Cell Defintions for Jessica to study
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coolcat2129 on November 8, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mitochodria | converts sugar into energy(powerhouse of cell) |
| Vacuoles | larger in plant cells, storage container |
| Nucleus | contains the DNA, runs the other organelles |
| Cytoplasm | constantly moving, think gel-like fluid |
| Ribsomes | makes protein to build and repair tissues |
| Cell wall | like a skeleton by giving structure; in plant cells |
| Lysosomes | breaks down particles; gets rid of wastes |
| Golgi Bodies | receives from ER; releases material ouside cell |
| Chloroplast | contains the pigment chlorophyll: captures energy from the sun; uses energy to make food |
| Chromosomes | contains the DNA; inside the nucleus |
| Endoplasmic Reticulam | carries material throughout the cell; transportation |
| Robert Hook | first person to decribe cells |
| Cell theroy | all organisms are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of all living things, all cells come from existing cells |
| Tissue | a group of similar cells that perform a common function |
| Organ | a collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body |
| Organ system | a group of organs that work together to perform body functions |
| Organism | a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently |
| Structure | the arrangment of parts in an organism |
| Function | the special, normal, or proper activity of an organ or a part |
| Eukaryote | an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; eukaryotes include animals, plants, and fungi, but not archaea or bacteria |
| Prokaryote | an organism that consists of a single cell that doesn't have a nucleus; most common prokaryotes include bacteria and archaea |
| Organelle | one of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function |
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