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eukaryotic
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having a nucleus
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organelles
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parts inside a eukaryotic cell with special jobs
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nucleus
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the organelle that contains the chemicals needed to reproduce and that tells the other organelles what to do
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cytoplasm
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the jelly-like fluid that fills a cell
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cell membrane
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the covering that controls what enters the cell and what leaves the cell
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cell wall
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the tough outer case of a plant cell
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mitochondria
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the organelles that make energy from food
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chloroplasts
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the organelles that make food from energy
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capture
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take and hold
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photosynthesis
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the process that plant cells use to turn sunlight into food
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specialized
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having one particular job
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the cell that is going to divide
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parent cell
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daughter cells
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the two cells that result when a parent cell divides
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cycle
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a regularly repeating set of events
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chromosomes
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structures in the nucleus that contain information
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liver
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one part of the body that makes a chemical to break down food
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cell cycle
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the life cycle of a cell, including resting, growing, and dividing
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cell division
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the process by which cells make copies of themselves and increase in number
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mitosis
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the set of stages in division of the cell nucleus
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cancer
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a disease caused by out-of-control cell division
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tumor
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a group of cells that may contain cancer cells
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cure
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stop a disease
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