Unit 2 Vocabulary

The first part states that all organisms are made of cells. The second part states that cells are the basic units of life. The third part, which asserts that cells come from preexisting cells that have multiplied.

• Modern Atomic Theory

• Endosymbiotic Theory

• Evolution Theory

• Cell Theory

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a theory suggesting that the organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts within the eukaryotic cell came about as a result of the early endosymbiosis between prokaryotic endosymbionts and eukaryotic host cell.

• Modern Atomic Theory

• Endosymbiotic Theory

• Evolution Theory

• Cell Theory

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a type of cell that does not have a true nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

• Plant Cell

• Animal Cell

• Prokaryotic Cell

• Eukaryotic Cell

specialized structures that perform various jobs inside cells.

• Ribosome

• Organelles

• Cell Wall

• Mitochondria

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A minute, sphere-shaped particle composed of protein and ribonucleic acid (RNA) that serves as the site of protein synthesis

• Golgi

• Ribosome

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

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a semi-rigid thick protective structure that surrounds the cell membrane of some types of cells for protection and defining the shape of the cell. 

• Cell Membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Capsule

• Cell Wall

the contents of a cell surrounded by a cell membrane but not including the nucleus if present.

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Phospholipid Bilayer

a large organelle in eukaryotic cells that contain genetic material.

• Chromatin

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• DNA

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Controls what comes into and out of a cell; found in plant and animal cells.

• Cell Wall

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Nucleus

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Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions.

• Lysosome

• Golgi

• ER

• Mitochondria

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