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Cells
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9th Grade
01/05/2011

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anaphase
Definition
the 3rd stage of mitosis. The sister chromatid are pulled apart by the spindle and moved to the opposite poles of the cell. They are now chromasomes.
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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
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Amino Acids
Definition
small molecules that make up proteins there are 20 diffrent amino acids
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Bening Tumours
Definition
a mass of cells that grow but stay in one place and usually does not interfere with tissue organ
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Binary Fission
Definition
a form of a sexual reproduction used by single celled organisms to produce two genetical identical daughter cells
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Binary Fission
Definition
a form of a sexual reproduction used by single celled organisms to produce two genetical identical daughter cells
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Budding
Definition
a type asexual reproduction in which the offspring begins as a small growth (called a bud) on the parent
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Fragmentation
Definition
a typ of asexual reproduction in which a small part of an animal breakes off and growes into a new organisim
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cell cycle
Definition
the sequence of events in the cel from one cell divison to another, includes interphase and cell division
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cytokenisis
Definition
the process that divides the cytoplasm and the rest of the organellses in half during cell division, it usually begins befor mitosis is finished
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Organelle
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is a specific cell parts that carries out specific functions to ensure a cell's survival
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Nucleolus
Definition
a membrane free cell that floats in the interior of the nucleolus.
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