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Smalles unit of matter that can carry all the process of life
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Cell
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The theory that all living things are made up of cells, that cells are the basic unit of organisms and that cells come only from existing ells
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Cell theory
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Internal structures of cells; a cell component that performs specific functions for the cell
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Organelles
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The lipid bilayer that forms the outer boundary of a cell
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Cell membrane
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Large organelle near the center of a cell; contains the majority of the cell's genetic information and directs most of the activities of the cell
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Nucleus
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Organisms whose cells contain a membrane bound nucleus and other organelles
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Eukaryotes
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Unicellular organisms that lack a membrane bound nucleus and other organelles
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Prokaryotes
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A membrane that keeps out some molecules but allows others to pass through
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Selectively germeable membrane
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A protein attached to the interior exterior surface of the cell membrane
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Peripheral protein
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A protein embedded in the bilayer
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Integral protein
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A model of cell membrane structure representing the dynamic nature of membrane lipids and protein
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Fluid mosaic model
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Between the cell membrane and the nucleus; contains the various organelles of the cell
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Cytoplasma
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Gelatin like aqueous fluid which the organelles are bathed in
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Cytosol
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Sites of chemical reaction that transfer energy from organic compounds to ATP
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Mitochondria
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Folds of the inner membrane of mitochondria
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Cristae
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