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Jackson-SC-Ch3

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cell   the smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms;  
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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 the cell’s environment  
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organelle   one of the small bodies in a cell’s cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function  
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nucleus   in physical science, an atom's central region, which is made up of protons and neutrons  
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prokaryote   a single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles  
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eukaryote   an organism made up of cells 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   a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein; the site of protein synthesis  
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endoplasmic reticulum   a system of membranes that is found in a cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids  
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mitochondrion   in eukaryotic cells, the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration, which produces ATP  
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golgi complex   a cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell  
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vesicle   a small cavity or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell; forms when part of the cell membrane surrounds the materials to be taken into the cell or transported within the cell  
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lysosome   a cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes  
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tissue   a group of similar cells that perform a common function  
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organ   a collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body  
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organ system   a group of organs that work together to perform body functions  
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organism   a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently  
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structure   the arrangement of parts in an organism  
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function   the special, normal, or proper activity of an organ or part  
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