Vocabulary for cells Flashcards
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Definition of cell
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Smallest functional and structural unit of all living things
2
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Definition of organisms
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Any living things
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Definition of cell membrane
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Proactive layer that covers a cell’s surface, acts as a barrier
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Definition of cytoplasm
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Region enclosed by the cell membrane
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Definition of organelle
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Small body in a cells cytoplasm, specialized to preform a specific function
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Definition of nucleus
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DNA is contained in a membrane- bound organelle
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Definition of prokaryote
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Single celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane- bound organelles
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Definition of eukaryote
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An organism made up of cells that contain their DNA in a nucleus
