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Unit One:Cell Vocab
Unit 1: Structure and Function of Cells
Term | Definition |
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Cell | The smallest functional unit of living things. |
Cell Membrane | Structure that surrounds the cell and allows materials in and out of the cell. |
Structure | How something is formed. How it looks or is shaped. |
Function | What something does or the operation it performs. |
Tissue | A group of similar cells working together to perform a specific function. |
Organ | Structure that is composed of different kinds of tissue. |
Organ System | A group of organs that work together to perform a major function. |
Cytoplasm | The jelly-like substance found inside of the cell. |
Nucleus | The control center of the cell. |
Mitochondrian | Organelle that supplies energy to the cell. The "powerhouse" of the cell. |
Vacuole | Storage area of the cell. The largest organelle in plant cells. |
Ribosomes | Organelle that synthesizes proteins, Found scattered throughout the cytoplasm and on rough E.R. |
Organism | A self-contained living things. |
Organelle | Means "tiny organ". Structures found within cells that perform life functions for the cell. |
Mitosis | The process of cell division. Process of a cell dividing into two identical cells. |