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cell
science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cell | the basic unit of structure and function in ALL living things |
| cell theory | a widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things. |
| unicellular | made of a single cell |
| multicellular | consisting of many cells |
| tissue | a group of simular cells that preform the same function |
| organ | a structure in the body that is composed of different kinds of tissue |
| organ system | a group of organs that work together to preform a major function in the body |
| organelle | a tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell |
| cell wall | a rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cell of plants and some other organism |
| cytoskeleton | a protein inside a cell that gives the cell shape |
| cell membrane | the outside cell boundary that controlls which substance can enter and leave the cell. |
| nucleous | the control center of a eukayotic cell that directs the cells activities and conatins the information that determans the cell form |
| cytoplasm | the material within a cell apart from the nucleous |
| mitochondria | rod-shaped cell structures that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its function |
| endoplasmic reticulum | a cell structure that forms passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried away. |
| ribosome | a small grain-like structure in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made. |
| golgi body | a structure in a cell that receves protein and other newly |
| chloroplast | a structure in the cell of a plant and some other organism |
| voloucle | a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by membrane and tipically containing fluid |
| lysosome | an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukartic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane |