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Cell Vocab
Cell Structure
Single/Multi Cellular organsims
Cell Reproduction
Cellular Function
100
an instrument that uses glass lenses to magnify an object
What is a Microscope
100
The "brain of the cell"
What is the nucleus
100
term used to describe an organism that is made up of a single cell
What is unicellular
100
Two ways cells reproduce
What are meiosis and mitosis
100
The tendency of a substance to move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
What is Diffusion
200
term used to describe an organism that is made up of a single cell
What is unicellular
200
This type of cell does not have a chloroplast and is eukaryotic
What is an animal cell
200
a large group of one-celled organisms that sometimes cause disease.
What is bacteria
200
The phase in the cell cycle in which the nucleus divides.
What is Mitosis
200
The movement of water through a membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
What is Osmosis
300
a group of similar cells that are organized to do a specific job
What is Tissue?
300
A cell that has a cell wall
What is a plant cell
300
a term used to describe an organism that is made up of many cells
What is multicellular
300
Reproduction that needs a sperm and egg cell
What is Sexual reproduction
300
The process by which green plants and other producers use simple compounds and energy from light to make sugar, an energy rich compound.
What is Photosynthesis
400
a cell in which the genetic material is enclosed within a nucleus, surrounded by its own membrane
What is Eukaryotic Cell
400
a thick, gel-like material contained within the cell membrane.
What is the cytoplasm
400
The building blocks of life
What are cells
400
Cell reproduction that requires one cell
What is asexual reproduction
400
cells do this by rapid reproduction
What is Growth
500
The specific organization of a cell and its structure allows it to perform a specific function
What is Specialization?
500
The outer boundary of the cytoplasm, a layer that controls what enters or leaves the cell; a protective covering enclosing an entire cell.
What is the cell membrane
500
bacteria have how many cells?
What is one cell?
500
special kind of cell division that forms a haploid cell. The cell goes through TWO divisions.
What is meiosis
500
A process in which cells use oxygen to release energy stored in sugars.
What is cellular respiration