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- 2. an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane
- 6. the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth
- 7. any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell
- 8. wall a rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria. In the algae and higher plants it consists mainly of cellulose.
- 9. the material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus.
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- 1. organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.
- 3. space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid.
- 4. an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. It has a double membrane, the inner layer being folded inward to form layers (cristae).
- 5. small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
