus

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a cell part that stores DNA

20
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mitochondria

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something that takes food and converts it to waste and energy

21
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vacuole

22
Q

chloropast

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gives energy to plants from the sun

23
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lysosomes

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a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes

24
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cell

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basic unit of structure and function of all living things

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tissue
group of cells of the same kind that performs the same function
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organ
structure composed of two or more types of tissue that perform specific tasks. In humans, some of them are the brain, stomach, kidney, and liver.
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organ system
a biological system consisting of a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions
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organism
any organic, living system that functions as an individual entity that is composed of cells
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abiotic
nonliving things within an ecosystem;
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biotic
living things within an ecosystem;