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Cells

TermDefinition
centrioles structures that function in cell reproduction
cilia hairlike extensions on the surface of those cells capable of movement
endoplasmic reticulum membrane network of "roads" and "channels" that wind through cytoplasm
flagella a sperm cell's "tail"
lysosomes the cell's "digestive system"
mitochondria "power plants" that burn food in the presence of oxygen to make cell engery
ribosomes "protein factories" that make proteins
anabolism the building metabolic phase; grows' maintains, and repairs body sructures
biology the study of life and life processes
catabolism the breaking-down metabolic phase; producing energy from food and oxygen
chromosomes short, tightly coiled rods that contain genes
cyt/o- a cell
cytoplasm a substance between the plasma membrane and nucleus of all cells
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, the chemical genes are made of
genes regions of DNA organized into the body's "blueprint"
kary/o- the nucleus
karyoplasm the substance of the nucleus
karyotype a picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell
metabolism the chemical processes by which cells obtain and use energy
nucleus the spheroid body within a cell that dictates protein production; controls transport, metabolism, growth, heredity
organelles structures within cytoplasm
-plasm formative, found material
plasma membrane the outside boundary of the cell
RNA ribonucleic acid, needed for production of protein within cells
tissue fluid a saltwater solution that bathes every cell in the body
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