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Cell and Cell Systems
Chapter 2
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Biology
8th Grade
11/30/2010

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Cell Organization
Definition
molecule>cell>tissue>organ>organ system
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Tissue
Definition
group of cells that generally have similar structures and perform the same function (e.g. Muscle Tissue)
Term
Humans have four main types of tissues that make up their body
Definition
1.Epithelial Tissue
2.Connextive Tissue (bone, cartilage, blood)
3.Muscle Tissue (smooth,cardiac,skeletal)
4.Nervous Tissue
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Organ
Definition
different groups of tissue grouped together to perform interrelated functions (e.g. Heart)
Term
Organ System
Definition
groups of organs that work together to perform a function
Term
Micro-Organisms or Microbes
Definition
-unicellular
-can feed, digest, excrete and reproduce
-negative (illness)
Term
Bacteria
Definition
-very successful in surviving many changes
-prokaryotic cell (no nucleus, mitochondria, or ribosomes)
Term
Protist
Definition
-protist can be found almost anywhere there is water
-eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, mitochondra and ribosomes
Term
Fungi
Definition
(singular fungus)
-multicellular cells
-unicellular cells
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Plantlike
Definition
-not true plant cells
-contain chlorophyll and produce their own food(photosynthesis)
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Animal-like
Definition
-must feed on other cells (living or dead)
-contain organelles of animal cell
-have a contractile vacuole
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Yeast
Definition
-no chloroplast
-feeds off other cells
Term
Diatoms
Definition
-found i fresh and salt water
-symmetrical shells joined together (unique shape)
-chlorophyll
Term
Euglena
Definition
-in lots of sunlight-act like plant like cells - make their own food
-in reduced sunlight-act like animal like cells-feed on smaller cells
Term
Amoeba
Definition
(plural: amoebae)
-moves by using a false food-pseudopod
-movement is also used by white blood cells
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Paramecium
Definition
(plural paramecia)
-moves by using cilia (tiny hairs)
-cilia draws food-main food source: smaller cells
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