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tissue   group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific job in the body  
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organ   combination of one or more tissues that work together to perform a function in the body  
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organ system   a group of organs that work together to perform body functions  
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organism   anything that can independently carry out life processes  
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unicellular   made of a single cell  
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multicellular   made of many cells  
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population   group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time  
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community   all of the population of idfferent species that live and interact in an area  
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ecosystem   a communtiy of organisma and their non living environment  
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cell membrane   a phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and cell's environment  
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organelles   a structure within a cell sometimes surrounded by a membrane  
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cytoplasm   cellular fluid surrounding as a cell's organelles  
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nucleus   the membrane covered organelle found in eukaryotic cells  
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prokaryotic   a cell that does not have a nucleus or any other membrane-covered organelles; also called bacterium  
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eukaryotic   a cell that contains a central nucleus and complicated internal structure  
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bacteria   extremely small, single-celled organisms without a nucleus; prokaryotic cells  
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cell wall   a structure that surrounds the cell m membrane of some cells and provides strength and support the cell membrane  
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ribosome   a small organelle in cells where proteins are and where proteins are made from amino acids  
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endoplasmic reticulum   surrounds the nucleus; processes material it gets from the ribosomes and uses them to manufacture proteins, lipids & parts of the cell membranes;  
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mitochondria   cell organelles surrounded by two membranes that breakdown food molecules to make ATP  
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nucleolus   produces ribosomes; is the site of RNA & synthesis & storage  
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nucleoplasm   the protoplasm of a nucleus  
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chloroplast   an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photsynthesis occurs  
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Golgi complex   the cell organelle that modifies packages & transports materials out of the cell  
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vesicle   membrane covered compartment in a eukaryotic cell that forms when part of a cell membrane surrounds an object & pinches off  
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vacuole   large membrane covered structure found in plant cells that serves as a storage container for water and other liquids  
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lysosome   special vesicle in a cell that digests food particles wastes and foreign invaders  
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