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Cell

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smallest basic unit of life

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Nucleus

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storehouse for most genetic formation, or DNA

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RIbosome

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tiny organelles that link amino acids together to form proteins

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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interconnected network of thin, folded membranes

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Scientist Robert Hooke

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first one to identify cells and named them

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Prokaryote

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cells that doesnt have true nucleus

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Cell Membrane

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membrane surrounding cytoplasm

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Central vacuole

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cellular organs found in plant cells

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Golgi Apparatus

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closely layered stack of membranes

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Scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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observer cells in greater detail

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Eukaryote

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organism consisting of cells whose genetic material is DNA form of chemosensors

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Cell wall

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rigid layer that gives protection

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Cytoplasm

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material of protoplasm with a living cell

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Cytoskeleton

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a flexible network of proteins

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Scientist Matthias Schleiden

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All plant made of cells

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Organelle

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subcellular structure that has one or more specific jobs to perform in cells

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Mitochondria

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Supply energy to the cell

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Lysosome

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membrane-bound organelles that contain enzyme

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Centrioles

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cylinder-shaped organelles made of short microtubules arranged in circle.

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Scientist Theodor Schwann

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say all animal are made of cells

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Cell theory

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organisms are composed of cells

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Chloroplast

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organelles that carry out photosynthesis

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Vesicle

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name to describe a small membrane

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Scientist Rudolph Virchow

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says that cells come from other cells

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