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Cells
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11
Science
6th Grade
04/12/2011

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Term
cell
Definition
basic unit of structure and function in living things
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cell membrane
Definition
structure that surronds the cytoplasm of the cell
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cell wall
Definition

stiff outer barrier of a plant cell, outside the cell membrane, which is made mostly of cellulose

 

Term
unicellular
Definition
made of only one cell
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multicellular
Definition
made of more than one cell
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cytoplasm
Definition
gel-like fluid that takes up most of the space inside a cell
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nuclear membrane
Definition
structure that surronds and protects the nucleus of a cell
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nucleous
Definition
structure near the center of a cell that contains the cells DNA
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nucleolus
Definition
small, round structure in the nucleus of a cell that helps direct how protiens are put together
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mitochondria
Definition
structures in the cell that transform the energy in food into a form cells can use to carry out their activtites
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