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Cells Flashcards, David Nweke
Cell Parts and Body Systems
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Science
6th Grade
01/29/2011

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Term
Cell
Definition
The smallest basic unit of a living thing
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Tissue
Definition
A group of similiar cells working together
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Organ
Definition
A group of tissue doing a special job
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Nervous System
Definition
It relays information from one part of the body to another.
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Respiratory System
Definition
It exchanges carbon dioxide and oxygen in the body
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Circulatory System
Definition
It delivers oxygen and nutrients to all cells in the body
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Ribosomes
Definition
It makes protein for the cell
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
It moves materials around in a cell
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Smooth ER
Definition
It does not have ribosomes attached to it
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Rough ER
Definition
It does have ribosomes attached to it
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Lysosme
Definition
This digestes protein and food molecules and breaks down food
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Golgi Body Complex
Definition
This sorts,stores, and rearranges in the cell
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Mitochondria
Definition
This provides energy for the cell
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Cell Membrane
Definition
This controls what enters and leaves the cell
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Cytoplasm
Definition
It is the jelly like substance in the cell
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Cytoskeleton
Definition
These support the cell
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Cell Wall
Definition
These support plant cells and helps them grow tall
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Chloroplast
Definition
They are found only in plant cells
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Nucleus
Definition
It is the control center of the cell
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DNA
Definition
It is the genetic material that is found within the nucleus
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Centriole
Definition
It helps cells divide and spilt
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Vacuole
Definition
It stores water and food
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Nuclear Membrane
Definition
It protects what leaves and enters the nucleus.
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Genetic
Definition
A trait passed on from a parent to an offspring
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