Cell Biology Basics

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What are sub-cellular structures?

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Cell organelles or the components within cells.

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What is the function of the nucleus?

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Contains the DNA and controls the cell activities.

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What is DNA?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, the material inside the nucleus of cells.

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What are chromosomes?

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Long, coiled molecules of DNA found in the nucleus.

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What is a gene?

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A short section of DNA that controls a particular characteristic.

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Where are proteins made in the cell?

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Ribosomes.

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Where does respiration take place in the cell?

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Mitochondria.

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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Controls what substances can go into and out of the cells.

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What is cell division?

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Cells divide when an organism grows or when an organism becomes damaged and needs to produce new cells.

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What is the cell cycle?

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A growing and dividing cell goes through a series of stages called the cell cycle.