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Cell

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The smallest unit that can preform all life processes cells

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cell membrane

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phospholipid layer that covers a cells surface

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organelle

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small bodies in a cells cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function

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nucleus

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a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cells DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth metabolism, and reproduction

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cell wall

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a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell

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ribosome

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cell organelle composed of RNA and protein the site of protein synthesis

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endoplasmic reticulum

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a system of membranes that is found in a cell’s cytoplasm and that assists in the reproduction,processeing, and in the transport of proteins and in the production of lipids

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mitochondrion

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cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration

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golgi complex

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cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell

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