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unit 2 cells
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mitochondria | the organelle responsible for making ATP |
| chloroplast | the organelle responsible for making sugar |
| nucleus | the organelle that controls the cell and contains the DNA |
| vacuole | A large Water storage sack in plants but a small storage sack in animals |
| cell membrane | The outside surrounding of the cell that screens what enters and exits the cell |
| cytoplasm | A jelly like substance that keeps the organelles in place inside of the cell |
| ribosomes | a structure in the cell that is a surface for the cell to make protein on top of |
| Schlieden | Plant cells come from other plant cells.. |
| Schwann | Animal cells comes from animal cells... |
| Virchow | All cells come from other living cells |
| Robert Hooke | first man to see the cell and to name it |
| Leeuwenhoek | first microscope and moving living cells |
| DNA | the genes of a person are coded onto this structure that is found in the nucleus |
| cell wall | It is only found in plants, and it's purpose is to hold up and give shape and structure to the cells |
| Photosynthesis | the process that makes sugar out of sunlight |
| cellular respiration | the process in a mitochondria that creates energy out of the food that we eat |
| phospholipid bilayer | the surrounding layer of all membrane bound orgelles |
| (memorize this, its on the wall in the classroom) | list the "organization of Living things" from small to large |
| Prokaryote | What is a bacteria called because it has no nucleus? |
| Eukaryote | What are plants and animals called because they DO have a nucleus? |
| Chloroplast, cell wall, and a Huge Central Vacuole | What 3 structures does a plant cell have that an animal doesn't |