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Cells
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |