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Bio. VocabULARY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell membrane | It surrounds the cytoplasm and nucleus |
| Cell wall | It is outside the cell membrane that provides support |
| Chloroplasts | It contains chlorophyll and is found in plant cells |
| Chromosomes | Found in the nucleus,they contain the code that controls the cell and transmits heredity characteristics |
| Cytoplasm | jellylike substance that fills the cell that provides energy in the cell |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | It is found throughout the cytoplasm that tranports material through a cell |
| Golgi Bodies | manufactures and moves material in the cytoplasm |
| Mitochondria | It produces energy in the cell |
| Nuclear Membrane | double layered membrane surrounding the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell |
| Nucleus | control center for most of a cell's activities |
| Ribosomes | located on the endoplasmic reticulum that provides protein for the cell |
| Vacuole | stores water,food,and waste in a cell that helps get rid of waste |
| Prokaryote | they have no nucleus and an example of a prokaryote cell is bacteria |
| Eukaryote | they have a nucleus and some examples are plants,animals, and some fungi |
| Mitosis | when a single cell divides into two identical cells |
| Monomer | a molecule that may react chemially to another molecule of the same type to form a larger moleule |
| Polymer | a compound made up of several repeating units |
| Carbohydrates | organic compounds consisting of carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen |
| Lipids | fats,oils and wax |
| Proteins | a molecule composed of polymers of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds |
| Nucleic Acids | a complex organic substance present in living cells whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain |