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Cell Vocabulary

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Cell Theory   All living things are made of cells. Cells are the basic unit of structure in living things. New cells come only from existing cells.  
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animal cell   Cells that get their energy from food.  
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plant cell   Cells that get their energy from sunlight.  
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prokaryotic   No nucleus in the cell  
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eukaryotic   Cells contain a nucleus  
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unicellular   One cell  
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multicellular   Many cells  
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specialized cell   A cell in a multicelled living thing that performs only one job.  
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unspecialized cell   A cell that must be a unicellular organisms because it must do all things necessary to stay alive.  
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organelle   “Little organs”, or small bodies inside a cell’s cytoplasm that have specific roles to perform that keep the cell functioning properly.  
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cell wall   Firm outermost part of a plant cell; not found in animal cells  
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cell membrane   Thin soft layer of a cell; outer layer of animal cells;layer inside cell wall in plant cells  
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nucleus   “Boss” of the cell, it runs the cell  
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nucleolus   A dark area in the nucleus where a cell begins to make its ribosomes.  
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DNA   A master copy of instructions for cell function and structure  
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vacuole   Storeroom of the cell  
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cytoplasm   Gooey stuff that holds the cell together  
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chloroplast   Organelle where plant cells make their own food (photosynthesis)  
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mitochondria   where energy for the cell is made; “the mighty mitochondria”  
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endoplasmic reticulum   Transports material within the cell through a system of folded membranes  
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ribosome   Builds proteins to make new cells  
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Golgi body   Makes and packages materials to be transported out of the cell  
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lysosome   Destroys or digests wastes in the cell  
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chromosomes   Directs the cells on what must be made; they are inside the nucleus  
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diffusion   Movement of molecules from high concentrations to low concentrations  
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osmosis   Diffusion of WATER molecules through a membrane  
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cell respiration   Burning of food and oxygen in the mitochondria to create energy: Food + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide, Water & Energy  
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photosynthesis   The making of sugar as food in the chloroplasts of plant cells: Light + Carbon Dioxide + Water = Sugar & Oxygen  
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active transport   The movement of molecules into or out of a cell involving the use of energy by the cell  
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passive transport   The movement of molecules into or out of cells involving no use of energy by the cell  
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endocytosis   The engulfing of many molecules or an object by a cell’s membrane  
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exocytosis   The release of a particle by moving it from inside the cytoplasm through the cell membrane  
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selectively permeable   Allows certain (but not all) chemicals to pass through the membrane  
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cytokinesis   The division of the cytoplasm of the cell  
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mitosis   Process by which a cell forms two cells to help replace a dead cell or to help us grow  
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interphase   The chromatin is copied  
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prophase   Chromatin shrinks down to form 46 doubled chromosomes which are loosely scattered in the center of the cell.  
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metaphase   The doubled chromosomes line up across the center of the cell.  
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anaphase   Each doubled chromosome separates into two single chromosomes and they are pulled toward the opposite poles (ends) of the cell  
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telophase   A membrane forms around each set of chromosomes and the chromosomes unwind. Mitosis is complete.  
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