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29 terms for Science

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Animal Cells A cell often found in animals and humans.An animal cell consists of a cell membrane, the cytoplasm, and a nucleus.
Plant Cells A cell often found in plants.This cell is a structural and functional unit of a plant
Bacterial Cell A bacteria cell is a particular prototypical organism that often has DNA stored in it.
Mitochondrian An cell found in large numbers in most cells.
Ribosomes A minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins, found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells.
Vesicle A fluid- or air-filled cavity or sac, in particular.
Nucleus The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.
Chloroplast The membrane-bound organelles that use light energy and make food.
Golgi Apparatus Near the ER is an organelle that looks like a stack of pancakes.
Cell Membrane A flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell.
Cell Wall IS a stiff structure outside the cell membrane.
Cytoskeleton Is a network of threadlike proteins that are joined together.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum The endoplasmic reticulum is an organelle of cells in eukaryotic organisms that forms an interconnected network of membrane vesicles.
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum An endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a eukaryotic organelle made up of a system of membranous tubes and sacs, that is studded with ribosomes on its surface giving it a rough appearance under the microscope
Lysosome an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane.
Centriole a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and.
DNA a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes.
Flagellum a slender threadlike structure, esp. a microscopic whip-like appendage that enables many bacteria.
Capsule Protects the bacteria from dieing out.
Prokaryotic Cells The prokaryotes are a group of organisms whose cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus.
Eukaryotic Cells A eukaryote is an organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other structures enclosed within membranes.
organelle any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell.
Unicellular consisting of a single cell
Multicellular having or consisting of many cells
Cell Theory States that all living things are made of one or more cells,the cell is the smallest unit of life. and all new cells come from preexisting cells.
Nuclear Membrane is the double lipid bilayer membrane which surrounds the genetic material and nucleolus
Nuclear Envelope is the double lipid bilayer membrane which surrounds the genetic material and nucleolus
Nucleolus the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.
Central Vacuole A vacuole is a membrane-bound organelle which is present in all plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal and bacterial cells.
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