| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Organelles | the tiny peices inside a cell |
| endoplasmic reticulum | transports materials in the cell |
| nucleus | control center of the cell |
| nuclear membrane | encloses and protects the nucleus |
| cytoplasm | think fluid that holds all of the parts of the cell |
| cell wall | Only in plant cells- protects the plant cell, and gives it shape |
| mitochondria | energy makers / powerhouses of the cell |
| chloroplasts | contain chlorophyll in a plant cell |
| vacuoles | contain fluid and coloring for the cell |
| cell membrane | controls movement in and out of the cell |
| ribosomes | make the enzymes that produce proteins for the cell |
| unicellular | one cell |
| multicellular | made up of more than one cell |
| tissues | cells put together make up these |
| organs | tissues put together |
| organ systems | organs put together |
| homeostasis | making the inside enviroment the same |
| phenotype | the outside expression of a gene (what you look like) |
| alleles | copies of a gene |
| genotype | when you find out which sets of genes you have from your parents |
| homozygous | two identical alleles for the same trait |
| heterozygous | 2 different alleles for a trait |
| pedigree | tracing a gene back from generation to generation (a family tree of your genes) |
Combine with other sets
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