Biology Book Module 6 Vocab

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Absorption

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The transport of dissolved substances into cells

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Digestion

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The breakdown of absorbed substances

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Respiration

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The breakdown of food molecules with a release of energy

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Excretion

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The removal of soluble waste materials

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Egestion

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The removal of non-soluble wast materials

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Secretion

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The release of biosynthesized substances

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Homeostasis

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Maintaining the status quo

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Reprodustion

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Producing more cells

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Cytology

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The study of cells

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Cell wall

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A rigid structure on the outside of certain cells, usually plant and bacteria cells.

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Middle lamella

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The thin film between the cell walls of adjacent plant cells

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Plasma membrane

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The semipermeable membrane between the cell contents and either the cell wall or the cell's surroundings

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Cytoplasm

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A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended

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Ions

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Substances in which at least one atom has an imbalance of protons and electrons

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Cytoplasmic streaming

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The motion of cytoplasm in a cell that results in a coordinated movement of the cell's contents

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Mitochondria

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The organelles in which nutrients are converted to energy

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Lysosome

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The organelle in animal cells responsible for hydrolysis reactions that break down proteins, polysaccharides, disaccharides, and some lipids

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Ribosomes

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Non-membrane-bounded organelles responsible for protein synthesis

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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

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An organelle composed of an extensive network of folded membranes that perform several tasks within a cell

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Rough ER

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ER that is dotted with ribosomes

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Smooth ER

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ER that has no ribosomes

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Leucoplasts

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Organelles that store starches or oils

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Chromoplasts

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Organelles that contain pigments used in photosynthesis

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Central vacuole

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A large vacuole that rests at the center of most plant cells and is filled with a solution that contains a high concentration of solutes

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Waste vacuoles

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Vacuoles that contain the waste products of digestion

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Phagocytosis

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The process by which a cell engulfs foreign substances or other cells

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Phagocytic vacuole

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a vacuole that holds the matter which a cell engulfs

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Pinocytic vesicle

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Vesicle formed at the plasma membrane to allow the absorption of large molecules

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Secretion vesicle

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Vesicle that holds secretion products so that they can be transported to the plasma membrane and released

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Golgi bodies

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The organelles where proteins and lipids are stored and then modified to suit the needs of cells

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Microtubules

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Spiral strands of protein molecules that form a tube like structure

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Nuclear membrane

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A highly-porous membrane that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm

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Chromatin

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Clusters of DNA, RNA, and proteins in the nucleus of a cell

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Cytoskeleton

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A network of fibers that holds the cell together, helps the cell to keep its shape, and aids in movement

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Microfilaments

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Fine, threadlike proteins found in the cell's cytoskeleton