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cells and their structures
cell structures and definitions
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5th Grade
08/07/2011

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Term

bacteria


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Definition

Simple organism that consist of only one cell.

 

Example of a prokaryote cell which has no nucleus.

Term

cell

 

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Definition
Basic unit of all living things.
Term

Cell Membrane

 

 

Definition

Thin outer structure of each cell that surrounds and holds the other contents of cell within it.

 

Yellow area, not gray

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Term
cytoplasm
Definition

The fluid material (mainly water) within the cell membrane that does not include the nucleus.

 

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Term
Cell Wall
Definition

A non-living chemical produced byt the plant's cells.  It surrounds the cell outside the cell membrane.  It is harder than the cell membrane.  Think:  Your skin.  The gray area in the picture.

 

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Term
eukaryote
Definition

Type of cell that contains: cell membrane, cytoplasm, and the nucleus.

 

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Term
Multicellular
Definition

Contains more than one cell.

 

Think:  You!

 

 

Term
nucleus
Definition

The command center that controls all life and activity of the cell.

 

Think:  Computer chip, or your brain, or, as in the cell game city hall.

Term
prokaryote
Definition

The type of cell that contains only two basic parts: cell membrane and protoplasm.  It does not have a nucleus.

 

Example: bacteria

Term
protoplasm
Definition

Inner fluid within the cell membrane.

 

consists of cytoplasm, all cell structures inside membrane, and the nucleus.

Term
unicellular
Definition

one celled living organisms such as amoebas.

 

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Term
optical microscope
Definition
Magnifies about 2,00 times.  You have this kind.
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electron microscope
Definition

Magnifies up to 1 million times.

 

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Term
dye
Definition

Substance used to highlight cell structures so they can be better seen.

 

Example: iodine.

Term
chromatin
Definition

Long strands of material within the nucleus made up of DNA,RNA, and other proteins.  

 

Think: spaghetti inside a bowl.  The nucleus is the bowl.  The chromatin is the spaghetti.

 

 

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Term
chromosomes
Definition

Orderly strands of chromatin that form when a cell is going to reproduce.

 

DNA, RNA

 

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Term
DNA
Definition

Abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic Acid.  A very large, coplex molecult that forms a double-helix shape and is contained in the chromatin (spaghetti) of a cell's nucleus.

 

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Term
genes
Definition

The rod parts of a DNA strand.  This is the 'recipe' for making specific types of proteins.

 

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Term
nuclear membrane
Definition

An outer, double-membrane covering for the material within the nucleus.

 

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Term
nucleolus
Definition

Small condensed chromatin consisting mainly of RNA and other proteins.

 

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Term
organelles
Definition

Tiny material with the cytoplasm of a cell that produce proteins, energy, or perform a specialty function.

 

Think: your organs.

 

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Term
phospholipid
Definition
Molecule that forms the cell membrane and the nuclear membrane.  
Term
proteins
Definition
Complex molecules made up of smaller units called amino acids.  All protiens contain carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.  Proteins are important in the life and activities of cells.
Term
RNA
Definition
Abbreviation for Ribonucleic Acid.  A complex molecule similar to DNA that plays an important role in making the proteins within cells.
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