1. Book C Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Cells Structure and Function
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2. 6th Grade Science Vocabulary
Cell
Basic unit of a living organism that can perform processes of life
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3. Plant Cell
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4. Animal Cell
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5. The basic unit of structure and function for all living things is the cell.
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6. Cell Theory All living things are made of cells
Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things
Cells come only from other living cells
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7. Cell Theory Anton van Leeuwenhoek Theodor Schwann Robert Hooke
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Rudolf Virchow

8. A set of statements called the cell theory describe the basic concepts about cells.
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9. Cell Membrane
Thin structure, mostly lipids and protein, encloses the cytoplasm and nucleus in both plant and animal cells
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10. Cell Membrane
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11. The thin outer covering, or the cell membrane, controls what enters and exits cells.
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12. Cytoplasm
A jelly like substance that makes up all living material in a cell except the nucleus
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13. Cytoplasm
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14. The living material in the cell, excluding the nucleus, is called the cytoplasm.
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15. The control center for most cell’s activities
Nucleus
The control center for most cell’s activities
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16. Nucleus
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17. Cell activities, including division, are controlled by information in the cell’s nucleus.
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18. An organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll
Chloroplast
An organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll
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19. Chloroplast
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20. The chlorophyll in a chloroplast gives a plant its green color.
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21. Mitochondria
Rod-shaped cell structures that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its function
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22. Mitochondria
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23. Mitochondria are the “power houses” of the cell.
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24. Endoplasmic Reticulum
A cell structure that forms a maze of passage ways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another
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25. Endoplasmic Reticulum
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26. Endoplasmic Reticulum
The endoplasmic reticulum carries proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another.
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27. Ribosome
A small grain-like structure in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made
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28. Ribosome
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29. Ribosomes function as factories to produce proteins.
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30. Golgi body
A structure in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell
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31. Golgi body
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32. Golgi body
The golgi body receives proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum.
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33. A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area
Vacuole
A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area
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34. Vacuole
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35. Most plant cells have one large vacuole.
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36. Lysosome
A small, round cell structure containing chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones
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37. Lysosome
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38. Lysosomes help break down old cell parts.
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39. Deoxyribonucleic acid
The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
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40. Deoxyribonucleic acid
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41. Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid.
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42. Diffusion
Movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
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43. Diffusion
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44. The smell of the orange diffused through the room.
Diffusion
The smell of the orange diffused through the room.
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45. Diffusion of water or other solvent through a membrane
Osmosis
Diffusion of water or other solvent through a membrane
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46. Osmosis
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47. Osmosis
Because cells cannot function properly without adequate water, many cellular processes depend on osmosis.
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48. Selectively permeable
A property of cell membranes that allows some substances to pass through, while others cannot
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49. Selectively permeable
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50. Selectively permeable
A cell wall is like a gate. It can be selectively permeable because it allows some items in but doesn’t allow others.
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