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| Is the smallest unit that can perform al the proesses necessary for life |
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| Is a protective layer that covers the cell`s surface and acts as a barrier. It separates the cell`s contents from its environment. |
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| Is one of the small bodies in a cell`s cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function. |
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| In a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-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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| Is an organism made up of cell that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrene; eukaryotes include animals, plants, and fungi BUT NOT archaea or bacteria |
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Is an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.
Three types of archaea
- Heat-loving
- Salt-loving
- Methane-making
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- All organisms ar made of one or more cells
- The cell is the basic unit of all living things
- All cells came from existing cells
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- Cells without a nucleus are (prokaryotisc)
- Cells with a nucleus are ( eukaryotic)
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| DESCRIBE HOW BACTERIA ARE DIFFERENT FROM ARCHAEA. |
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- Bacteria and archaea have a different Ribosomal, Archaea have three and Bacteria have one
- They have a different cell walls structure and membrane lipid composition.
- Archaea they can live in places where no other organisms could live, and Bacteria can live almost everywhere.
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| Are tiny, round organelles made of protein an other material. |
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| Is a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell |
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| ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER) |
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| Is a system of membranes that is found in a cell`s cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids |
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| Is the organelle in which sugar is broken down to produce energy, is the main power source of a cell and are covered by two membranes. |
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| The cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell |
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| Is a small cavity or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell |
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| Are organelles that contain digestive enzymes, they destroy worm-out or damaged organelles to get rid of waste materials, and protect the cell from foreign invaders. |
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| A vesicle found in plant and fungal cells which act like lysosomes. They store digestive enzymes and aid in digestion within the cell |
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| Th fluid and almost all of the contents inside a cell. |
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| DNA (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID) |
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| The genetic material that carries information needed to make new cells and new organisms. DNA is passed on from parent cells to new cells ad controls the activities of a cell. |
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| A complex sugar which makes up plants and algae cel walls. |
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| Which include fats and cholesterol, are a group of compounds that do not dissolve in water. The are "Water fearing" or hydrophobic |
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| Is a lipid that contains phosphorus. Lipid ends of phospholipids form the inner part of the membrane. |
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| Containing ends phospholipids are "water loving" hydrophilic. These ends form the outer part of the membrane. |
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| A web of proteins in the cytoplasm acting a both a muscle and a skeleton. It keeps the cell`s membranes from collapsing and helps some cells move. |
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| A dark area found on the nucleus of many cells where a cell begins to make its ribosomes. |
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| ATP ( ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE) |
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| Substance which stores the energy released by mitochondria. The cell then uses ATP to do work |
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| Are organelles in plant and algae cells in which photosynthesis takes place. They have 2 membrames and their own DNA. |
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| Is the process by which plants and algae use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugar and oxygen. |
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WHAT IS THE REASON CHLOROPLASTS ARE GREEN? |
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| Because they contain chlorophyll, a green pigment |
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| WHAT IS TH BENEFITS OF BEING MULTICELLULAR? |
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- Larger Size Many multicellular organisms are small. But they are usually larger than single-celled organisms. Larger organisms ar prey for fewer predators.
- Longer Life The life span of a multicellular oganism is not limited to the life span of any single cell.
- Specialization Each type of cell hs a particular job specializatio makes the organism more efficient.
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| A group of cells that work together to perform a specific job. The material around and between the cells is also part of the tissue. |
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| A structure that is made up of two or more tissues working together to perform a specific function. |
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| A group of organs working together to perform a particular function. |
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| LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING THINGS |
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- Cells
- Tissue
- Organ
- Organ Systems
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| Anything that can perform life processes by itself. |
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| Is the arrangement of parts in an organism. |
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| The special, normal, or proper activity of an organ or part. |
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