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Cell membrane
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a phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment
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cell plasma
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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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Centriole
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an organelle that is active during mitosis
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churro
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Chloroplast
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a green pigment that is present in most plant and algae cells and some bacteria, that gives plants their characteristic green color, and that absorbs light to provide energy for photosynthesis
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Chlorophyll
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Chromosomes
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in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA
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Chromatin
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Cilia
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a hair-like structure arranged in tightly packed rows that projects from the surface of some cells
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cytoplasm
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the region of the cell within the membrane that includes the fluid, the cytoskeleton, and all of the organelles except the nucleus
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Cytoskeleton
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the cytoplasmic network of protein filaments that plays an essential role in cell movement, shape, and division
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Flagella
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a long, hairlike structure that grows out of a cell and enables the cell to move
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Golgi apparatus
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a cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell
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golgi body
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Lysome
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an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane.
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Microfilament
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a fiber found inside eukaryotic cells that is composed mainly of the protein actin and that has a role in cell structure and movement
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microtubule
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Mitochondria
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in eukaryotic cells, the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration, which produces ATP
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Nucleous
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the part of the eukaryotic nucleus where ribosomal RNA is synthesized
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Nucleus
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in a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction
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Ribosome
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a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein; the site of protein synthesis
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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the portion of the endoplasmic reticulum to which ribosomes are attached
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velcro, rough
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Smooth endoplasmic ribosomes
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the portion of the endoplasmic reticulum that lacks attached ribosomes
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smooth rock
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Vacuole
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a fluid-filled vesicle found in the cytoplasm of plant cells or protists
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plants
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