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| The smallest unit of a living thing. |
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| A structure found in plant cells that protects the cell and provides the cell its shape and structure. |
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| The protective layer around animal cells that protects the cell. |
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Stores food water and waste in cells.
IN ANIMAL CELLS: There are many small ones throughout the cell
IN PLANT CELLS: There is one very large vacuole in the cell |
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| Creates proteins for the cell. It's like the factory worker or the construction worker of the cell. |
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| Stores and allows for reuse of parts of the cell. It's like the recycling bin of the cell. |
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| This is the boss/mayor of the cell. It gives directions to the other parts of the cell. It is usually one of the largest organelles in the cell. |
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| This is the instructions/blueprints/laws of the cell. Chromatin is made up of DNA, Chromosomes and proteins. It tells the cell how to operate. |
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| Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) |
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| This is the conveyer belt of the cell. It moves things around inside the cell. It is also known as the "ER". |
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| This is the power plant of the cell. It uses sugar to produce energy for the cell. |
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| The other organelles in the cell rest in the cytoplasm. This is like the "air" of the cell: it surrounds all the other parts (like jello). |
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A cell with NO MEMBRANE around its nuclear material.
Example: Bacteria |
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Cells WITH MEMBRANES around its nuclear material
Example: Animal and Plant Cells |
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| Packages and ships things from one cell to another (The ONLY part of the cell that leaves the cell) |
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| Uses the suns light to make energy for the cell. Found in plant cells, not animal cells. |
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| Name the five levels of cellular organization |
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| (smallest) Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism (Biggest) |
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| The process the tells a blank cell (stem cell) what "job" it is going to have. Example: Muscle cell, brain cell, heart cell. |
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| What are the three parts of cell theory |
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- Cells are the basic units of structure and function in all living things
- All cells come from cells that already exist
- All living things are made up of one or more cells
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| What are three differences between plant and animal cells? |
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- Plant cells have cell walls and animal cells do not
- Plant cells have chloroplasts and animal cells do not
- Plant cells have one large vacuole and animal cells have many small vacuoles
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