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Cell |
The smallest unit that can preform all life processes. |
What can they do? |
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Call membrane |
A phospholipid layer that covers a cells surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cells environment. |
The "body guard of a cell" |
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Organelle |
One of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm specialized to do different things. |
They are all different in their own way |
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Nucleus |
A cell's central region which controls what comes in and out of the cell and commands the cell what to do. |
The "brains" of a cell |
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Prokaryote |
A single celled organism with no nucleus or membrane bound organelles. |
Archaea and bacteria |
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Eukaryote |
An organism with cells containing a nucleus by a membrane. |
Animals and humans |
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Cell wall |
A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to a cell. |
Usually around plant cells |
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Ribosome |
A cell organelle composed of RNA and protien; a protien making organelle |
The "McDonald's" for a cell |
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Endoplasmic reticulum |
A system of membranes found in a cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids. |
The "U-Haul" in a cell |
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Mitochondria |
The cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and is the site of cellular respriation, which produces ATP. |
The "X-el Energy" of cells |
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Golgi complex |
An organelle that helps package materials to be transported oit of the cell. |
The "Amazon" in a cell |
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Vesicle |
A small sack containing water in a plant cell. |
Usually in plant cells |
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Lysosome |
An organelle that contains digestive enzymes. |
The "killer" in a cell |
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Tissue |
A group of similar cells that preform a common function. |
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Organ |
A group of tissues that preform a common function. |
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Organ system |
A group of organs that preform a common function. |
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Organism |
A living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently. |
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Structure |
The arrangement of parts in an organism. |
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Function |
The special, normal, or proper activity of an organ or part. |
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