Cell Vocabulary
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- What is a cell?
- The basic unit of living organisms.
- What is an animal cell?
- A cell with small vacuoles and no cell wall.
- What is the mitochondria?
- Organelle that produces energy for the cell.
- What is chromatin?
- Long strands of DNA.
- What is the cytoskeleton?
- Provides support for the cell and organelles.
- What is a eykaryotic cell?
- A type of cell with membrane bound structures.
- What is the plasma membrane?
- Controls what enters and exits cell.
- What is a prokaryotic cell?
- A type of cell that lacks membrance bound structures.
- What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
- Folded system of membranes that form network within the cell.
- What are ribosomes?
- The site of assembly of enzymes and protein.
- What are lysosomes?
- Organelles that contain digestive enzymes.
- What is a plant cell?
- A cell with large vacuoles and a cell wall.
- What is the golgi apparatus?
- Flattened membrane sacs that package proteins for the cell.
- What are microtubules?
- Thin cylinders made of protein.
- What is cytoplasm?
- Clear fluid that fills the volume of the cell.
- What is chlorophyll?
- Green pigment that traps energy for photosynthesis.
- What are chloroplasts?
- Organelles that transform light energy into chemical energy.
- What is the nucleolus?
- Organelle that produces tiny structures involved in protein synthesis.
- What are plastids?
- Storage organelles found only in plant cells.
- What are multicellular organisms?
- Organisms with many cells.
- What are cilia?
- Short, hairlike projections on a cell.
- What are flagella?
- Tail-like projections on a cell that use whiplike motion.
- What is a unicellular organism?
- An organism with only one cell.
- What is a vacuole?
- A storage sac found in animal and plant cells.
- What is a tissue?
- A group of cells functioning together.
- What is an organ system?
- A group of organs functioning together.
- What are organelles?
- Membrane bound structures in cells.
- What is an organ?
- A group of tissues funtioning together.
- What is the nucleus?
- An organelle that contains DNA and manages cell functions.