Unit 2 Part 1 Vocab (7th)

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Any living thing

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organism

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Smallest functional and structural unit of living organisms.

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cell

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

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cell membrane

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Jelly-like region containing fluid and organelles of a cell

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Cytoplasm

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Control center of the cell where DNA is housed.

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nucleus

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

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prokaryote

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An organism with cells containing DNA in a nucleus.

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Eukaryote

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Basic particles in living and nonliving things.

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atoms

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Group of atoms held by chemical bonds.

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molecule