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vocabulary words

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cell   smallest unit that can perform all life processes  
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cell membrane   phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier  
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organelle   structures that perform specific functions within the cell  
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nucleus   organelle that contains the cell's DNA and is the control center of the cell  
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prokaryote   single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles  
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eukaroyte   multi-celled organisms that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane  
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cell wall   a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell  
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ribosome   organelle in which amino acids are hooked together to make proteins  
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endoplasmic reticulum   organelle that makes lipids, breaks down drugs and other substances, and packages proteins for the Golgi complex  
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mitochondrion   organelle that breaks down food molecules to make ATP  
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Golgi Complex   organelle that processes and transports proteins and other materials out of cell  
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vesicle   small sac that surrounds material to be moved into or out of a cell  
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lysosome   organelle that digests food particles, wastes, cell parts, and foreign invaders  
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tissue   group of cells that work together to perform a specific job  
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organ   structure made up of two or more tissues working together to perform a specific function  
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organ system   group of organs working together to perform a particular function  
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organism   a living thing - can perform life processes  
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structure   in organisms - arrangement of parts in an organism- includes shape of part and material that part is made of  
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function   in organisms - the job the part does  
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