Cell Vocabulary

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Cell Vocabulary
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Active Transport

• process in which a cell uses energy to transport
  a substance into or out of the cell

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Biology

• the study of living things and the processes of
  those living things

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Cell

• basic unit of structure and function in living
  things

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Compound Microscope

• a microscope using more than one lens

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Cytokinesis

• Process in which the cytoplasm of a cell is
  divided after nuclear division (mitosis) is
  complete.

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Cytologist

• someone who studies cells and their processes.

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Cytoplasm

• region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

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DNA

• nucleic acid that stores the information needed
  to build proteins and carries genetic information
  about the organisms.

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Growth

• an increase in size and/or complexity with in a
  living organism.

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Homeostasis

• ability of an organism to keep conditions inside
  its body the same, even though conditions in its
  external environment change

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Living

• things that are made of cells, move, perform
  complex chemical activities, grow and develop,
  respond to stimuli, and reproduce.

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Magnify

• using lenses to make objects appear larger

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Nonliving

• things that DO NOT have all of the following
  characteristics made of cells, move, perform
  complex chemical activities, grow and develop,
  respond to stimuli, and reproduce.

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Nucleus

• control center of the cell contains the DNA
  material

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Organ

• is a group of tissues that work together to
  perform one or more life activities

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Passive Transport

• the process of moving materials without the use
  of energy. Osmosis would be an example.

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RNA

• nucleic acid that read the genetic information
  carried by the DNA and guides the protein-making
  process.

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Spontaneous Generation

• hypothesis that life can spring from nonliving
  things.

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Tissue

• Is group of similar cells that work together to
  perform a special job