Cells: The Basic Units of Life Flashcards
Is the smallest unit that can perform all the processes necessary for life.
Cell
A phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface.
Cell Membrane
One of the small bodies ina cell’s cytoplasm that are specialized tp perform a specific function.
Organelle
A membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolish, and reproduction.
Nucleus
An organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.
Prokaryote
An organism made up of cell’s that have a nucleus enclosed by a memebrane.
Eukaryote
A figid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell.
Cell Wall
Organelles that make protein.
Ribosome
A system of membranes that is found in cell’s cytoplasma and that assists in the production, processesing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
The cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration.
Mitochondrion
Cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transport out of the cell.
Golgi Complex
A small cavity or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell.
Vesicle
A cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes.
Lysosomes
A group of similar cells that perform a coomon function.
Tissue
A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body.
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