Cells Vocab

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Smallest unit of life

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Cell

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Very small bacterial cells without a nucleus

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Prokaryotic

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Larger cells with DNA in a nucleus

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Eukaryotic

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Organelle containing DNA in eukaryotic cells

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nucleus

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Structure in some cells (like plants) that protects and supports.

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cell wall

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Protects cells and regulates entry/exit.

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Cell membrane

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Structures in eukaryotic cell cytoplasm that perform special functions.

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Organelles

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Inside cell membrane, directs activities, gel-like

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cytoplasm

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Cell structures for protein synthesis

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ribosomes

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All organisms are made of cells; cells are the smallest units of life; cells come from preexisting cells.

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Cell Theory