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STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY
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CELL
Fundametnal unit of all living things (animal or plant).
SIMILARITY IN CELLS
Contain a gelatinous substance composed of Water, Protein, Sugar, Acids, Fats, various Minerals.
CELL MEMBRANE
Surrounds & protects the cell, alsoregulates what passes into&out of the cell.
NUCLEUS
The controlling structure of the cell.
CHROMOSOMES
Rod-like structures within the nucleus.
GENES
Chromosomes contain region.
DNA (DeoxyboNucleic Acid)
The chemical each gene is composed of.
RIBOSOMES
Small granules that help the cell make proteins.
EGG & SPERM CELLS
Each contains 23 chromosomes
KARYOTYPE
Picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell.
CYTOPLASM
All the material that is outside the nucleus and yet contained within the cell membrane.
MITOCHONDRIA
Small, sausage-shaped bodies. Structures in the cytoplasm in which foods are burned to release.
CATABOLISM
Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances & release energy.
ANABOLISM
Process of building up complex materials (proteins) from simple materials.
METABOLISM
Total of the chemical proocesses in a cell.
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
Structure (canals) within the cytoplasm. Site in which large proteins are made from smaller protein pieces.
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STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY
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ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY
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2011-09-22T16:27:27Z
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