Cell Structure

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Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates

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Vacuole

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Fundamental concept of biology that states that all living things are composed of cells

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Cell Theory

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Property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot; also called semipermeable membrane

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Selectively Permeable

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Structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division

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Centriole

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Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell

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Organelle

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The control center of the cell that contains DNA

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Nucleus

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A jelly-like substance that fills the inside of a cell and holds organelles in place

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Cytoplasm

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A double-layered membrane that surrounds the cell and controls what enters and leaves

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Cell Membrane

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Rigid outer layer that provides support and protection to plant cells

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Cell Wall

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Small structures within a cell that perform specific functions, such as energy production or protein synthesis

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Organelles