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Science Ch # 1-3
Mrs. Hacker science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cell | in biology the smallest unit that can preform all life processes cells are covered by a membrane abd have DNA and cytoplasm |
| cell membrane | a phosphlipid layer that covers a cell's surface acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell enviorment |
| organelle | one of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to preform a specific funtion |
| nucleus | in a eukaryotic cell a membrane-bound organelle that cintains the cell's DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth metabolism and reproduction |
| prokarytoe | an organism that consists of a single cel that does not have a nucleus |
| eukaryotes | an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane eukaryotes include animals plants and fungi but not archaebacteria and eubacteria |
| cell wall | a rigid structure thats surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell |
| ribosome | cell organelle composed of RNA and protien he site of protien synthesis |
| endoplasmic riticulum | a system of membrane thats is found in a cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production processing and transport of protiens and in the prouction of lipids |
| miochondria | in eukaryotic cells, the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of celluar respiration |
| golig complex | cell organelle that helps make and package meterials yo be transported out of the cell |
| vesicle | a small cavity or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell |
| lysosome | a cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes |
| tissue | a group of similar cells that preform a common function |
| organ | a collection of tissues that carrie out a specilized function of the body |
| organ system | a group of organs that work together to preform body functions |
| organisms | a living thing anything that can carry out life processes independently |
| structure | the arrangment of parts in an organisms |
| function | the special normal or proper activity of an organ or part |