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| the three main principles of the cell theory |
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| -all living things are composed of cells; cells are the basic units of structure and function of living things; new cells are produced from existing cells |
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| three types of microscopes |
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| light microscope, transmission electron microscopes (TEM), scanning electron microscopes (SEM) |
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| Prokaryotes Vs. Eukaryotes (meaning, membrane? , big or small? , simple or complex? , old or young? ) |
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Prolaryotes: means "before a nucleus", no membrane organelle except ribosome, small, simple, old;
Eukaryotes: means "true nucleus", nucleus present, all organelles present, big, complex, young |
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| Nucleus: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| contains DNA and controls the cell, both, parents in family |
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| cell membrane: other name, function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| regulates what goes in and out of cell, provides support and protection; both; security system |
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| ribosome: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| makes proteins; both; children |
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| mitochondrion: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| creates most of the cells energy; both; electricity/generator |
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| chloroplast: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| collects energy from the sun; plant only; windows |
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| ER: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| network of passages that carries material all over the cell; both; telephone/intercom |
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| cytoplasm: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| keeps the cell firm; both; air |
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| cytoskeleton: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| provides shape and support; only animal; foundation of house |
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| cell wall: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| provides rigid structure for cell; plants only; fence of house |
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| lysosome: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| breaks down particles and well-worn cell parts; animal only; garbage disposal |
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| vacuole: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| stores food, water, waste; only animal; closets/refrigerator |
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| central vacuole: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| stores food, water, waste; plants only; refridgreator |
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| centrioles: function, animal/plant, analogy |
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| help organize cell division; only animal; police organizing an event |
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| organelles found only in animal cells |
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| cytoskeleton, lysosome, vacuole, centrioles |
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| organelles found only in plant cells: |
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| chloroplasts, cell wall, central cavuole |
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| cell membrane made up of three things: |
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| lipid bilayer, proteins, carbohydrates |
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| the movement of particles from a higher concentration to a lower concentration |
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| movement of specific particles across the cell membrane through protein chanels |
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| process of material moving across a cell membrance against a concentration difference; involves energy! |
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| process where cell takes things in through in-foldings and pockets in the membrane |
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| process in which extensions of cytoplasm surround and engulf large particles and take them into the cell; part of endocytosis |
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| process by which a cell releases large amounts of material |
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| process where a cell in takes liquid |
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| the mass of a solute in a given volume of a solution |
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| levels of organization found only in multi-cellular organisms |
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| cell, tissue, organ, organ system |
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| carbohydrates in the cell membrane act as: |
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| markers for cells to recognize each other |
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