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Building blocks of ALL living things

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Cells

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What do cells help maintain

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Homeostasis

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Another name for Homeostasis

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Stable Internal Environment

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Cells are where all what take place

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Metabolic Reactions

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“Mini organisms” with specialized internal structures

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Organelles

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Name two things only in plant cells

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1)Cell Wall

2)Chloroplasts

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Functions for cell walls

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1) Defense/protection for the cell

2) Structure/Maintain Shape

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What is usually the shape of a plant cell

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Rectangle

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Where is the cell wall located

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Around the cell

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What pigment does chloroplast contain

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Chlorophyll

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What is Chloroplasts the site of

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Photosynthesis

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What are the reactants to photosynthesis

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U.V. Lights

H2O

CO2

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What are the Products of Photosynthesis

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C6H12O6

O2

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Allows materials in and out of cells

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Cell Membrane

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True or False: Cell Membranes are semi-permeable

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True

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True or False: Cell Membranes are in all cells

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True

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What makes up Cell Membranes

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Phospholipid bi-layer

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What does a phospholipid bi-layer determine in a cell membrane

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Controls what and how much of a substance is allowed in and out also it helps maintain homeostasis

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What is the control center for metabolism and reproduction

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Nucleus

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Hereditary material

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DNA (DeoxyriboNucleicAcid)

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Outside double layer of the nucleus

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Nuclear Envolope/Enoplasmic Reticulum

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How DNA is found in the nucleus

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Chromatin

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When the cell is reproducing, the chromatin does what

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Condenses

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When DNA condenses (gets tighter and more compact) it forms an x-like structure called

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A Chromosome

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How many pairs of chromosomes are there in the human body
23 pairs and 46 individually
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Watery material (90% water) inside EVERY cell
Cytoplasm
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Site of Protein synthesis or where proteins are made
Ribosomes
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Ribosomes make strands of amino acids become bonded with…
Peptide Bonds
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Amino Acids go into a factory (ribosomes) and what comes out
Peptide bonds
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Peptide bonds “fold” into…
A protein
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Produces ATP (energy)
Mitochondria
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How do Mitochondria’s produce energy
Through Cellular Respiration
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Reactants of Cellular Respiration
O2 C6H12O6 (glucose)
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Products of Cellular Respiration
ATP H2O CO2
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The organelle that the reactants of Cellular Respiration go through
Mitochondria
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The organelle that the reactants of Cellular Respiration go through
Mitochondria
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What is the organelle that the reactants of photosynthesis go through
Chloroplast
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Circular movement of cytoplasm within a cell
Cyclosis Movement
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Inner membrane is highly folded to increase
Surface Area (more room for the reaction)
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What is involved in cell division
Centrioles
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What is the cell division
Mitosis
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Things used for movement in single celled organisms
Cilia movement Flagella movement
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What is the cilia movement
Hair like structures Ex. Paramecium
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What is flagella movement
Tail-like structure Ex. Sperm/Euglena
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Storage of food, water, and waste
Vacuoles
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Where are vacuoles found in
They are found in unicellular organisms to get rid of excess water Also found in Eukaryotic cells (animal cells)
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What is a Vacuoles primary function
Being a source of storage of food, water, waste
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How many ways are there to maintain homeostasis in a cell
3
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A difference in concentration
Gradient
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Movement from where there is a lot to a little
Diffusion
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Same amount of stuff on both sides
Equilibrium
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Transport where no energy is required
Passive transport
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What is passive transport
High concentration to low concentration
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Diffusion occurs because molecules are…
Not at homeostasis or not at equilibrium (reaching equal numbers both inside and outside of the cell)
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Diffusion of H2O only
Osmosis
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What is an Isotonic cell in
In equilibrium
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What does hypotonic have
To much H2O outside the cell and more salt inside
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What does Hypertonic have
To much water inside and more salt out
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What transport requires energy
Active transport
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What is active transport
A little to a lot (from low to high concentration)
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Examples of Active transport
Protein channel Endocytosis (enter the cell) Exocytosis (exit the cell)
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One celled organisms
Prokaryote
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True or False: All cells have a nucleus
False, prokaryotic cells don’t have a nucleus
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Do prokaryotes have nuclei and a membrane bound organelle
No
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Example of prokaryotes
Bacteria
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Made up of multiple types of cells (with different functions)
Eukaryotes
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What type of cell is a prokaryote
Simple
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What type of cell is a Eukaryote
More complex
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Do Eukaryotes have a nucleus
Yes
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Do Eukaryotes have a nuclei and a membrane bound organelle
Yes!
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Example of Eukaryotes
Us, dogs, plants, fungi
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Have many cells- cells are specialized and cannot live on their own
Multicellular organism
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Cells with specific jobs
Differentiated cells
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Tiny organs that make up cells
Organelle
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Groups of cell that perform the same function
Tissue
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A group of tissues that work together to perform a certain function
Organ
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A group of organs that work together
Organ system
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A group of organ systems that work together
Organism
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Where are ribosomes produced
In the Nucleus
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What synthesizes proteins
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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Genetic information is stored in what cell
Nucleus

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