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| cell |
The basic unit of living things |
| cell theory |
One of the rules states: All cells come from preexisting cells. |
| chloroplast |
In plants,the structures that transform light energy into chemical energy. |
| cytoplasm |
The jelly-like substance inside a cell. |
| flagella |
A whip-like organelle that cells use for locomotion. |
| electron microscope |
A microscope that uses a vacuum to view specimens. |
| Golgi apparatus |
An organelle that 'packages' molecules for 'shipment' throughout the cell. |
| compound light microscope |
A microscope that can magnify specimens up to 1000X. |
| eukaryote |
A cell that contains a true nucleus. |
| cilia |
Short, hair-like projections used by cells for locomotion. |
| chlorophyll |
the green pigment found in plants |
| cytoskeleton |
The network of tiny rods and filaments that forms the structure for the cell. |
| chromatin |
In a cell, the tangles of long strands of DNA |
| cell wall |
the structure outside the plasma membrane that helps plant cell maintain their shape. |
| endoplasmic reticulum |
The folded system of membranes that forms a network if interconnected compartments inside the cell. |
Biology Lab Midterm
