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the smallest structures capable of performing all of the functions necessary for life.

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Cells

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  • All organisms are made of cells. They can be made of one (single- celled/unicellular) or more cells (multicellular).
  • Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
  • Cells only come from preexisting cells
    because cells are self-producing.
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Cell Theory

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3
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The main thing that limits a cell is

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surface area to volume ratio

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cells that lack a membrane-bound nucleus. They are single-celled organisms.

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Prokaryotic cells

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not all single-celled organisms are prokaryotes (T or F)

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T

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What are the 4 structures of a prokaryote

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Bacillus, coccus, spirilla, Spirochetes

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