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| The transport of dissolved substances into cells |
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| The breakdown of absorbed substances |
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| The breakdown of food molecules with a release of energy |
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| The removal of soluble waste materials |
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| The removal of nonsoluble waste materials |
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| The release of biosynthesized substances |
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| Maintaining the status quo |
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| A rigid structure on the outside of certain cells, usually plant and bacteria cells |
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| The thin film between the cell walls of adjacent plant cells |
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| The semipermeable membrand between the cell contents and either the cell wall or the cell's surroundings |
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| A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended |
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| Substances in which at least one atom has an imbalance of protons and electrons |
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| The motion of cytoplasm in a cell that results in a coordinated movement of the cell's contents |
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| The organelles in which nutrients are converted to energy |
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| The organelle in animal cells responsible for hydorlysis reactions that break down proteins, polysaccharides, disaccharides, and some lipids |
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| Non-membrand-bounded organelles responsible for protein synthesis |
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| An organelle composed of an extensive network of folded membranes that performes several tasks within a cell |
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| ER that is dotted with ribosomes |
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| Organelles that store starches or oils |
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| Organelles that contain pigments used in photosynthesis |
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| A large vacuold that rests at the center of most plant cells, and is filled with a solution that contains a high concentration of solutes |
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| Vacuoles that contain the waste products of digestion |
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| The process by which a cell engulfs foreign substances or other cells |
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| A vacuole that holds the matter which a cell engulfs |
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