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A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things. |
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An organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food. |
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Made of a single cell. |
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The basic unit of structure and function in living things. |
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The thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and the nucleus. |
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A rigid supporting layer that surround the cells of plants and some other organism. |
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A cell organelle which contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones and that can be used by the rest of the cell. |
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An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another. |
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A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell. |
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Consisting of many cells. |
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Rod-shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions. |
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A large oval organelle that contains the cell's genetic matieral in the form of DNA and controls many of the cell's activities. |
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An organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell. |
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A small grain-shaped organelle in the cytoplasm of a cell that produces proteins. |
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