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Plant and Animal Cells Flashcards

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605482956CellA membrane bound structure that is the basic unit of life
605482957Cell Membraneflexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
605482958Cell TheoryThis says that all living things are made of cells, that cells are the basic unit of structure and function and that cells only come from other cells.
605482959Cell wallA rigid structure made of cellulose that surrounds the cells of plants
605482960Chloroplastcontains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis
605482961CytoplasmThe region of the cell between the cell membrane and the nucleus, fluid, chemical reactions occurr here.
605482962EukaryoteA cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
605482963LysosomesAn organelle containing digestive enzymes
605482964MitochondriaPowerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of energy production through cellular respiration
605482965NucleusThe organelle that contains the DNA and controls the processes of the cell
605482966OrganelleOne of several bodies with a specialized function that is suspended in the cytoplasm of the cell (mitochondria, nucleus, ribosomes, lysosomes, cytoplasm, cell membrane, chloroplast, vacuole, endoplasmic reticulum, DNA)
605482967VacuoleA fluid filled organelle that stores enzymes or water "food storage"
605482968Animal Celldoes not have a chloroplast or cell wall. Round in shape
605482969Plant Cellsquare shaped and contains cell wall and chloroplast and contains one large vacuole.
605482970chromosomesDNA, located inside the nucleus Makes you who you are
605482971cellular respirationoccurs in the mitochondria to create energy.
605482972photosynthesisoccurs in the chloroplast of plant cells. Makes food/energy for the plant
605482973Osmosisdiffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
605482974Diffusionthe process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration.
605482975endoplasmic reticulumtransports nutrients to the nucleus
605482976golgi bodya structure in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell

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