Cells

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  1. prokaryote
    a unicellular organism lacking a membrane-bound nucleus
  2. eukaryotic
    having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei
  3. organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  4. nucleus
    a part of the cell responsible for growth and reproduction
  5. semipermeable
    (of a membrane) selectively permeable
  6. mitochondrion
    part of a cell involved in energy production
  7. chloroplast
    organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
  8. plasma membrane
    a thin membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell
  9. ribosome
    a particle in a cell that helps synthesize proteins
    Ricin inactivates ribosomes, components responsible for manufacturing proteins within human cells. Scientific American (Apr 17, 2013)
  10. Golgi apparatus
    a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
Created on Thu May 23 10:21:30 EDT 2013 (updated Thu May 23 10:37:06 EDT 2013)

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