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cell
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basic unit of structure and function in living organisms
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organelles
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structures inside cells that perform specific jobs for the cell
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cell membrane
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a selectively permeable envelope that surrounds the cell
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eukaryote
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organism whose cells containa membrane-bound nucleus and other organelles
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prokaryote
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unicellular organism like some bacteria that lack a membrane-bound nucleus
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nucleus
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the large organelle near the center of the cell that directs most cell activities
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slectively permeable
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means that some substances pass through while others cannot
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cytoplasm
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gelatin-like watery substance inside the cell
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mitochondria
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the sites of chemical reactions that transfer energy from organic compoinds to ATP
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ribosomes
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organelles that synthesize proteins and DNA
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