Chapter 7 Vocab. (Miller & Levine Biology)

The basic unit of all forms of life. 

• nucleus
• cell
• DNA
• nuclear envelope

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The fundamental concept of biology that states that all living things are composed of cells; that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things; and that new cells are produced from existing cells. 

• cell theory
• cell idea
• cellular concept
• the foundation of cells

In cells, the structure that contains the cell’s genetic material in the form of DNA.

• nucleolus
• chromosome
• DNA
• nucleus

An organism whose cells contain a nucleus. 

• prokaryote
• eukaryote
• organelle
• cell

A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus. 

• eukaryote
• cell
• organelle
• prokaryote

In eukaryotic cells, all cellular contents outside the nucleus; in prokaryotic cells, all of the cells’ contents. 

• cytoskeleton
• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• nuclear membrane

A specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell. 

• specialized cell
• tissue
• organelle
• eukaryote

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A cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.

• vacuole
• lysosome
• ribosome
• vesicle

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A cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell. 

• vesicle
• vacuole
• lysosome
• chloroplast

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A network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement. 

• centriole
• golgi apparatus
• lipid bilayer
• cytoskeleton