Diseases
What is a hereditary disease?
A disease that you can get through DNA
What two jobs do cells do
Keep you alive and make more cells
What system is responsible for fighting off diseases?
The immune system
What organelles transport materials through the cell
The Golgi Bodies and Endoplasmic Reticulum
What's the name of an organism that only has one cell
A unicellular organism
What is a non-hereditary disease?
A disease you can acquire through means other than genetic transfer
How are cells created
Through Mitosis of duplicating and dividing
What system includes glands instead of organs
The Endocrine System
Which organelle is responsible for energy production
What is the Mitochondria
What is the role of the cell membrane
To provide structure/support and allow food, water, and waste to pass through
What does the body produce to fight off diseases
What are white blood cells
What organelle contains genetic information
The Nucleus
What system is the control center for the body
The Nervous System
Which organelle is considered the brain
The Nucleus
How do multicellular organisms grow
The cells expand and divide
What is an example of a hereditary disease?
Sickle Cell, Cystic Fibrosis, High Cholesterol, heart disease,
What is the difference between plant and animal cells
The plant contain a chloroplast and a cell wall
Which gland is responsible for supporting the bodies immune system
The Thymus
What organelle carries out photosynthesis
What is the Chloroplast
What are the proteins called that the white blood cells produce to fight invaders
What are the antibodies
What is an example of a non hereditary disease?
Influenza, Covid, most cancers, diabetes, AIDS
What is the idea behind modern cell theory
Cells come from pre-existing cells
Cells are the basic unit of life
All plant and animals have cells
What system is responsible for moving oxygen throughout the body
What is the Circulatory System
What organelle is responsible for storing materials until the cell needs it
What is the Vacuole
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