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The basic biological unit of living organisms, containing a nucleus and a variety of organelles enclosed by a limiting membrane.
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cell
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a dense central body in most cells containing the genetic material of the cell.
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nucleus
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small spherical bodies in the cell nucleus.
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nucleoli
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the structures in the nucleus that carry the hereditary factors genes.
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chromatin
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barlike body of tightly coiled chromatin.
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chromosome
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the tiny projections on the free surface of some epithelial cell.
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Microvilli
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specialized structures in a cell perform specific metabolic function.
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organelles
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the rodlike cytoplasmic organelles responsible for ATP generation.
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mitochondria
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cytoplasmic or ganelles at which proteins are synthesized.
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ribosomes
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a membranous network of tubular or saclike channels in the cytoplasm of a cell.
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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a minute body found near the nucleus of the cell composed of microtubules.
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centriole
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tiny, hairlike projections on cell surfaces that move in a wavelike manner.
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cilia
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organells the originate from the golgi apparatus and contain strong digestive enzymes.
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Lysosmes
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a minute body found near the nucleus of the cell composed of microtubules.
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centriole
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long, whiplike extensions of the cell membrance of some bacteria and of sperm.
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flagella
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a homogenous mixture of two of more components.
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solution
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the dissolved substance in a solution.
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solute
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the fluid between the cells.
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Interstital fluid
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fluid within a cell.
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Intracellular fluid
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the diffusion of a solvent though a membrance from a dilute solution into a more concentrated one.
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Osmosis
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