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17 Cards in this Set
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Cell Wall
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semi-rigid structure made of cellulose
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Cellular respiration
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Process of converting chemical energy of food
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Chlorophylls
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Traps the energy of sunlight
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Diffusion
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Movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of the substance to an area of lower concentration
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
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Cell organelle that transports substances within the cell
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Endosomes
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Found in animal cells; Passes on the newly ingested material to lysomes for digestion
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Eukaryotic cells
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Has a membrane-bound nucleus
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Golgi complex
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Packages material for export from the cell
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Hydrophilic
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Substance that dissolves easily in water
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Osmosis
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The movement of water across a partially permeable membrane without an input of energy
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Partially permeable
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A boundary that allows only some materials o pass through it
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Phytoplanktin
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Tiny photosynthetic organisms that float on or near the surface of a body of water
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Prokaryotic cells
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Cells that do not have their genetic material contained within a discrete nucleus and which lack organelles such as mitochondria
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Ribosomes
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Organelles containing RNA that is a major site protein production in cells
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
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Type o nucleic acid consisting of a single chain of nucleotide sub-units which contains the sugar
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum (Rough ER)
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Endoplasmic reticulum with ribosomes attached
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Vacuoles
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Structures within plant cells that are filled with fluid containing materials in solution
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