Vocab for Cell Unit

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Basic unit of structure and function in a living thing

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Cell

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Cell structure controlling substance entry/exit

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Cell membrane

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Small grain-like structure in cell cytoplasm for protein synthesis

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Ribosome

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Two or more elements chemically combined

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Compound

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Energy-rich organic compound (fat, oil, wax)

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Lipid

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Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

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Osmosis

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Cell membranes allow some substances to pass through, while others can't.

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Selectively permeable

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Instrument that enlarges small objects

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Microscope

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Cell structure containing nucleic acids that directs all cell activities

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Nucleus

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Structure in a cell that receives proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages, and distributes them.

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Golgi body