6th HMH Unit 6 L1&2 Vocab

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Smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms.

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cell

Front

Any living thing

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Organism

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Protective layer covering a cell, acting as a barrier between the cell and its environment.

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cell membrane

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Region within the cell membrane containing fluid and organelles.

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cytoplasm

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Small body in a cell's cytoplasm specialized for a specific function.

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organelle

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DNA in membrane-bound organelle

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nucleus

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Single-celled organism without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

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prokaryote

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Organism with DNA in a nucleus.

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eukaryote

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Matter encountered daily, living and nonliving, consists of basic particles called

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atoms

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Fat molecule or similar.

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lipid