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The "gatekeeper" controls what enters and leaves the cell
Cell Membrane
the young or children of a particular parent or set of parents
offspring
Everything inside the cell EXCEPT the nucleus
Cytoplasm
An observable characteristic of an organism
trait
The basic unit of life
Cell
The "powerhouse" that produces energy
Mitochondria
Differences in traits among individuals, partly due to mutations and sexual reproduction.
Variations
The "post office" of the cell responsible for modifying, sorting and packing
Golgi Body
The basic unit of heredity / a segment of DNA
Gene
The gentic blueprint
DNA
The "highway" system of a cell that does NOT include lysosomes
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
The passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring
Heredity
The "highway system" of the cell that includes ribosomes
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
a permanent change in an organism's DNA sequence
Mutation
Where is DNA found
In the nucleus
Keeps the cell clean and healthy
Lysosomes
Molecules made from gene instructions, crucial for cell functions and traits
Protein
These store food and water and dispose of waste
Vacuole
a thread-like structure in the nucleus of a cell, made of tightly coiled DNA and proteins
Chromosome
Cellular machine made of RNA
Ribosomes
Provide rigid support and protection outside the cell membrane
Cell Wall
the process where one parent cell divides to create two genetically identical "daughter" cells
Mitosis
Located in the plant cell only, this allows photosynthesis to happen
Chloroplast
a specialized cell division process that creates four unique cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell
Meiosis
The two types hereditary terms
Homozygous and heterozygous