CELL VOCAB PRACTICE

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Cell with membrane-bound nucleus and organelles; larger and more complex than prokaryotic cell.

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Eukaryotic cell

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Basic unit of structure and organization of all living organisms.

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Cell

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Flexible, selectively permeable boundary controlling cell entry/exit.

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Plasma membrane

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Specialized internal cell structure for functions like protein synthesis and energy transformation.

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organelle

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Central membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells that manages functions and contains DNA.

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nucleus

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Microscopic, unicellular organism without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

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Prokaryotic cell

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Orderly structure in living things.

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organization

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Organisms are made of cells; cells are the basic unit of life; all cells come from other cells.

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cell theory

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Net movement of particles from high to low concentration

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Diffusion

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Condition of continuous, random particle movement with no overall concentration change.

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dynamic equilibrium