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| Recycled or worn-out bits of a cell. Digests food and water also. |
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| Gathers simple molecules and combines them to make molecules that are more complex. |
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| A network of membranes that form channels. |
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| Is responsible for cell movement. |
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| A substance that fills the cell. It is a jelly-like material. |
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| Is made up of the vessels and the muscles that help and control the flow of the blood around the body. |
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| The organelle responsible for photosynthesis. |
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| Found in plant cells, but not in animal cells. This is the outermost layer in the plant cell. |
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| Separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment. |
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| Are the cell's power producers. They convert energy into forms that are usable by the cell. |
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| Is the body's information gatherer, storage center and control system. |
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| An independent part of the body that carries out one one or more special functions. |
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| Is made up of the organs in your body that help you to breathe. |
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| Are the protein builders or the protein synthesizers of the cell. |
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| They are very important in the synthesis and packaging of proteins. |
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| Has its purpose in the cell. It acts as a storage organelle. |
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| A group or layer of cells that are alike and that work together to perform a specific function. |
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| The double membrane of the nucleus enclosing DNA and any other genetic material. |
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| Regulates all cell activity. |
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| Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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| A nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. |
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| The primary function is to generate the cell's cytoskeleton. |
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| A small cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell, bound by a single membrane and containing water, food, or metabolic waste. |
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