Biology Flashcards

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Cell

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one of the small structures that make up living organisms

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Cell membrane

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a thin flexible skin outside of every cell which controls what enters and leaves the cell

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Cell wall

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the strong, stiff outer covering of plant cells and bacterial cells

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Cellulose

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the substance that makes up cell walls in plants

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Chlorophyll

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the green substance in plants that allows them to use energy from the Sun

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Chloroplast

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one of many structures inside some plant cells, which contain the green pigment chlorophyll, where photosynthesis takes place

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Cytoplasm

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the background substance that fills a cell, in which many chemical reactions happen

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Limitations

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weaknesses

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Magnify

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makes things look bigger than they really are

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Mitochondria

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a small structures inside a cell where energy is released from food.