Cell Biology Flashcards

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Nucleus

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Controls most cell activities

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Cell membrane

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Controls entry and exit of substances/molecules into and out of the cell

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Cytoplasm

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Site of chemical reactions in the cell

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Cell wall

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Provides support to the cell that it is present in

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Chloroplast

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Contains green pigment chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis

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Vacuole

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A large fluid/sap-filled structure

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Mitochondrion

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Site of aerobic respiration

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Ribosome

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Site of protein synthesis

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Plasmid

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Small circular rings of DNA found in bacterial cells