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cell membrane
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protective outer covering of all cells that regulates the interaction between the cell and the enviroment.
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cytoplasm
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constantly moving gel-like mixture inside the cell membrane that contains heredity material and is the location of most of a cell's life processes.
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cell wall
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rigid structure that encloses, supports, and protects the cells of plants, algae, fungi, and most bacteria.
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organelle
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structure in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic that can act as a storage site, process energy move materials, or manufacture substances.
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nucleus
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organelle that controls all activtives of a cell and contions hereditary material made of protiens and DNA.
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chloroplast
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green, chlorophyll- containing, plant-cell organelle that uses light energy from food molecules, from carbon dioxide and water.
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mitochondrion
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cell organelle that breaks down food and releases energy.
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ribosome
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small cytoplasmic structure on which cells make thier own proteins.
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endoplasmic reticulum
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cytoplasmic organelle that moves material around in a cell and is made up of a complex series of folded membranes; can be rough (with attached ribosomes) or smooth( without attached ribosomes).
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golgi body
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organelles that package cellular materials and transport within the cell or out of the cell.
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volume
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the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies.
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tissue
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group of similar cells that work together to do one job.
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organ
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structure, such as a heart, made up of differences types of tissues that all work together.
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organ system
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a group of organs working together to perform a certain function.
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cell theory
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states that all organisms are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of life, and all cells come from other cells.
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virus
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a strand of hereditary material surrounded by a protein coating.
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host cell
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living cell in which a virus can actively multiply or in which a virus can hide until activated by enviormental stimuli.
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