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Biology STAAR Vocabulary Category 1

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Term
Definition
Cell   The basic unit of life  
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Eukaryotic   Having a true nucleus  
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Organelle   Different structures that enable cells to live, grow and reproduce.  
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Prokaryotic   Having no nucleus  
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Cell Membrane   Protective covering surrounding a cell.  
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Cytoplasm   The gel-like substance inside the cell that contains all the organelles except the nucleus.  
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Nuclear envelope   A double -layer membrane that surrounds the nucleus.  
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Nucleolus   The part of the nucleus that stores the DNA.  
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Nucleus   The control center of the cell.  
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Ribosome   Assembles proteins.  
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)   Processes and transports materials throughout the cell.  
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Golgi Apparatus   Temporarily stores, packages, and transports materials.  
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Vacuole   Stores materials (water, proteins, waste)  
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Mitochondrion   Converts glucose to useful form of energy.  
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Chloroplast   Convert sunlight energy into glucose.  
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Lysosome   Cleans up and destroys wastes and unwanted materials through enzymes.  
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Osmosis   Diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane.  
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Phospholipid   A molecule that contains fatty acids and a phosphate group; it allows for selective permeability  
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Selected Permeability   A characteristic of a cell membrane that enables on certain substances to enter the cell.  
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Cell cycle   The life span of a cell.  
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Chromosomes   Structures that contain the cell's DNA or genetic information.  
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Interphase   The first three phases of the cell cycle: G1, S, and G2.  
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Cell Cycle-Phase 1 (G1) first gap   Most of the cell's growth and activity occur here.  
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Cell Cycle-Phase 2 (S) Synthesis   The cell's chromosomes are duplicated  
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Cell Cycle-Phase 3 (G2) second gap   Growth and final preparation for cell division.  
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Cell Cycle - Phase 4 ( mitosis)   Cell division, called mitosis occurs.  
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Chromatid   One copy of a duplicated Chromosome  
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Chromatin   The loose strands of DNA found during interphase.  
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Cytokinesis   The process through which cytoplasm divides.  
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Mitosis   The process in which a cell clones itself and divides, making two identical daughter cells.  
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Spindle fiber   A type of protein structure that helps pull apart the chromosomes.  
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Prophase (Phase 1 of Mitosis)   Chromosomes become shorter and thicker  
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Metaphase (Phase 2 of Mitosis)   Chromosomes are lined up at the equator.  
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Anaohase (Phase 3 of Mitosis)   The centromeres split apart  
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Telophase (Phase 4 of Mitosis)   The separared chromatids reach the poles.  
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Cell differentiation   The process of an unspecialized cell becoming more specialized to have a specific function.  
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Gene Expression   The process that controls transcription and translation.  
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stem cell   A special type of cell that has the ability to develop into different types of cells in the body.  
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Homeostasis   The process of staying the same.  
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Caspid   The protein coat that surrounds the DNA and RNA n a virus.  
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Lysogenetic cycle   A cycle that some viruses use to insert viral DNA or RNA into the host-cell DNA before it enters a lytic cycle.  
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Lytic Cycle   A cycle a virus uses to destroy the host cell to replicate new viruses.  
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diffusion   a tendency for a substance to move from a higher concentration to lower concentration  
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