Chapter 14 Cells: The Basic Units of Life
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| cell | smallest unit that can perform all life processes
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| cell Membrane | a protective layer that covers the cell's surface and acts as a barrier
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| cytoplasm | the fluid inside the cell and almost all of its contents
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| organelles | one of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function
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| nucleus | in a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth,metabolism, and reproduction
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| DNA | genetic material that carries information needed to make new cells
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| prokaryote | an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus..eubacteria and archaebacteria
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| eukaryotes | an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane..include animals, plants,and fungi
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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 | 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
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| chloroplast | organelles in plant and algae cells in which photosynthesis takes place
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| Golgi complex | 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
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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;anthing 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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