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ARC BIO Chpt 1
ARC Bio Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell Membrane | thin layer that surrounds the cell and keeps it together and control the substances passing in and out of the cell |
| sexual reproductrion | form of reproduction by joining of a male a d female reproductive cells |
| DNA | complex chemical that contains information about every part of an organism |
| mitochondria | been shaped organelle that breaks down suugar to produce energy |
| chloroplast | kind of organelle in plant cell that contains chlorophyl enabling the plant to make its own food |
| nucleus | control center of the cell which directs all cell activity |
| chromosones | structure in the cell that provides instructions for all activities and traits of a cell and organism |
| nuclear membrane | membrane surrounding the nucleus controlloing what materials pass into and out of the cell |
| Punnett Square | checkerboard type diagram used to find the possible combinations of factors in the offspring of 2 parents |
| cytoplasm | watery jelly-like substance that fills a cell and contains the other cell parts |
| cell wall | the stiff outer layer that protects a plant cell and gives it shape |
| vacuoles | storage space in the cell enclosed by a membrane |
| meiosis | process that forms reproductive cell with half the chromosones |
| recessive | relating to a factor not shown when of a pair is dominant |
| mitosis | process of cell division that produces new body cells with complete sets of chromosones |
| body | physical structure or material substance |
| cells | the basic building block of all living things |
| traits | a distinguishing feature |
| offspring | children of particular parents |
| dominant | factor determing the trait that is shown |
| sperm | male reproductive cell |
| egg | female reproductive cell |
| genes | section of DNA controlling specific cell activities and the characteristics of every cell |