Regents Prep= Topic 1

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Cells

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Smallest unit of life

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Organelles

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Structures inside the cell

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Nucleus

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Contains DNA (genetic information) that controls the production of protein

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Ribosomes

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Read the message sent from DNA and place amino acids (AA) in the correct order to form a protein (order of AA determines SHAPE and Function of the protein)

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Mitochondria

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Site of cellular aerobic respiration; makes ATP and other metabolic activities needed to stay alive

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Vacuoles

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Store food (food vacuoles) or wastes

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Cytoplasm

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Fluid (mostly water) where many chemical reactions take place

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Cell membrane

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Controls what goes in (nutrients and O2) or out (CO2 and wastes) of the cell

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Selectively permeable

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Only certain substances can pass through the membrane

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Diffusion

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Molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration with no energy required