Biology Keystone Unit 1 Vocabulary (Basic Biological Principles)

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basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms

A structure within a cell that has a specific function

A single form of life; an animal, plant, fungus, protist or bacterium

A type of organism composed of one or more cells that contains a nucleus and specialized organelles

single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus and other specialized organelles

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

macromolecule that encodes the genetic information for living organisms

membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells that stores DNA and controls and regulates cell activities

Located outside a cell

Located inside the cell

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

there are two types of this organelle, rough and smooth. it is responsible for making proteins and lipids