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science vocab #9
cells and organ system vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prokaryote | cell that does not have a nucleus |
| Eukaryote | cell that does have a nucleus |
| Ribosomes | makes proteins for the cell |
| Golgi body | packages materials/waste to leave the cell. |
| Lysosomes | breaks down/destroys food and old cell parts. |
| Diffusion | molecules moving from high concentration to low |
| Active transport | molecules moving from low concentration to high |
| mitochondria | produces most of the cells energy |
| Endoplasmic reticulum | carries materials around the cell |
| Cytoskeleton | helps give cell shape/strength |
| Osmosis | diffusion of water across cell membrane |
| color | how light is perceived |
| pigment | molecules that absorbs/reflects parts of light |
| cellular respiration | molecules broken down into usable energy for the cell |
| ATP | molecule that stores/transfers energy in a cell. |