Pregunta 1
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How many characteristics of living things are there?
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following are characteristics of living things?
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Made of cells and composed of chemicals
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Have hair, move and sleep
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Use energy and respond to stimuli
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Grow, develop and reproduce
Pregunta 3
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The idea that living things can arise from nonliving things is called [blank_start]spontaneous generation[blank_end].
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spontaneous generation
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instant generation
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spontaneous reproduction
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instant reproduction
Pregunta 4
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[blank_start]Biogenesis[blank_end] is the observation that living things come only from other living things through reproduction.
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Biogenesis
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Abiogenesis
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Spontaneous generation
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Biology
Pregunta 5
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Name four scientists that participated in the debate over spontaneous generation.
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Leuuwenhoek, Hooke, Janssen, and Zeiss
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Redi, Needham, Leeuwenhoek, and Pasteur
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Redi, Hooke, Leeuwenhoek and Spallanzani
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Redi, Needham, Spallanzani, and Pasteur
Pregunta 6
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Redi's experiment was designed to prove that flies do not arise from decaying meat.
Pregunta 7
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What ingredient did Needham, Spallanzani and Pasteur all use in their experiments to prove or disprove abiogenesis?
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broth
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chicken legs
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human hair
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unicorns
Pregunta 8
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What basic needs do all living things have?
Pregunta 9
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Organisms that make their own food are called [blank_start]autotrophs[blank_end].
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autotrophs
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trophies
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automobiles
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heterotrophs
Pregunta 10
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[blank_start]Heterotrophs[blank_end] are organisms that cannot make their own food.
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Heterotrophs
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Autotrophs
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Trophies
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Automobiles
Pregunta 11
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Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?
Pregunta 12
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Which of the following is an example of a heterotroph?
Pregunta 13
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[blank_start]Homeostasis[blank_end] is the maintenance of stable internal conditions.
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Homeostasis
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Homogenous
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Monostasis
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Homeochrome
Pregunta 14
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The temperature that humans need to maintain homeostasis is 98.6 degrees F (37 degrees C).
Pregunta 15
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How many kinds of organisms have scientists identified on Earth?
Pregunta 16
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[blank_start]Classification[blank_end] is the process scientists use to organize living things into groups based on similarities.
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Classification
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Kingdom Order
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Specification
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Gentrification
Pregunta 17
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Why do scientists classify living things?
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To make them easier to study
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Because everything deserves to belong to a group
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To make them smell better
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So they don't accidentally lose them
Pregunta 18
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The scientific study of how living things are classified is called [blank_start]taxonomy[blank_end].
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taxonomy
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taxidermy
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tax collector
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taxi driver
Pregunta 19
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Binomial nomenclature...
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was created by Carolus Linnaeus.
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is a two-part scientific name.
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uses both genus and species to name organisms.
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uses Latin.
Pregunta 20
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There are 9 levels of organism classification.
Pregunta 21
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Choose the answer that lists the levels of classification from greatest to most specific.
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domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
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domain, phylum, kingdom, class, family, order, species, genus
Pregunta 22
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How many domains are used to classify living things?
Pregunta 23
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What are the names of the three domains of living things?
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Animals, Insects, and Plants
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Larry, Curly, and Moe
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Antibacteria, Archaic, and Eugene
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Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
Pregunta 24
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Where can you find bacteria?
Pregunta 25
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What do you call cells that don't have a nucleus?
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Brainless
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Prokaryotes
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Protagonist
Pregunta 26
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Where can you find organisms that belong to the domain Archaea, which like to live in the most extreme environments on Earth?
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cow intestines
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hot springs
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salty water
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your sister's hair
Pregunta 27
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There are four kingdoms within the domain Eukarya. What are they?
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Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals
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Cats, dogs, hamsters, and guinea pigs
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Albatross, Chickadee, Egret, and Gull
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Mushroom, Conifer, Human, and Duck
Pregunta 28
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are named for "small rooms."
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were discovered by Robert Hooke.
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are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
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were discovered in a thin slice of cork.
Pregunta 29
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One square centimeter of your skin's surface contains more than [blank_start]100,000[blank_end] cells.
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100,000
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1,000
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10,000
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1,000,000
Pregunta 30
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Name this object.
Pregunta 31
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Who invented this compound microscope, which used three lenses and an oil lamp for lighting, in 1660?
Pregunta 32
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In 1674, Anton Von Leeuwenhoek created a simple microscope. What made it special?
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It used one tiny lens crafted by his own hand.
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He developed more than 500 lenses for it.
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It magnified things 266x.
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It showed objects in 4D.
Pregunta 33
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Who were the first scientists to use the laws of physics and optical theory to build a compound microscope?
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Ernst Abbe and Carl Zeiss
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Zaccharias and Hans Janssen
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Robert Hooke and Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
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Ernst Ruska and Carl Inventor
Pregunta 34
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What did Anton Von Leeuwenhoek call the moving organisms he saw through his microscope?
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little swimmers
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fishies
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animalcules
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organimals
Pregunta 35
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What three scientists are best known for developing the cell theory?
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Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto
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Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow
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Rodriguez, Falcao, and Valderrama
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Moyer, Salazar, and Afanador
Pregunta 36
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The cell theory states...
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All living things are composed of cells.
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Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
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Cells like to party like it's 1999.
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All cells arise from pre-existing, living cells, through biogenesis.
Pregunta 37
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Identify the animal cell.
Pregunta 38
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Identify the plant cell.
Pregunta 39
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[blank_start]Organelles[blank_end] are the tiny structures inside a cell.
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Organelles
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Cellulites
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Cellulitos
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Organitos
Pregunta 40
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This provides support and protection in plant cells.
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cell wall
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cell membrane
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cytoplasm
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chloroplasts
Pregunta 41
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This controls what substances come into and go out of a cell. It is called the "gatekeeper."
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cell wall
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cell membrane
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cystoplasm
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chloroplasts
Pregunta 42
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This is the clear, gel-like fluid that keeps the organelles within a cell in place.
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Cytoplasm
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chloroplasts
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golgi bodies
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vacuoles
Pregunta 43
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This controls all the activities of the cell. It is nicknamed the "control center."
Pregunta 44
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These are known as the "powerhouses" of the cell because they convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions.
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ribosomes
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vacuoles
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mitochondria
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golgi bodies
Pregunta 45
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These passageways carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another. Nicknamed the "transportation system."
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endoplasmic reticulum
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mitochondria
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ribosomes
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golgi bodies
Pregunta 46
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[blank_start]Ribosomes[blank_end] are the "factories" that produce protein within a cell.
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Ribosomes
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Mitochondria
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Cytoplasm
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Lysosomes
Pregunta 47
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This organelle receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell. Nicknamed the "packaging room."
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nucleus
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cell wall
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ribosomes
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golgi bodies
Pregunta 48
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[blank_start]Chloroplasts[blank_end] are only found in plants. They capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.
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Chloroplasts
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Cytoplasm
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Mitochondria
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Vacuoles
Pregunta 49
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These are the storage areas of the cell. Nicknamed the "warehouse."
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vacuoles
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lysosomes
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golgi bodies
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endoplasmic reticulum
Pregunta 50
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These are small, round structures containing chemicals that break down certain material in the cell. Nicknamed the "clean up crew" or the "garbage disposal."
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lysosomes
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vacuoles
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chloroplasts
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ribosomes