Cells Vocabulary flashcard Lesson 1

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The fluid/liquid found inside a cell, which holds the organelles of a cell.

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Cytoplasm

Front

A phospholipid layer that acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment.

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cell membrane

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An organism made up of one or more cells that has a NUCLEUS.

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eukaryote

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The smallest unit that can perform all life processes.

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cell

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A living thing, anything that can carry out life processes independently.

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organism

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A unicellular organism that does NOT have a nucleus.

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prokaryote

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One of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that have a specific function.

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Organelle

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The control center of a cell that contains the DNA. It is only found in Eukaryotic cells.

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nucleus