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Chap. 3 vocab sec 1
cells
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11/10/2004

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cell
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a membrane covered structure that contains all of the materials necessary for life
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tissue
Definition
a group of cells that work together to perform a specific job in the body
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organ
Definition
2 or more tissues work together to perform a specific job
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organ system
Definition
organs work together in groups to perform particular jobs
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organism
Definition
anything that can live on its own
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unicellular
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a single cell living on its own
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multicellular
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exist only as a group of cells
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population
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group of organisms that are of the same kind and that live in the same area
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community
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2 or more populations living in the same area
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ecosystem
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the community and all of the nonliving things that affect it
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cell membrane
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a barrier between the inside of the cell and the cell's enviornment
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organelles
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chemicals and structures that enable the cell to live, grow and reproduce
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cytoplasm
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fluid surrounding the chemicals and structures of a cell
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prokaryotics
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cells that do not have a nucleus
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eukaryotic
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cells that have a nucleus
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bacteria
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the world's smallest cells and they do not have a nucleus
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