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1. All living things are composed of cells.
2. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of in living things.
3. All cells are produced from other cells. |
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| The ability to make things look larger than they are. |
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| A lens with the curved shape. It is thicker at the center than at the edges. |
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| The ability to clearly distinguish the individual parts of an object. |
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| The smaller parts of a cell. Each organelle has a function within the cell. |
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| A rigid outer layer of a plant cell. Helps to protect and support the cell. Only found in plant cells. |
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| Only found in animal cells. Forms the outside of the cell. Controls what substances enter and leave the cell. |
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| The "brain" of the cell. The cell's control center, directing all the cell's activities. |
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| Thin strands within the nucleus. They contain the genetic material that direct the functions of a cell. |
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| Structure in the nucleus where ribosomes are made. |
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