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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell membrane | The semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| Cell wall | The rigid outermost cell layer found in plants and certain algae, bacteria, and fungi but characteristically absent from animal cells. |
| Chloroplasts | A chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells. |
| Chromosomes | A threadlike linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells that carries the genes and functions in the transmission of hereditary information |
| Cytoplasm | Keeps all the organs of the cell in place |
| E.R. | A membrane network within the cytoplasm of cells involved in the synthesis, modification, and transport of cellular materials. |
| Golgi bodies | This organelle typically functions to carry proteins within the Cell and out of the Cell. |
| Vacoule | Stores water and waste. |
| Prokaryote | One cell ogranism |
| Eukaryote | Multi cell organism |
| Mitosis | The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides, typically consisting of four stages, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. |
| Meiosis | Division of cells in which four "daughter" cells are produced from one "parent" cell, each with half the genes of the parent. |
| Monomer | Monomers can be defined as relatively small and simple molecules which bond together. |
| Polymer | Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule. |
| Carbohydrates | These are minerals to give you energy. They can be found in grain type of foods. |
| Lipids | Is a broad group of naturally occurring molecules which includes fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins |
| Proteins | Protein consists of small molecules called amino acids, joined together into long molecules called polypeptides. |
| Nucleic acid | Any of a group of complex compounds found in all living cells. |