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BIOLOGY VOCABULARY: High School Preview 2013

TermDefinition
Cell Membrane It encloses the cell. It acts like a gatekeeper.
Cell Wall Outermost structure of a cell which provides strength and support to a cell membrane. Only found in a plant cell.
Chloroplasts Food for cells that are made in organelles. Only found in plant cells.
Chromosomes Located in the nucleus, they contain the code that controls the cell and transmits heredity characteristics.
Cytoplasm Gel-like fluid that takes up most of the space inside a cell.
Endoplasmic Reticulum Structure in a cell that is invaded in making proteins and transmitting material.
Golgi Bodies Cell structure that helps package/distribute products within the cell.
Mitochondria Structure in the cell that transforms the energy into a form that the cells can use to carry out it's activities.
Nuclear Membrane Structure that surrounds and protects the nucleus of a cell.
Nucleus The control center for most of the cell's activities.
Ribosomes Structure in a cell where protein are put together.
Vacuole In a cell, fluid-filled structure that had waste products or substance needed in a cell.
Prokaryote Single-celled organisms that have no nucleus such as bacteria.
Eukaryote Multi-cellular organisms that have a nucleus.
Mitosis The process of eukaryotic cell division that produces daughter cells genetically identical to each other and to the parent cell.
Meiosis A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each with half the chromosomes number of the parent cell.
Monomer A simple molecule that can join together to form a macro-molecule (polymer). Building blocks of polymer.
Polymer Is a substance that is built up of a number of similar molecular units that are bonded together. Polymers can be either a natural of synthetic compound.
Carbohydrates Any large group of compounds (including sugar, starch, and cellulose) which contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and can be broken down to release energy in the animal body.
Lipids A large collection of fats, oils, waxes, and fat soluble in water and contain carbon, hydrigen, and oxygen.
Proteins Composed of amino acids, and are important for structural components of the body.
Nucleic Acids Macro-molecule composed of chains of monomeric nucleotides. These molecules carry genetic information, such as DNA and RNA.
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