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| A protein that transports substances across the cell membrane. |
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| A phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier betweem the inside of a cell and the cell's environment. |
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| the precursor of a new plant cell wall that forms during cell division and divides the cell into two |
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| A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides suppourt to the cell. |
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| An organelle that is composed of two microtubules at vright angles to each other and that an active role in mitosis. |
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| In a Eukaryotic cell a structure in the nucleus that is made up of DNA and protein. In prokaryotic cells it is the main ring of DNA |
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| The soluble portion of the cytoplasm. |
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| The region of a cell within the membrane that includes the fluid, the cytoskeleton and all of the organelles except the nucleus. |
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| The process by which thecell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses in that particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into a cell. |
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| The process by which a substance is released from a cell through a vesicle that transports that substance to the cell surface and then fuses with the membrane to release the vesicle's contents. |
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| a system of membranes that is found in a cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing and transporting of proteins and production of lipids. |
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A long hairlike structure that grows out of a cell and enables the cell to move. |
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| the structure that surrounds a cell and helps make and package materials. |
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| a cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes and that breaks off from the Golgi Apparatus. |
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| In Eukaryotic cells, thecell organelle that is the site of cellular respiration and production ATP |
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| The double membrane that surrounds the nucleus of eukaryotes. |
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| The organelle where proteins are synthesized. |
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| An organelle in eukaryotes that contains the cell's genetic information and plays a role in growth, metabolism, and reproduction. It's also the cluster of protons and neutrons in the center of the atom. |
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| A double layer of phospholipid that make up plants and animals |
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| A fluid folled sac used by the cell for temporary storage of materials such as food, enzymes, or waste. |
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| A small membrane enclosed sac that stores or transports substances within a cell. |
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