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| compound light microscope |
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| magnifies by allowing light to pass through an object and then through two or more lenses |
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| bends beams of electrons in a magnetic field and can magnify images up to one million times or more |
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| states that the cell is the basic unit of life, organisms are composed of one or more cells and all cells come from other cells |
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| structure that allows only certain things to pass into and out of the cell and forms the outer boundary of the cell |
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| eukaryotic organelle that directs all the activities of the cell and is surrounded by a double membrane |
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| long strands of hereditary material within the cell nucleus that are made up of proteins and DNA |
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| constantly moving, gelatin-like mixture inside the cell membrane that contains structures that carry out lie processes of the cell |
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| structure within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell having a specific function or functions |
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| complex series of folded membranes in the cell cytoplasm that is involved in moving cellular products |
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| small, two-part organelles on which cells make their own proteins |
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| stacks of membrane-covered sacs that package materials and move them to the outside of the cell |
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| eukaryotic cell organelles where food molecules are broken down and energy is released |
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| eukaryotic cell organelle that contains digestive chemicals that break down food molecules, cell wastes and worn-out cell parts |
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| rigid structure that supports and protects the plant cell and is made moslty of bundles of cellulose fibers |
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| green, chlorophyll-containing organelle in the cytoplasm of many plant cells, where plants make their own food |
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| group of similar cells that work together to do one job |
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| structure made up of different types of tissues that work together to do a certain job |
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| nonliving structure that consists of a core of hereditary material surrounded by a protein coat |
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| cell in which a virus reproduces |
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| preparation made from damaged virus particles that are no longer able to cause disease and that can prevent some viral disease such as polio and measles |
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