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7.1 and 7.3 Vocab
Vocabulary Review for 7.1 and 7.3
Question | Answer |
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Cell | Basic unit of life |
Compound light microscope | Lenses and light to magnify |
Cell theory | Three principles about cells thought of in the 1600s by Hooke, Schleiden and Schwann |
Electron microscope | microscope using a beam of electrons |
prokaryote | no membranes/no nuclei |
eukaryote | membranes/nuclei/multicellular usually |
nucleus | central control of a cell |
cell wall | plant cell's rigid boundary |
chromatin | dna |
nucleolus | makes ribosomes and is in the nucleus |
ribosomes | sites where the cell produces proteins according to DNA |
cytoplasm | clear gel-like fluid in a cell |
endoplasmic reticulum | site of cellular reactions |
golgi apparatus | where proteins go after they're made |
vacuoles | storage center in a cell |
lysosomes | organelle that contains digestive enzymes |
chloroplasts | plant cell organelle that creates a cell's energy from light |
plastids | storage organelles; a group of organells |
chlorophyll | traps light energy in a chloroplast |
mitochondria | transforms energy in a cell |
cytoskeleton | support structure in a cell |
microtubules | thin hollow tubes made of proteins that create structure in a nucleus of an animal cell |
microfilaments | smaller, solid protein fibers |
cilia | short, numerous, and hair-like |
flagella | longer than cilia with a whip-like motion |