Unit 2 Cells: Concepts 1-3

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Animal Cell

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Doesn't have a cell wall or chloroplasts and has smaller vacuoles.

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What molecule helps carry nutrients into the cell via facilitated diffusion?

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Proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates.

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Organelle

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Cell; 'organ'; Make up cells and perform specific functions.

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What is the term for allowing certain substances to pass through a membrane but not others?

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Semi-permeable.

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What stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in the cell?

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Vacuoles.

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What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

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Controls cell activities and stores genetic information.

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What is the role of the cell membrane?

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Regulates what enters and exits the cell.

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What is cytoplasm?

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The jelly-like substance inside the cell where organelles are found.

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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Synthesize proteins for the cell.

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What is the difference between plant and animal cells?

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Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts; animal cells do not.