Cell Structure

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Basic unit of all forms of life

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Cell

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Fundamental concept of biology that states that all living things are composed of cells

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Cell Theory

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Thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what enters and leaves the cell

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Cell Membrane

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Structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA

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Nucleus

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Organism whose cells contain a nucleus

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Eukaryote

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Unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus

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Prokaryote

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In eukaryotic cells, all cellular contents outside the nucleus; in prokaryotic cells, all of the cell's contents

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Cytoplasm

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Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell

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Organelle

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Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates

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Vacuole

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Cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell

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Lysosome