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Ms. Junk - Chap 3 Science
Holt Science and Technology Book (red)
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Science
7th Grade
01/12/2009

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Cells
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What are all organisms made of?
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Tissue
Definition
A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function is a(n)
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the surface area-to-volume ratio
Definition
What restricts the size of most cells?
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endoplasmic reticulum
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What part of the cell acts as the cell's delivery system?
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organ system
Definition
A group of organs that work together to perform a particular function is called a(n)?
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instructions for how to make a protein
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A cell's nucleus contains DNA, which carries genetic material with . . .
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cytoplasm
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What is the fluid and all the cell components in the fluid except for the nucleus inside a cell called?
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Protists
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Leeuwenhoek called the single-celled organisms that he found in pond scum "animalcules." Today we know them as . . .
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Could not see animal cells in his microscope
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Robert Hooke thought that animals did not have cells because he . . .
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Vesicles
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What cell parts carry materials between organelles such as the ER and the Golgi complex?
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Two or more tissues
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An organ consists of . . .
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Specialized cells
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Even simple multicellular organisms can have . . .
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Plants
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The complex sugar cellulose is found in the cell walls of . . .
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Cytoskeleton
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What part of the cell keeps the cell membrane from collapsing?
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Each is more complex than the level below it
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Which of the following is true of each of the levels of organization of living things?
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Domains and Kingdoms
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What are two levels of classification that scientists group organisms in?
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Cell Membrane
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What part of the cell forms a barrier between the cell and its environment?
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They digest particles
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What is the job of lysosomes?
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ATP
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Energy released by a cell's mitochondrionis stored in . . .
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Tissue
Definition
A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function is a(n)
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Organs
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Vaious tissues that work together to perform a specific job constitute . . .
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Prokaryotic
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Cells that have no membrane-covered organelles are . . .
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Vesicle
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The compartment that pinches off from the Golgi complex's membrane is a(n)
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Nucleus
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DNA, the genetic material in cells, is located in the eukaryotic cell's . . .
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Mitochondria
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The role of the cell's _________ is to release energy that can be used to power various cellular processes.
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