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| An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane, multiple chromosomes, and a mitotic cycle; eukaryotes include protists, animals, plants, and fungi but not archaea or bacteria. |
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| Power House - it is an organelle in which sugar is broken down to produce energy. |
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| genetic material that carries information needed to make new cells and new organisms. |
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| protective layer that covers a cell’s surface and acts as a barrier. |
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organelle that packages and distributes proteins. |
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| a system of folded membranes in which protein, lipids and other materials are made and acts like an internal delivery system of the cells. |
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| "Little organs" - structures that perform specific functions i the cell. |
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| found in plant cells. A rigid structure that gives support to the cell. |
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| they destroy worn out or damaged organelles, get rid of waste and protect the cell from foreign invaders. |
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| the fluid located inside the cell and it holds all the cell contents. |
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| web of proteins in the cytoplasm that acts as both a muscle and skeleton. It keeps the cell's membrane from collapsing and helps the cell move. |
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| The control center of the cell that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction. |
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| organelles that make proteins that is essential for the cell to live. |
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| a small sac that surrounds material to be moved into or out of the cells. |
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| mainly in plant cells; a vesicle that stores water and other materials. |
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| a green pigment found in plant cells that traps the energy of sunlight. |
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| it is an organelle in which photosynthesis takes place; uses sunlight, carbon dixoide and water to make sugar and oxygen. |
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| dark spot located in the nucleus where a cell begins to make its ribosomes. |
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Has a cell wall.
Has a chloroplast.
Has cellulose fibers.
Has a vacuole.
Doesn't have a lysosome. |
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Doesn't have a cell wall.
Doesn't have a chloroplast.
Doesn't have cellulose fibers.
Doesn't have a vacuole.
Has phospholipids.
Has a lysosome. |
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