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| a cellular organism (usually unicellular) that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes |
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| a cellular organism that has organized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes |
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| a group of microrganisms that resemble bacteria but differ in their chemical structure like the cell wall |
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| one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains |
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| the basic structural unit of all organisms |
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| the semipermeable membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell |
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| the outer structure of certain cells |
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| DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) |
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| two nucleotide strands coiled around each other in a ladder like arrangement |
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| a specialized cellular part |
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| an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production |
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| organelle in charge of directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters |
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| a network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell involved in the transport of materials |
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| single-stranded molecules transcribed from DNA |
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| a small organelle in large quantity found in the cell cytoplasm as the site of protein manufacturing |
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| a plastid containing chlorophyll to carry out photosynthesis |
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| the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus |
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| characteristics of all living organisms |
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composed of 1 or more cells
metabolism
responds to stimuli
reproduces
adapts to enviroment
can alter enviroment |
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| organic compound made up of amino acids |
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| an organelle that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum |
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| a theory that says that mitochondria and plastids originated as separate prokaryotic organisms that were taken inside the cell as endosymbionts |
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| endocytosis vs. exocytosis |
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| the process by which cells absorb molecules (such as proteins) from outside the cell vs. the process by which secretions are disposed from the cell |
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| what holds the entirety of hereditary information |
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| a unit of hereditary in an organism |
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| molecules that make up the structural units of RNA and DNA |
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| one of the four main nucleotide bases |
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| one of the four main nucleotide bases |
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| both are ways to classify a living organism one being more specific than the other |
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| a protein that spans the entire biological membrane |
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