Science Chpt. 1 vocab.
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- ribosome
- An organelle which amino acids are hooked together to make proteins
- cell membrane
- Phospholid layer that covers the cell's surface, lets food in and waste out
- prokaryote
- an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.
- cell wall
- a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell
- cell
- the smallest unite of life
- nucleus
- In a eukaryotic cell, membrane-bound organelle. Contains the cell's DNA.
- organelle
- small bodies in a cells cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function.
- cytoskeleton
- A web of proteins in the cytoplasm
- cell theory
- All organism are made of one or more cells. The cell is the basic unit of all living things. All cells come from existing cells.
- eukaryote
- an organism consisting of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane.