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| The smallest unit that is able to perform the basic functions of life |
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| The nucleic acid DNA that is present in all living cells and contains information needed for a cell's growth, maintenance and reproduction |
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| a well tested explanation that is consistent with all available evidence |
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| an individual living thing, made of one or more cells, that is capable of growing and reproducing. |
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1)organization
2)ability to develop & grow
3)ability to respond to the environment
4)ability to reproduce |
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| an instrument that makes an object look bigger than it is |
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1)every living thing is made of one or more cells
2)cells carry out the functions needed to support life
3)cells come only from other living cells |
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| unicellular (single-celled) organisms that sometimes cause disease |
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| his experiments showed that cells come only from other cells, he developed the process that uses heat to kill bacteria. teh process is named after him and is called pasteurization |
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| protective covering that encloses the entire cell, anything going in or out of the cell must pass through the cell membrane |
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| gelatin-like material insice the cell |
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| struture in a cell that contains the genetic material |
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| a cell that has a nucleus |
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| a cell that does NOT have a nucleus, the genetic material is in the cytoplasm |
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| any part of a cell that is enclosed by a membrane |
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1)found in PLANT cells
tough outer covering just outside the cell membrane that protects and supports the cell |
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2)only in PLANT cells
organelle in which the energy from sunlight is used to make sugar, this process is called PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
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| organelle that uses oxygen to get energy from processing food |
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1)transports materials in vesicles
2)contains ribosomes, which make proteins
3) makes part of the cell membrane |
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parts of the endoplasmic reticulum that break off and are used to transport materials to the golgi apparatus (golgi bodies)
THINK vesicle-vehicle..used to transport |
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1)only on PLANT and fungus cells
2)organelle used for storage
3)plants have a large central vacuole to store water and other materials
THINK in a plant cell, the central vacuole looks like a big pool of water |
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1)found in animal cells
2)organelle for storage of waste
3)also breaks down materials that come into the cell |
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| specific cells perform specific functions, for example a blood cell does different work in your body than a muscle cell |
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| a group of similar cells that do a specific job, for example muscle tissue is made up of a group of muscle cells |
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| different tissues work together to perform a particular function,for example eyes have nerve tissue and muscle tissue |
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| different tissues and organs working together |
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