miller and levine chapter 8 vocab

basic unit of all forms of life

• cell

• cell theory

• cell membrane

• nucleus

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concept of biology that states that:

1) all living things are composed of cells

2) cells are basic units of structure/function in living things

3) new cells are produced from existing cells

• cell

• cell theory

• cell membrane

• nucleus

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structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA

• nucleus

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

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thin flexible barrier that surrounds all cells;

regulates what enters and leaves the cell

• nucleus

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

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organism whose cells have a nucleus

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

single-celled organism (unicellular) that does not have a nucleus

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

jelly-like, fluid portion of the cell outside of the nucleus

• cytoplasm

• organelle

• ribosome

• cytoskeleton

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specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell

• cytoplasm

• organelle

• nucleus

• cytoskeleton

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cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell;

site of protein synthesis

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• ribosome

• cell membrane

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internal membrane system where the lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled

• ribosome

• endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

• golgi apparatus

• mitochondria