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biosphere
Definition
all parts of the earth in habited by living things
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organism
Definition
a squirrel and an oak tree are both examples of indivual
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cell
Definition
life basic unit and strucuture and function is the
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species
Definition
each distant form of life or typ of organism is called
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classification
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organizing similar species into large groups called
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nuclei
Definition
unlike members of domain bacteria and archaea the members of domain eukarya have
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homoeostatsis
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the process by whitch organisms keep internal conditions relitivable stable is called
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population
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what is the term for a loclized group of organisms belonging to the same speceies
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specilazed to perform particular functions
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the cells of multicellular organisms are often
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cell, tissues, organ, organ systms
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whitch list represents the levels of organisms in a multicellular organisms from the simplist level to the most comples level
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biosphere
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what is the term for all parts of earth in habiated by living things
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domain
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many biologist call the broadcast catergory of life a
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living things respond to their enviroment
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whitch of the following statements best explain why birds fly south for the winter
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allows cell to perform different functions
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cell specilalization in multi cellular organisms
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specilazation
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whitch term refers to cell having different jobs in an organism
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tissue
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a group of cells that toghter perform a similar function is called
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1.5 million species
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biologist have so far indenfied more than
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multi cellular organisms
Definition
most eukaryotic cells are
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cells and tissues
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a typical organism made up of many different kinds of
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genes
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along the length of each DNA milocule are units of inherited information called
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ecosystm
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is the community of living things in an area with non living feacturs of enviroment that supports the living community
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multicellular organism
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their is a division of labor among the cells of
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natural selection
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works by the natural enviroment "selecting" certain inheriated traits that increase indivual like hood of survival and reproduction
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DNA
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is the chemical responsible for inheritance- the passing of traits from one parent organism to the offspring
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single cell
Definition
the entire body of a unicellular organism consist of a
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photosynthesis
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plant use water,carbon, dixoide and sunlight in the food making process called
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eukaryotic
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cells contain a nuclei that seperates DNA from the rest of the cell
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prokartotic
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cell with out a nuclei are called
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consumers
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are animals and other organism that eat food by preducers
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adaption
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is an inheriated trait that helps an organism survive and reproudce in it's particular enviroment
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uni
Definition
one
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bio
Definition
life
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synthesis
Definition
make
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olgy
Definition
studyy of
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water and sunlight
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two nonliving things that suport living things
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decomposers
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organisms that break down food from dead organisms are called
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independent
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what i change
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dependent
Definition
what i meassure at the end
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costants
Definition
stays the same
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control
Definition
what im comparing with
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results is what i get conclussions in interpations of results
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what is the difference between results and conclussion
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add up all the numbers then divide by how many numbers their are
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how do you figure the mean of set of numbers
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subtract the smallest number by the biggest number
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how do you find range
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2 is the maxium
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how many modes can you have
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put the numbers in numberalcal order then find the middle number
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hod do you figure median
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oxygen,carbon hydrogen and nitrogen
Definition
the most common element in most living things are
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compound
Definition
whitch of the following terms describe a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in a fixed ratio
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protons and neutrons
Definition
the nucleus is made up of
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isotopes
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are atoms of the same element with the same numbers of protons and a different numbers of neutrons
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postive
Definition
what typ of ion forms when an atom loses electron
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created
Definition
in chemical reaction atoms are
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co2 and h2o
Definition
indentfy the reactions in the chemical reaction co2+h20 to h2co3
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2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen
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whitch of the following makes up a molecule of water
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ice has a higher density than water
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ice flots on water because
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protons,neutrons,electrons
Definition
the 3 main particles that make up an atom are
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electrons
Definition
the space surronding the nucleus of at atom contains
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11
Definition
if an atom contains 11 protons and 12 neutrons it's atomic number is
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sharing an electron pair
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a covalent bond is formed as a result of
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product
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when a hydrogen and oxygen combine and form water, water is
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wate molecules are polar with the
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oxygen molecules veing slightly negative and the hydrogen molecules being slightly postive
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acids
Definition
solutions that contain concentrains of H+ ions higher that pure water are
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the PH of sromach acid would be below 7 but the PH of oven cleaner would be above 7
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if the PH of stomach acid and oven cleaner (a base) were measuered
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4.22
Definition
a map of eastern morth america showing the PH of rainfall in the various states indicates that the PH of rain in New York varies from 4.22 to 4.40 according to these figures the mose acdic rain fall in New York state ha a PH of
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acid
Definition
a solution with a PH of 6 is called
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uniform mixture of 2 or more substances
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a solution is a
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solvent
Definition
when salt is dissolved in water, water is
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element
Definition
a pure substance that cannot be borcken down by into other substances by chemical means is an
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determines how the atom reacts
Definition
usually it is the electron in the highest energy level of an atom that
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adhesion
Definition
is responsible for causing the surface of the water in the gradulated cylinder to cuve slightly at the sides
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solute
Definition
when a substance is dissolved in water the result is called
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revertents
Definition
the substance that are present when a chemical reaction begins are the
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prtons,neutrons,electrons
Definition
the subatomic particles that make up an atom are
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nucleus
Definition
most of the mass of an atom is concentrated in the
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ionic bond
Definition
a chemicla bond formed by the tranfer of electrons is an
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there is uneven distrubutition of electrons between the oxygen and hydrogen atoms
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a water molecule is polar because
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is anything that takes up space and has mass
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matter is anything
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electrons
Definition
if a neutral atom contains is protons ir must contains is
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atom
Definition
the smallest particle of an element is an
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a hydrogen bond
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is a weak intereaction between the hydrogen atom of one molecule and a slighly negative atom with in an other molecule
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ionic and covalent
Definition
what are main types of chemical bonds
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the smallest part of and compound
Definition
what si a molecule
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hydrogen bonds
Definition
what accounts for waters properties of an adhession and cohesion
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postive and found in a nucleus
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what is a proton
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what is an acid
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any number above 7
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polymers are made up of monomers
Definition
what statement is true
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sugars
Definition
whitch of the following organic compounds is the main fuel supply for cellular work
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carbohydrate
Definition
monosaccharide is a
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sugars
Definition
whitch of the following orgaic compounds is the main fuel supply for cellular work
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carbohydrate
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a monosaccharide is a
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acts as a main fuel supply
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whitch of the following is NOT a function of proteins
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simple sugars is to starch
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amino acid is to protein as
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4
Definition
how many bonds can carbon form with other atoms
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catalyst
Definition
a substance that accelerates the rate of ac hemical reaction is called
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organic
Definition
most carbon-based molecules are classified as
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activation energy
Definition
what is the term used to describe the energy needed to get reaction started
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dehydration reaction
Definition
the reaction that adds monomer to a chain is called
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disaccharide
Definition
a carbohydrate made up of two sugars units is a
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starch,glycogen,cellulose
Definition
a polysaccharide include
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steroid
Definition
cholesterol
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enzymes are not affected bytempature changes
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whitch of the following statements abount enzymes is NOT true
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catalysts lower activation energy of a chemical reaction
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whitch of the following statements is true about catalysts
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glycogen
Definition
animal cell store excess sugar in the form of a polysaccharide called
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lipids
Definition
are water-avoding,of hydro phobic compounds
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dehydration
Definition
the process in whitch unravels and loses it's normal shape is called
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enyzmes
Definition
proteins that help speed up the rate of chemical reaction in the cell without requring high tempatures are
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hydrophilic
Definition
groups and molecules that atract watermolecules known
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fat
Definition
consists of three carbon backbone called glycerol attached to fatty acids
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hydrophobic
Definition
water avoding molecules are said to be
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amino acids
Definition
a protein is a fatty acid is a polymer constructed from a set of monomers called
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enzymes
Definition
specilacised proteins in organisms that speed up chemical reaction called
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colmpex carbohydrates
Definition
are monosaccharide as polymers to monomers
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cellulose
Definition
is a pollysaccharide in plants that serves as a building material
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substerate
Definition
a specific reactant acted upon an enzyme is called the enzymes
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organic molecules
Definition
non-carbon based molecules such as water,oxygen,and ammonia are classfied as in
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starch and celluose
Definition
are polysaccharides found in plant cells that consis of glucose
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use
Definition
the name of an enzyme usually ends in
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1000 times their actual size
Definition
light microscopecan magnify objects up to
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eukaryotes
Definition
whitch of the following contains a nucleus
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proteins
Definition
the plasma membrane contains channels that helps move materials from one side to the other
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the molecules will move across the membrane in both directions
Definition
when the concentration of molecules on both sides of a membrane is the same the
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osmosis causes water to move into the cell
Definition
an animal cell that is surronded by distilled water will enlarge because
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stores DNA,directs the activities of the cell, cotains the information needed to make proteins
Definition
whitch of the following is a function of a nucleus
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lysosomes
Definition
whitch organelle breaks down molecules and recycles old organelles
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rough endoplasmic rectulm then golgi apparatus then released from the cell
Definition
whitch sequence correcly traaces the path of proteins in the cell
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mitchrondrion
Definition
whitch organelle releases energy form sugars and other molecules
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plasma membrane
Definition
the strucure that is thin,flexiable barrier around a cell is called
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chroplast
Definition
whitch organelle would would expect to find in the plant cells nut not in animal cell
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nucleus
Definition
whitch cell structure contains the cells DNA
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protect and maintain its shape
Definition
the main function of the cell wall is to
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nucleus
Definition
prokaryotic cells lack a nulcleus
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regulates whitch materials enter and leave the cell
Definition
whitch of the following is a function of the plasma membrane
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osmosis
Definition
diffusion of water across a slectively permable membrane is called
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active transport
Definition
whitch means of particle transport requires imput of energy fromthe cell
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ribosomes
Definition
whitch organelle makes proteins using instructions that come form the nucleus
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equilibrium
Definition
is reached roughly equal numbers of molecules move in either direction across semi permeable membrane and their is no further change in concentration on either side of the membrane
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provide support and protection
Definition
the main function of the cell wall is to
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grow
Definition
a red blood cell placed in pure water will
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ribosomes
Definition
stud the structure of rough endoplasmic recticulum
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muclear enevelope
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is a pair of membrane that surronds the nucleus
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biogensis
Definition
the idea of life comes from life
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cytoplasm
Definition
in a eukaryotic cell the rgion between the plasma membrane and the nucleus is called the
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plasma cell membrane
Definition
a two-layer "sandwitch"of molecules that surrond an organelle or cell is called
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organelles
Definition
eukaryotic cell contain specialized strucutres that perform important cellular functions are called
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faciliated diffusion
Definition
large molecules such as glusose that cannont cross the phospholipid bilayer can still move across the membrane through proteins channels by the process called
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ribosomes
Definition
unlike smooth endoplasmic recticulum rough endoplasmic has
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golgi appartus
Definition
stores,and routs proteins and other chemical products to their next destination
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unicellular
Definition
any organism made up of only one cell is called
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