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vacuole

a sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area

cell membrane

the membrane that cytoplasm of a cell in both plant and animal cells

cells

badic units of structure and functions in all living things

mitochandria

the powerhouse of the cell

organic compounds

compounds that contain carbon

diffusion

how small particles move across a cell membrane from an area of high concentrationto an area oflow concentration

carbon

an element found in all living things

atom

smallest unit of an element

cell wall

rigid outer layer found only in plant cells

matthias schleiden

found that all plants are made of cells

cytoplasm

fills the area between the cell membrane and the nucleus

carbohydrates

nutrients that includes sugars and starches

osmosis

diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

passvie transport

movement of substances through a cell membrane without the cell using its energy

proteins

large organic molecules made of amino acids that contain carbon

compound

a substance made of two or more elements chemically combine

element

made of only one kind of atom and connot be broken down into smaller substances

active transport

the cell uses its own energy to move materialsthrough its cell membrane

selectively permeable

allows some substances to pass through the cell membrane while other substances cannot