Basic Biological Principles Vocab

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Organelle with folded membranes and sacs for processing and transporting materials in eukaryotic cells. Two forms: rough and smooth.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Set of interacting components, real or abstract, forming an integrated whole. Open systems interact with the environment; closed systems are isolated.

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System

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Single-celled organism without a membrane-bound nucleus or organelles.

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Prokaryote

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Membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells; site of cellular respiration.

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Mitochondria

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Concept based on scientific laws and axioms with general agreement.

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Principle

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Combination of components and processes serving a common function.

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Mechanism

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Small organelles in plant cell cytoplasm containing pigment or food.

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Plastids

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Small particle of RNA and proteins in cell cytoplasm that synthesizes proteins.

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Ribosome

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A proposed, testable explanation for an observed phenomenon.

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Hypothesis

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Explanation of observable phenomena based on empirical data and logic, providing assumptions and rules to analyze or predict behavior.

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Theory (Scientific)