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cell membrane |
a flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the enviroment outside a cell. |
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cell wall |
a stiff structure outside the cell membrane |
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chloroplast |
a membrane-bound organelle that uses light energy and makes food (a sugar called glucose) fro water and carbon dioxide in a process known as photosynthesis |
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cytoplasm
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a fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules
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cytoskeleton
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a network of threadlike proteins that are joined together
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nucleus
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the part of a eukaryotic cell that directs cell activities and contains genetic information stored in DNA
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organelle
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a membrane-surrounded component of a cell that has specialized functions
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