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| A major theory of life science that (1)all organisms consist of cells (2)cells are basic units of structure & function in organisms (3)all cells come from other cells |
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| The selectively permeable outer boundary of a cell that allows for food & oxygen to move into the cell and wastes to leave it |
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| A rigid structure made of cellulose that surrounds a plant cell membrane to support & protect it |
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| A plant cell organelle in which light energy is changed into chemical energy in the form of sugar during the process of photosynthesis |
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| Long strands of DNA in a cell's nucleus |
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| compound light microscope |
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| An instrument that uses lenses to magnify objects |
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| The fluid material inside the cell membrane that contains structures that carry out life processes |
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| An instrument using beams of electrons that magnifies objects too small to be seen with a light microscope |
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| A cell organelle consisting of folded membranes that move materials around within the cell |
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| Cell organelles consisting of stacks of membrane covered sacs that pinch off & move proteins to the outside of the cell |
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| An organelle with chemicals that digest waste and worn out cell parts |
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| A cell organelle that breaks down food molecules and releases energy |
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| A structure inside a cell that directs the cell's activities |
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| A structure made up of different types of tissues that work together to do a specific job |
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| Membrane bound structures within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Organelles break down food, move wastes and store materials |
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| A group of organs working together for a specific job. For example, the digestive system |
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| A process whereby the immune system attacks a transplanted organ |
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| A cell organelle on which protein is made |
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| Similar cells that do the same sort of work; for example, all muscle tissue contracts |
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| A storage area in a cell for water, food or waste products |
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