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Biology
11th Grade
04/27/2014

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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE NUCLEUS?
Definition
Contains genetic material, which controls the activities of the cell.
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WJAT IS THE FUNCTION OF CYTOPLASM?
Definition
Most chemical processes take place here, controlled by enzymes.
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CELL MEMBRANE?
Definition
Controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF MITOCHONDRIA?
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Most energy is released by respiration here.
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF RIBOSOMES?
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Protein synthesis happens here.
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CELL WALL?
Definition
Strengthens the cell.
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF CHLOROPLASTS?
Definition
Contain chlorophyll, which absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE PERMANENT VACUOLE?
Definition
Filled with cell sap to help keep the cell turgid.
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WHAT IS A BACTERIUM?
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A single-celled organism.
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BACTERIUM CELL, AND AN ANIMAL/PLANT CELL?
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A bacterium cell has a different structure to an animal or plant cell - it has a cytoplasm, a membrane and a surrounding cell wall, but in the genetic material in a bacterial cell is not in a distinct nucleus.
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