8.1 Vocab Flashcards
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Cell
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Basic unit of life
2
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Cell Theory
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concept of biology that explains how all living things are made up of cells and that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things and that new cells are only produced from existing cells
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Cell Membrane
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barrier that surrounds all cells and controls what enters and leaves the cell
4
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Nucleus
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structure that consists of the cell’s DNA and genetic information
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Eukaryote
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Organism which contains nuclei in its cells
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Prokaryotes
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Organisms with one cell that do not have nuclei at all
