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Cell
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Basic unit of life all living things. It carries out life's functions including movement, growth, and reproduction. All cells have a cell membrane, cytoplasm, and genetic material. (PLANT CELLS HAVE A CELL WALL, ANIMAL CELLS DO NOT)
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Unicellular
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Organisms that consist of a single cell Ex. Bacteria & Protozoa
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Multicellular
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Organisms that consist of many different types of specialized cells. Ex. Skin, blood, nerve cells
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Cell Membrane
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A structure that keeps the cells contents separate from it's external environment. It protects the cell and is "selectively permeable", which allows certain substances to move in and out of the cell.
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Cytoplasm
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A watery, jelly-like substance that holds other cell structures in place.
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Genetic Material
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All cells have this; It contains coded instructions for carrying out the cell's activities. (Inside Nucleus)
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Prokaryotes
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Bacteria; Its genetic material consists in a single molecule suspended in the cytoplasm.
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Eukaryotic Cells
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Cells that contain it's genetic material inside the cell's nucleus.
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Cell Wall
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Protects plant cell & gives it shape.
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Ribosomes
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Produce protein
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Mitochondrion
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Produces the cell's energy
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Chloroplasts
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Absorb sun's energy for the production of food. (Only plant cells have chloroplast)
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Vacuole
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Stores water, nutrients, wastes and other substances.
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Nucleus
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Directs the cell's activities
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