Cell parts vocab Flashcards
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Cell
In biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells that are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm.
Nucleus
In a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction
Cytoplasm
The fluid inside of a cell.
Cell Membrane
A phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface; acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment.
Cell Wall
A rigid structure that gives support to a cell. It is the most outer structure of a cell.
Mitochondria / Mitochondrion
In eukaryotic cells, the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration
Chloroplast
A plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
Golgi complex
Cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell.
Endoplasmic reticulum
A system of membranes that is found in a cell’s cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins an in the production of lipids.
Ribosome
A cell organelle composed of RNA and protein; the site of protein synthesis.
Lysosomes
Organelles that contain digestive enzymes .
Vacuole
A space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid.
Organelle
One of the small bodies in a cell’s cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function.
Prokaryote
Single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.
Eukaryote
Organisms made of eukaryotic 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 to perform body functions.
Organism
A living thing; Anything that can carry out life process independently.
Structure
The arrangement of parts in an organism
