3.1 The Characteristics of Cells
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The smallest unit in biology that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm.
Cell
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A living thing; anything that can carry out life processes.
Organism
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A phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment.
cell membrane
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The region of the cell within the membrane that includes the fluid, the cytoskeleton, and all of the organelles except the nucleus.
Cytoplasm
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One of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function.
Organelle
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An organelle that controls all the activities of a cell and contains hereditary material made of proteins and DNA.
Nucleus
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A single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles; examples are archaea and bacteria.
Prokaryote
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An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; eukaryotes include protists, animals, plants, and fungi.
Eukaryote
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