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Cell
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a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell
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cytoskeleton
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one of the small bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of a cell and that are specialized to perform a specific function
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centriole
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an organelle that is composed of two short micro tubules at rigth angles to each other and that has an active role in mitosis
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chromosomes
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one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of D
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chloroplast
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an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
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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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lysosome
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a cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes and that buds form golgi appartus
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micro filament
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a fiber found inside eukaryotic cells that is composed mainly of protein actin and that has a role in cell structure and movement
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micro tubule
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one of the small, tubular fibers composed of the protein tubulin that are found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells
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mitochondrion
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the cell organelle that is the site of cellular respiration which produces atp
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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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endoplasmic reticulum
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a system of membranes
DNA cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins |
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nuclear envelope
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the double membrane that surrounds the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell
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nucleolus
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the part of the eukaryotic nucleus where ribosomal RNA is systhesized
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plastia
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a type of organelle found in plant cells that includes chloroplasts and chromoplasts
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phospholipid bilayer
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a double layer of phosphilipids that makes up plasma and orgtanelle membranes
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thylakoid
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a membrane system found within chloroplasts that contains the components for phonsynthsis
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plasma membrane or cell membrane
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the cell's outer boundary
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ribosome
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a cell organelle composed of RNA and protecting, site of protein synthesis
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centriole
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an organelle that is composed of two short micro tubules at right angles to each other and that has an active role in mitosis
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micro filament
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a fiber found inside eukaryotic cells that is comoposed mainly of protein actin and that has a role in cel structure and movement
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mitochondrion
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the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration , which produces ATP
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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 production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids
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nuclear envelope
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the double membrane that surrounds the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell
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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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