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A group of cells that work together to perform a specific job in the body
i.e. red blood cells, muscle |
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Two or more tissues that work together to perform a specific job.
i.e. lungs and heart |
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Organs work together in groups to perform particular jobs.
i.e. digestive system |
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| Anything that can independently carry out life processes |
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| A single cell organism that lives on its own |
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Organism that exists only as a group of cells.
i.e. humans |
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| A group of organisms that are of the same kind and that live in the same area |
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| Two or more different populations living in the same area |
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| The community and all of the nonliving things that affect it, such as water, soil, rocks, temperature |
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| All cells are surrounded by this. It acts as a barrier between the inside of the cell and the cells environment. |
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| The chemicals and structures that enable the cell to live, grow, and reproduce |
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| Cellular fluid surrounding a cell's organelles |
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| Membrane-covered organelle that holds the cells' DNA |
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| A cell that does not have a nucleus or any other membrane-covered organelles. |
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| Cells that do contain a nucleus |
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| Extremely small, single-celled organisms without a nucleus |
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| made of cellulose and provides strength and support to the cell membrane. |
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| A small organelle in cells where proteins are made from amino acids |
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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| Membrane-covered compartment that makes lipids and other materials for use inside and outside the cell |
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| Cell organelles surrounded by two membranes that break down food molecules to make ATP |
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| An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs |
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| The cell organelle that modifies, packages, and transports materials out of the cell |
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| A membrane-covered compartment in a eukaryotic cell that forms when part of the cell membrane surrounds an object and pinches off |
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| A special vesicle in a cell that digests food particles, wastes, and foreign invaders. |
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