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Praxis II 0014 Sci-d
Praxis II 0014 Structure and Function of Living Sustems
Question | Answer |
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cell | the function unit that composes the structure and function of life |
tissue | a group of similar cells |
organs | a group of tissues working together |
system | a group of organs working together |
organism | a group of systems working together |
functions of a cell | manufacture proteins and other materials for building cells, manufacture energy, to reproduce |
cell membrane (animal and plant) | made of lipids, permits inward passage of needed items/outward passage of waste |
nucleus (animal and plant) | control center of cell; "the brain" that contains DNA |
cytoplasm (animal and plant) | all material outside the nucleus |
endoplasmic reticulum ER (animal and plant) | transport canals that travel from the nucleus to cytoplasm |
ribosomes (animal and plant) | manufacture proteins |
mitochondria (animal and plant) | Releases energy to cell through chemical reaction |
lysosomes (animal and plant) | holds enzymes to break down molecules |
golgi apparatus (animal and plant) | packages the proteins and transports them through the cell |
vacuoles (animal and plant) | store food, water and minerals |
cell wall (plant) | made of cellulose, provides rigid structure for plant, permits, passage in and out of cell |
chloroplasts (plant) | plastids the contain chlorophyll |