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Term | Definition |
cell membrane | protective outer covering of all cells that regulates the interaction between the cell and the environment |
cell theory | states that all organisms are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of life, and all cells come from other cells |
cell wall | rigid structure that encloses, supports, and protects the cells of plants, algae, fungi, and most bacteria |
chloroplast | green, chlorophyll-containing, plant-cell organelle that uses light energy to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water |
cytoplasm | constantly moving gel-like mixture inside the cell membrane that contains hereditary material and is the location of most of a cell's life processes |
endoplasmic reticulum (ER) | cytoplasmic organelle that moves materials around in a cell and is made up of a complex series of folded membranes; can be rough (with attached ribosomes) or smooth (without attached ribosomes) |
Golgi bodies | organelles that package cellular materials and transport them within the cell or out of the cell |
host cell | living cell in which a virus can actively multiply or in which a virus can hide until activated by environmental stimuli |
mitochondrion | cell organelle that breaks down food and releases energy |
nucleus | organelle that controls all the activities of a cell and contains hereditary material made up of proteins and DNA |
organ | structure, such as the heart, made up of different types of tissues that all work together |
organelle | structure in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell that can act as a storage site, process energy, move materials, or manufacture substances |
ribosome | small cytoplasmic structure on which cells make their own proteins |
tissue | group of similar cells that work together to do one job |
virus | a strand of hereditary material surrounded by a protein coating that can infect and multiply in a host cell |
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