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18 Cards in this Set
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Cell Membrane
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acts as a barrier between the inside and outside of the cell
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Organelles
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structures that allow the cell to live, grow and reproduce.
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Cytoplasm
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jelly-like substance that surrounds and supports the organelles
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Nucleus
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membrane covered structure that holds the cell's DNA
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Prokaryote
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Cells that do not have a nucleus and has circular DNA
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Eukaryote
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Cells that do have a nuclues and has linear DNA
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Bacteria
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Prokaryotic cells
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DNA
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Hereditary material, contains information and provides instructions to make new cells
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Robert Hooke
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First person to see cells
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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First person to see living cells
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Cell
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The basic unit of life
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Tissue
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two or more cells that work together to perform a specific job
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Organ
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Two or more tissues that work together to perform a specific job
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Organ system
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a group of organs working together
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Organism
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anything that can live on it's own and is made of at least one cell
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Population
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Two or more organisms that are the same kind and live in the same area
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Community
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Two or more populations that live in the same area
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Ecosystem
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The community and all of the nonliving things that affect it
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