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Chapters 3 & 4
Test on October 5
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Biology
9th Grade
10/04/2006

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Prokaryotic cells
Definition
• Lack nucleus and other internal compartments
• Simplest Cells
• Single celled organisms (bacteria)
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Eukaryotic cells
Definition
• Have internal compartments, such as nucleus
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Nuclear Membrane
Definition
• Holds nucleus together
• Protects & surrounds nucleus
• Chooses what can enter nucleus
Term
Golgi Bodies
Definition
• Processes and packages proteins
• Puts things into vesicles
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Lysosome
Definition
• Digests old parts of cells
• Contains enzymes
Term
Microtubule
Definition
• Hollow cylinder that supports and shapes cell
• Located inside the cell
• Part of cyto skeleton
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Cell Wall
Definition
• Shapes and supports a plant cell
• Only found in plant cells
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
• Transports and modifies proteins within the cell
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Chloroplasts
Definition
• Where food for plant cells are made
• Only found in plant cells
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Nucleolus
Definition
• Spherical body within nucleus
• Makes ribosomes
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Nucleolus
Definition
• Spherical body within nucleus
• Makes ribosomes
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Nucleolus
Definition
• Spherical body within nucleus
• Makes ribosomes
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Cell (Plasma) Membrane
Definition
• Controls entry into and out of cell
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Nucleus
Definition
• Chromosomes are found here
• Control center of cell
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Cytoplasm
Definition
• Jellylike substance within cell
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Nuclear Pore
Definition
• Small hole in nuclear membrane
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Mitochondria
Definition
• “Powerhouse” of cell
• Makes ATP (energy molecule)
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Vacuole
Definition
• Contains water and dissolved minerals
• Central vacuole only found in plant cells (animal cells have small ones)
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Cell Theory
Definition
• All living things are composed of one or more cells
• Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in an organism
• Cells come only from the reproduction of existing cells
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Why a cell divides
Definition
A cell divides because as a cell grows, the surface area becomes too small to allow materials to get in and out of cells at the proper rate.
Term
Active Transport
Definition
• Requires energy
1. Cell Membrane Pumps- Carrier proteins are also involved in active transport. When energy is required they are called “pumps” because they move substances against the concentration gradient
2. Movement in Vesicles: Some molecules are too large to get across a membrane even with the help of a carrier protein. Vesicles enable the cell to take in, or get rid of, large substances.
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Endocytosis
Definition
The cell membrane folds in and forms a small pouch. The pouch then pinches off from the cell membrane to become a vesicle inside the cell.
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Exocytosis
Definition
A vesicle moves into the cell membrane, fuses with it, and then releases its contents to the outside of the cell.
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Hypotonic
Definition
The diffusion of water out of a cell
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Hypertonic
Definition
The diffusion of water into a cell
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Plasmolysis
Definition
When cells shrivel from dehydration
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Cytolysis
Definition
When a cell bursts from too much water
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Turgor Pressure
Definition
Pressure caused by the cytoplasm pressing against the cell wall
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