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Cells
Djonaj
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Science
7th Grade
03/02/2009

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Organisms
Definition
living thing
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Biology
Definition
The study of living things
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Cell
Definition
the basic unit of life
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Unicellular
Definition
organism (including bacteria) made up of only one cell (prokaryotic)
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Prokaryotic
Definition
A cell without a nucleus
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eukaryotic
Definition
a cell with nucleus includes all cells except bacteria MULTICELLULAR
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multicellular
Definition
made of more than one cell
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cell membrane
Definition
a barrier that allows olny some material to pass in and out
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cytoplasm
Definition
a gel-like fluid that takes up most of the space inside the cell
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organelles
Definition
carry out the activities that keep the cell alive
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nucleus
Definition
a cells headquarters usually located near the center of an animal cell and to one side of a plant cell
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chromosomes
Definition
genetic information (DNA)used to make new cells
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