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Cells
Term | Definition |
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All biological organisms are composed of cells; cells are the basic unit of life and all life comes from preexisting life. | Cell Theory |
Living things that are made of only one cell | Unicellular Organisms |
the process of maintaining stable internal conditions | Homeostasis |
genetic material is not surrounded by lining. | Prokaryotic |
genetic material is surrounded by lining | Eukaryotic |
a small structure in a cell with a specific function | organelles |
a flexible covering that protects the inside of the cell and the environment outside a cell | cell membrane |
fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules | Cytoplasm |
stiff structure outside the cell membrane | cell wall |
organelles that use light energy to make food- a sugar called gluecose | chloroplast |
directs cell activities and contains important information stored in DNA | nucleus |