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The membrane surrounding the nucleus

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Nuclear envelope

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Cell with nucleus

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Eukaryote

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DNA bound to proteins

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Chromatin

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A single, tightly coiled strand of DNA

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Chromosome

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A structure made of proteins and ribosomal DNA found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that produce proteins

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Ribosome

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A network of membranes involved in protein synthesis and transportation

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum

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A complex of stacked membranes involved in the cell that modifies, sorts, packages proteins for secretion and intercellular transport

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Golgi apparatus

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An organelle containing enzymes that digest and recycle waste

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Lysosome

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Stores materials such as water, salt, proteins, and carbs

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Vacuole

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Converts food into energy

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Mitochondria

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Organelle that captures the energy from sunlight and converts into chemical energy

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chloroplasts

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Pairs of protein filaments that gives cells their shape and structure

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Cytoskeleton

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The semipermeable membrane that encloses the cytoplasm of a cell

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Cell membrane

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A support structure outside the membrane of a cell

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Cell wall

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A thin membrane made of two layers of phosphorous molecules

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Phospholipid bilayer

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The passive movement of particles from an area of high to low concentration

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Diffusion

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Diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane

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Osmosis

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A condition in which a concentration of a solute is the same throughout a solution

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Equilibrium

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An energy requiring process that moves molecules across a cell membrane

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Active transport

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A process that moves molecules across a cell membrane that does not require energy

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Passive transport

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An energy requiring process that expels substances from the cell

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Exocytosis

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An energy requiring process that brings substances into a cell

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Endocytosis

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A type of endocytosis involving the ingestion of liquid material

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Pinocytosis

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A type of endocytosis that involves the ingestion of solid material

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Phagocytosis

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A type of passive transportation that moves specific molecules across a cell membrane through protein channels

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Facilitated diffusion

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The solution with lesser concentration of solutes

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Hypotonic

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The solution with greater concentration of solutes

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Hypertonic

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Concentration is the same

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Isotonic

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When the cell shrinks

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Plasmolysis

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When the cell bursts

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Cytolysis

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Gen

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Be born

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Gluc

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Sugar

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Graph

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Writing

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Haem

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Blood

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Helio

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Sun

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Hemi

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Half

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Endo

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Within

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Erg

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Work

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Ethn

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Race

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Flagellum

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Whip

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Exo

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Off

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Geo

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Earth

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A network of membranes involved in lipid synthesis & transport

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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