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BIO 1A first semester final, 1/18/05
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Biology
9th Grade
01/17/2006

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ATP
Definition
what the mitochondria makes
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Low Solutes
Definition
when there is more water than solutes
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Prokaryote
Definition
a cell without a nucleus
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Eukaryote
Definition
a cell with a nucleus
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Sodium/Potassium Pump
Definition
how sodium and potassium get in and out of cells
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Phagocytosis
Definition
taking in bacteria
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Hooke
Definition
first to introduce cells, by looking at a cork
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Cell Theory
Definition
1. all cells come from pre-existing cells
2. everything is made of at least one cell
3. cells are the basic unit of life
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Lysosome
Definition
where all the trash in a cell goes
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Ribosome
Definition
where in the cell, protein is made
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Nucleus
Definition
the control center of the cell
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Organ
Definition
a part of an organism that displays a specific function
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Organic
Definition
derived or pertaining to a living organ
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Cell Membrane
Definition
in the cell, what controls what goes in and out of the cell
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Selectively Permable
Definition
a membrane that does not allow everything to pass through
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Chlorophyll
Definition
a green pigmented substance that aids in photosynthesis
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
the transport system of the cell
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Diffusion
Definition
the way in which molecules move from high-concentrated areas to lower concentrated areas
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Homeostasis
Definition
to maintain equality within the b ody
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Hypotonic
Definition
when there are more solutes outside, so it fills it up inside
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Tissue
Definition
cells with the same function
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Leeuwonhoek
Definition
first to look at cells under a microscope, invented mircroscope
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Chloroplast
Definition
a place in the cell that has chlorophyll and aids in photosynthesis
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Mitochondria
Definition
the energy powerhouse of a cell
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nucleolus
Definition
where the protein is in the cell
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Nuclear Membrane
Definition
a membrane surrounding the nucleus, controlling what goes ina and our of the nucleous
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Cytoplasm
Definition
all of the 'stuff' inside of a cell
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Resolving power
Definition
the amount of power that you can see with a microscope
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Power of magnification
Definition
the power that each single lens has
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Golgi apparatus
Definition
packages proteins in the cell
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Vaculoe
Definition
where water and food is stored in the cell
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Hypertonic
Definition
where the stuff comes out of the cell, making it skinnier
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Osmosis
Definition
when things go in or out of a selectively permeable membrane
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solute
Definition
the stuff that goes in and our of cells
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Isotonic
Definition
when the solute and water concentrations are equal
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Chromsomes
Definition
where the dna is coded
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Centrioles
Definition
the part of the cell that aids in reproduction
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Prophase
Definition
first stage of mitosis- nuclear membrane breaks down, chromosomes visible
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