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CELLS |
Basic unit of life |
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CELL THEORY STATES: |
* All living things are made up of cells. * Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things. * New cells are produced from existing cells. |
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CELL MEMBRANE |
a thin, flexible barrier surrounding all cells |
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PLASMA MEMBRANE |
another name for cell membrane, particularly when cells are in direct contact with the fluid of the blood----the plasma |
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NUCLEUS plural=nuclei |
a large membrane-enclosed structure that contains genetic material (in the form of DNA) and controls many of the cell's activities |
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EUKARYOTES |
cells that enclose their DNA in nuclei most are highly specialized, contain dozens of structures & internal membranes |
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PROKARYOTES |
cells that do NOT enclose the DNA in nuclei bacteria = this type of cell |
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MICROSCOPES |
enabled people to see and study cells contain lenses to enlarge objects too small to see with the naked eye |
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PLANT CELLS |
thick walls, visible nucleus, green structures |
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ALL CELLS |
Have DNA at some point in their lives & are surrounded by a thin, flexible membrane |
