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Unit 1 ch4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organelles | The membrane enclosed structures within eukaryotic cells |
| Cell fractionation | A useful technique for studying cell structure and function |
| Cytosol | A semigloss jelly like substance |
| Eukaryotic cell | Plant / animal cells |
| Prokaryotic cells | Bacteria / archaea |
| Nucleoid | A Twiin that is not bounded by a membrane (found in prokaryotic cells ONLY) |
| Cytoplasm | The interior of either type of cell |
| Plasma membrane | A selective barrier that allows passage of enough oxygen nutrients and enough wastes to service the entire cell |
| Nuclear envelope | Enclosed the nucleus |
| Nuclear lamina | A netlike array or protein filaments |
| Chromosomes | Structures that carry genetic info |
| Chromatin | The complex of DNA and protein making up chromosomes |
| Endomembrane system | Inside the eukaryotic cell |
| Vesicles | Sacs made of membrane |
| Glycoproteins | Proteins that have carbohydrates covalently bonded to them |
| Transport vesicles | Vesicles in transit from one part of the cell to another |
| Phagocytosis | Amoeba and many other Protista eat by engulfing smaller organisms or food particles |
| Food vacuoles | Formed by phagocytosis |
| Contractile vacuoles | Pump excess water out of the cell |
| Endosymbiosis theory | An early ancestor or eukaryotic cells engulfed and oxygen-using nonphotosynthetic prokaryotic cell |
| Cristae | The inner membrane of mitochondria it is convoluted |
| Mitochondrial matrix | Enclosed by the inner membrane |
| Thylakoids | Flattened interconnected sacs |
| Granum | A stack of thylakoids |
| Stroma | The fluid outside the thylakoids |
| Plastids | Chloroplast is a specialized member or a family of closely related plant organelles |
| Cytoskeleton | A network of fibers extending through the cytoplasm |
| Motor proteins | Moving proteins |
| Microtubules | Hollow rods constructed from a globular protein called tubulin |
| Centrosome | A region that is often located near the nucleus |
| Cilia / flagella | Microtubule containing extensions that project from some cells |
| Basal body | Anchors colony and flagellum |
| Dyneins | Large motor proteins |
| Microfilaments | Thin solid rods aka actin filaments |
| Middle lamella | Between primary walls of adjacent cells |
| (ECM) extracellular matrix | Glycoproteins and other carbohydrates |
| Collagen | The most abundant glycoprotein |
| Plasmodesmata | Membrane lined channels filled with cytosol |
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