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| Living organisms that lack a nucleus; make up the archaea and eubacteria domains of life |
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| Living organisms that have a nucleus and cytoplasm; includes all other domains of life excluding archaea and bacteria and viruses. |
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| A division of eukaryotes found in hostile environments (i.e. hot springs) |
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| Proper term for common bacteria; distinguishes them from archaea |
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| Basic unit of life that living organisms are made of; consist of an aqueous solution of organic molecules surrounded by a membrane; cells increase in number by dividing |
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| Outer surface of the cell surrounding the cytoplasm; semipermeable; regulates what goes in and out of the cell |
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| Fibrous layers deposited by a cell outside its own plasma membrane; found in most plants, bacteria, algae, and fungi; not found in most animal cells |
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| (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) DNA |
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| Double-stranded polynucleotide; formed from two separate chains; the cell's genetic information that is transferred between generations |
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| Division of a eukaryotic cell that has a specific function to carryout |
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| An organelle whose function is the energy production |
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| The major organelle of a cell that organizes DNA into chromosomes |
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| Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) |
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| Membrane-enclosed compartment of the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells; where lipids and proteins are made |
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| A single-stranded (mostly) polynucleotide in the shape of a chain of linked ribonucleotide units; becomes synthesized when an RNA polymerase copies the sequence of DNA |
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| Composed of ribosomal RNAs and proteins that catalyze and synthesize proteins |
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| Specialized organelle in algae and plants that have chlorophyll and where photosynthesis takes place |
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| The contents of the cell that are enclosed by the plasma membrane; or in eukaryotic cells, outside the nucleus |
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| Characteristics of all Living Organisms |
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| Made up of Cells, ability to reproduce, grow, convert energy from one form to another, control their internal workings, and respond to their environment |
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| Made up of linear chains of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds in a specific sequence; each protein has a specific sequence and that makes it unique and determines its function |
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| A membrane bound organelle where the lipids and proteins made in eukaryotic cells are modified and sorted in order to transport to other areas |
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| Organelles originated as separate prokaryotic organisms |
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| The uptake of a material into a cell by an invagination of the plasma membrane and its internalization in a membrane-bounded vesicle |
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| Process where molecules are secreted from a eukaryotic cell |
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| All of the genetic information carried by a cell or an organism |
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| Region of DNA that controls a discrete hereditary characteristic of an organism; responsible for specifying a single protein or RNA molecule |
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| Nucleoside with a series of one or more phosphate groups joined by an ester linkage to the sugar part |
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| A protein that catalyzes a specific chemical reaction |
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| The major subdivision of families in the classification of organisms |
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| The major subdivision of genus in the classification of organisms |
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| Protein that expands the entire biological membrane |
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