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Cells Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tiny,round organelles made of protein and other material | ribosomes |
| the fluid inside a cell | cytoplasm |
| a protective layer that covers the cell's surface and acts as a barrier | cell membrane |
| small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform specific functions | organelle |
| in a eukaryotic cell.an organism that contains the cell's DNA and that has a role in growth,metabolism,reproduction | nucleus |
| an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles | prokaryote |
| prokaryotes that are the smallest cells and that have ribosomes | eubacteria |
| prokaryotes that include extremophiles,organisms that live in extreme conditions | archaebacteria |
| an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane as well as membrane-bound organelles | eukaryote |
| cell theory one | all organisms are made up of at least one cell |
| cell theory two | cells are the basic unit of living things |
| cell theory three | all cells come from other cells |
| a rigid structure that give support to a cell | cell wall |
| a barrier that encloses and protects the cell | cell membrane |
| a large organelle that produces and stores the cell's DNA | nucleus |
| organelles that make protein | ribosomes |
| a system of folded membranes that functions as the main power source of a cell,breaking down sugar to produce energy | mitochondrian |
| organelles in which photosynthesis takes place | chloroplasts |
| the organelle that packages and distributes proteins out of the cell | golgi body |
| organelles that contains digestive enzymes to remove and recycle wastes | lysosomes |
| who is Robert Hooke | the first man to describe cells by looking at the bark of a cork tree |
| who is Anton van Leeuwenhoek | he looked at pond scum under the microscopes and called organisms animalcules |
| what did Schwann and Virchow do | they continued to study cells and developed three statements that scientists believe are true of cells |
| what is a prokaryotic cell | cells with no DNA archaebacteria and eubacteria |
| what is a eukaryotic cell | cells with a nucleus protists,fungi,plants,animals |
| construction site | ribosomes |
| garbage recycling | lysosome |
| power plant | mitochondrian |
| roads/highways | endoplasmic recticulum |
| city hall | government/teacher |
| post office | Golgi Body |
| farm/garden | chloroplast |
| storage | vacuole |
| chair/wire fence | cell membrane |
| brick wall | cell wall |