| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Endoplasmc Reticulum | Series of membrane channels from the cell membrane to the nucleus. Used to transport materials directly to the nucleus. |
| Protein Receptors | molecules in the cell membrane that bind with substances so they can enter and leave the cell. |
| Ribosomes | Small particles in the cell on which proteins are assembled. |
| Centriole | One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope. |
| Cell Wall | Strong supporting layer around the cell membrane in plants,algae, and some bacteria |
| Cell | collection of living material enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings/ basic units of life |
| Cell Membrane | thin, flexible barrier around a cell, regulates what enters and leaves the cell |
| cytoplasm | material inside the cell membrane- not including the nucleus |
| Chloroplasts | organalle found in cells of plants and some others organisms that capture the energy from sunlight and convert them into chemical energy |
| cyclosis | movement of the cytoplasm to distribute materials |
| Homeostasis | Process by which organisms maintain a relativeley stable internal enviornment |
| Intercellular fluid | liquid that comes from the plasma portion of blood that surrounds all cells for materials to enter or leave |
| lysosome | cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materails in a cell |
| Mitochondrion | cell organelle that converts the chemical energy in food into compounnds that are more convienent for the cell to use |
| Nucleus | Structure that contains the cell's genetic material and controlls the cells activittes |
| Nuclear envelope | layer of two membranes that surround the nucleus of a cell |
| Organ | group of tissues that work together to perform closeley related functions |
| Tissue | a group of similar cells that perform a particular function |
| Vacuole | cell organelle that stores materials such as water,salts,proteins and carbohydrates |
| Virus | particle made up of nucleic acid, protein, and in some cases lipids that can relplicate only by infecting living things |
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