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Nucleus
 Is a large membrane enclosed structure that contains the cells genetic material in the form of DNA, contains cells activity
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active transport
Energy needed moves from low to high concentration
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Endocytosis
* Importing a large chunk of material in the cell requiring the cell membrane to the tear open
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Centriole
*  paired barrel shaped organelles located in the cytoplasm of animal cell near the nuclear envelope
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Nucleolus
* Small, dense region within a nucleus
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Cytoskeleton
 Networks of proteins of filaments within certain cells that help the cell, maintain its shape and is involved in many forms of cell movement
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Organ
 Is a group of tissues that work together for the overall function.
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Tissue
A group of cells that have similar structure and the function together as a unit
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Hypertonic
Any external solution that has a high solute concentration to low water, concentration, compared to body fluids
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Organelle
Specialized structures that performs important cellular function within a eukaryotic cells
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Lysosome
 Small organelles filled with enzymes and break down any structure that is malfunctioning
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cell membrane
 Made of double sheet called, lipid bilayer that regulates what enters and leaves the cell
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Mitochondria
Are enclosed by two membranes, an outer membrane, and an inner membrane, the inner membrane is folded up inside the organelle
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Concentration
 The amount of a substance
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Prokaryote
 Contain no nucleus or membrane bound organelles
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Vacuole
 A membrane bound, organelle, stores nutrients and water
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cell wall
 Provide support and protection, for the cells, is made of cellulose
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lipid bilayer
 A continuous double layer of lipid molecules
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Chloroplast
Area surrounded by two membranes, inside the organelle are a large stack of other membranes, which contains a small green pigment, serves as a sight of photosynthesis
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Chromatin
The material of which the chromosomes of organisms, other than bacteria are composed 
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cell specialization
Is a process through which genetic or common cell transform into specialized cells with defined tasks.
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Osmosis
The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
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facilitated diffusion
 Molecules diffuse across the plasma, membrane with assistance form  membrane proteins.
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Exocytosis
The fusion of secretary vesicles with the plasma membrane
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Chromosome
In a thread, like structure within the nucleus, containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next
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cell theory
The fundamental concept of biology. All living things are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and function of living things, new cells come from pre-existing cells.
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cytoplasm
The fluid inside a cell but outside of a cell nucleus
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Equilibrium
The state in which all forces acting on the body are balance with an equal and opposite force
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Pinocytosis
Active, energy, consuming process where extracellular fluid and solutes, are taken into a cell via small  vesicles 
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Hypotonic
Any external solution as a low solute concentration in a high water concentration to body fluids. A low solute concentration.
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nuclear envelope
 Layer of two membranes that surrounds the nucleus of a cell
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golgi apparatus
Package products to proteins and send them along. Appears as a stack of closely oppose membranes, deals with protein
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Ribosome
Small particles of RNA in protein that produce proteins following instructions from the nucleus
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Phagocytosis
 An important process for nutrition and unicellular organisms whole multicellular organism is found in specialize cells called phagocytes
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Cell
The smallest unit that can live on it's own that makes it all living organisms and the tissue in the body
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Diffusion
The process of movement of molecules under a concentration gradient away from high to low concentration
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Isotonic
 Any external solution has the same solute concentration and water concentration compared to body fluids. Equal concentration.
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Eukaryotic
* Has a true nucleus and membrane bound organelles