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- 5. the smallest unit that can live on its own and that makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body.
- 6. a group of organs that work together in the body to perform a complex function
- 11. a network of membranes inside a cell through which proteins and other molecules move.
- 12. A group or layer of cells that work together to perform a specific function
- 13. A unicellular organism is made of only one cell
- 14. store nutrients and water on which a cell can rely for its survival.
- 16. an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi.
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- 1. consists of a lipid bilayer, made up of two layers of phospholipids with cholesterols (a lipid component) interspersed between them
- 2. By housing the cell's genome, the nucleus serves both as the repository of genetic information and as the cell's control center.
- 3. the fluid that fills cells and serves several important functions
- 4. all the chemical processes going on continuously inside your body that allow life and normal functioning
- 7. having, made up of, or involving more than one and usually many cells especially of living matter.
- 8. composed of a network of cellulose microfibrils and cross-linking glycans embedded in a highly cross-linked matrix of pectin polysaccharides
- 9. a part of the body that is made up of cells and tissues that perform a specific function.
- 10. an instrument that can be used to observe small objects, even cells
- 15. an organelle within the cells of plants and certain algae that is the site of photosynthesis,
