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17 Cards in this Set
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Cell Wall
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A rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms
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Cell Membrane
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A thin flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell
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Nucleus
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In cells a very large oval organelle that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cells activites
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organelle
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A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
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ribosome
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A small grain-shaped organelle in the cytoplasm of a cell that produces proteins
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cytoplasm
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The thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane (in prokaryotes) or between the cell membrane and nucleus (in eukaryotes)
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mitochondria
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Rod-shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions
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endoplasmic reticulum
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An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part to another
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Golgi apparatus
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An organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell
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vacuole
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A sac-like organelle that stores water,food, and other materials
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chloroplast
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An organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can be use in making food
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lysosome
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A cell organelle witch contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones and that can be used by the rest of the cell
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multicellular
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Consisting of many cells
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unicellular
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Made of a single cell
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tissue
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A group of similar cells that perform a specific function
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organ
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A body structure that is composed of different kinds of tissues that work together
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organ system
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A group of organs that work together to perform a major function |