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Cells
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cell | The basic unit of structure and function in living things. |
| Microscope | An instrument that makes small objects look larger. |
| Cell theory | A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things. |
| Cell Wall | A rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms, |
| Cell membrance | A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a call and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell. |
| Nucleus | in cells, a large oval organelle that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cells activities. |
| Organelle | A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell. |
| Ribosome | A small grain-shaped organelle in the cytoplasm of a cell that produces protein. |
| Cytoplasm | The thick fluid region of the cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus. |
| Mitochondria | Rod-shaped organelles that convent energy in food molecules to energy that cell ca use to carry out its functions. |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another. |
| Golgi apparatus | An organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distribute them to other parts of the cell. |
| Vacuole | A sac-like organelle that stores water, food, and other materials. |
| Chloroplast | An organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that capture energy from sunlight and changes and changes it to energy from that cells can use and make food. |
| Lysosome | A cell organelle which contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones and that can be used by the rest of the cell. |
| Multicellular | Consisting of many cells. |
| Unicellular | Made of a single cell. |
| Tissue | A group of similar cells that perform a specific function. |
| Organ | A body structure that is composed of different kinds of tissues that work together. |
| Organ system | A group of organs that work together to perform a major function. |
| elemet | A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substance by chemical or physical means. |
| Compound | A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio, or proportion. |
| Carbohydrate | An energy-rich organic compound, such as a sugar or a starch, that is made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
| Lipid | An energy-rich organic compound such a as a fat, oil, or wax, that is made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
| Protein | Large organic molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur. |
| Enzyme | A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing. |
| Nucleic acid | A very large organic molecule made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, that contains the instructions cells need to carry out all the functions in life. |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid: the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring. |
| Double helix | The shape of a DNA molecule. |