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biology 2 chapter 1
chepter 1 vocabulary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| very small ,simple cell that lacks a nucleus; {ex}bacteria ; evolved 3.5 billion years ago; have adapted to almost every environment on earth | prokaryotic cells |
| subcellular part that has a special cellular function | organelle |
| large, complex cell that contains a membrane-bound compartment called a nucleus; evolved 1.5 billion years ago; includes all cells exept bacteria; {ex}plants; animals | eukaryotic cell |
| the barrier whitch regulates what goes in and out of the cell; {ex}food nutrients and oxygen goes in ; carbon dioxide goes out | cell membrane |
| the condition or tendency to maintain stability internally as changes occur in the invironment outside the cell | homeostasis |
| it generally regulates which substances pass in and out of the cell | selectively permeable |
| nutrients substances found in every living cell needed for cell growth and repair | proteins |
| the control center of the cell | nucleus |
| clongated structures containing DNA: pass traits of the cell to new cells | chromosome |
| made of strands of DNA making up a chromosome | chromatid |
| holds a pair of chromatids together | centromere |
| membrane seperating nucleus from the rest of the cell; regulates passage of materials in and out of the nucleus | nuclear membrane |
| the fluid substance surrounding the nucleus | nucleoplasm |
| bodies within the nucleus made of RNA and protein | nucleolus |
| the material inside the cell membrane containing the necessary components for cell life | cytoplasm |
| spherical bodies that contain RNA and produce protein for the cell | ribosomes |
| building blocks of protein | amino acids |
| a network of membranes in the cytoplasm that transports substances made by the cell | endoplasmic reticulum |