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| The idea that life can spring from nonliving matter |
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| The process by which living things take in oxygen and use it to produce energy |
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| The way most animal and plants reproduce that usually requires two parents |
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| Together, all the activities of a living thing |
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| The maximum length of time a particular organism can be expected to live |
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| The process of getting rid of waste |
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| The process by which food is broken down into simpler substances |
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| Something to which an organism reacts |
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| Control center of the cell |
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| A strong, stiff nonliving layer outside the cell membrane which protects and supports the cell |
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| A rod-shaped organelle that is located in the cytoplasm which has a smooth outer membrane and a greatly folded inner membrane that is the power house of the cell. It's a place where food molecules are broken down and their energy is used to make special energy |
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| A large water-filled sac in t he cytoplasm that stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in plants |
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| Large, green structure in the cytoplasm which contains chlorophyll that captures energyin sunlight and uses it to produce food |
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| A system of clear tubular passageways that spread through the cytoplasm that transport material throughout the cell |
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| One of a set of structures found in the nucleus; made of DNA, plus some protein that directs cell activity and stores information |
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