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V4&5 Cells & Their Processes

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nucleuscontrols the cell
chlorophyllcollects energy from the sun
tissuesa group of cells
cell wallthe stiff, outside covering of a plant cell
cytoplasmthe living material In a cell
cell theorythe basic concepts about cells
organa group of tissues
cell membranecontrols what enters and exits the cell
organellesparts in the cell that carry out the life processes
cellbasic unit of structure and function of living things
chloroplastpart of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs
respirationthe process of breaking down glucose to produce ATP (energy)
osmosisdiffusion of substances through a cell membrane
photosynthesisthe process of making energy using light
diffusuionmovement from high to low concentration
mitosiscells division forming two identical cells
fermentationmaking ATP without using oxygen
chromosomesstrand in the nucleus carrying genetic material
Anton van LeeuwenhoekDutch shopkeeper who was the first to see cells (called them "animacules")
Robert HookeEnglish scientist and inventor who named cells
Matthias SchleidenGerman botonist who stated all plants were made of cells
Theodor ScwwannGerman scientist who said that cells were the building blocks of both plants and animals
Rudolph VirchowGerman physician who stated that cells come only from other living cells
mitochondriapowerhouse of the cell
ribosomeprotein factory of the cell
endoplasmic reticulum (ER)transport tubes in the cell
golgi bodiesmanufacturing and shipping center of a cell
lysosomesthe garbage collectors of the cell
vacuolesstorage for water, food, and waste in a cell
permeablealowing substances to flow freely in and out
selectively permeableallowing some things to flow in and out, but not others
impermeablenot able to pass through
carriersprotein molecules for transporting large substance into and out of the cell
interphasecell parts double
prophasechromosomes thicken and a spindle forms
metaphasechromosomes line up
anaphasechromosomes pull apart
telophasetwo new cells formed


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