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Cell wall

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Only found in plants, gives the plant strength and structure

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Cell membrane

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Controls what goes in and out of a cell

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Centriole

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Spindles fibres and separates chromosomes during the cell division

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Chloroplast

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Green pigment found in plants, causes photo synthesis

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DNA

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Double stranded molecules that are in all living things and are inherited from parents

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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The transport system, ER modifies protein, makes macromolecules, site membrane for manufacturing

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Golgi complex

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Organelle that ships, stacks and packages products that come from the endoplasmic reticulum

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Lysosomes

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Contains digestive enzymes which breaks down macro molecules, built in the Golgi complex

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Mitochondria

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The powerhouse of a cell

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Nucleus

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Found in all cells, control centre of a cell

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Peroxisomes

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Contains enzymes that get rid of body toxins, high numbers are found in the liver

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Ribosomes

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Main site of protein in a cell

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RNA

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Similar to DNA, single stranded molecules, found outside the nucleus, delivers protein synthesis

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum

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Ribosomes are attached to it and makes it appear bumpier, specialises in protein synthesis

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Vacuole

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Extra storage compartment in a cell

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Robert Hooke

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First man to discover and describe cells

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Antoni Van Leewenhoek

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First man to look at animal cells

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Cell theory

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All living things are made of cells
Cells are the smallest unit of life
New cells are made for pre existing cells

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Eukaryotic cells

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Complicated cells that are multicellular, include a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles

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Prokaryotic cells

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Simple cells that are unicellular, do not have a nucleus and DNA if found free in the cytoplasm, most types of bacteria are prokaryotic

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Tissues

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Similar cells and cell products producing a definite organ with a specific function, multicellular organism

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Organ

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Found in animals, a collection of millions of cells which group together to form a function, the body often made of tissue

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Apoptosis

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Programmed cell death

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Mutagens

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Things that damage DNA

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Carcinogen

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Causes cancer

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