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what is a cell?

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smallest unit that can live on its own

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what is a nucleus?

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the membrane enclosed organelle within a cell

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what is a Cytoplasm?

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a liquid that fills a cell

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what is a cell membrane?

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found in all cells and seperates the interior of the cell from the outside environment

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what is a cell wall?

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it is a tough flexible layer surrounding the cell

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what is a Mitochondrion?

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membrane bound cell oranelles

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what is a chloroplast?

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the organelles responsible for photosinthesis

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what is a golgi complex?

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A stack of small flat sacs formed by membranes inside the cell’s cytoplasm

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what is a Endoplasmic reticulum?

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a network of membranes inside a cell through which proteins and other molecules move

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what is a Ribosome?

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the cellular machinery responsible for making proteins.

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what is a Lysosome?

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membrane-enclosed organelles that contain an array of enzymes capable of breaking down all types of biological polymers

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what is a vacuole?

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a membrane-bound cell organelle

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what is a Organelle?

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a membrane bound structure found within a cell.

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what is a Prokaryote?

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organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles.

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what is a Eukaryote?

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an organism whose cells contain a nucleus within a membrane.

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what is a Tissue?

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a group of cells that possess a similar structure and perform a specific function.

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what is a Organ?

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a structure composed of a group of different tissues that work together to perform a specific function.

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what is a Organ system?

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a group of organs that work together in the body to perform a complex function

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what is a Organism?

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any living thing

20
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what is a cell structure?

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the cell membrane, the nucleus, and the cytoplasm

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