1.1-1.3 - The characteristics of cells Flashcards
Atoms:
Sub-atomic particles
Three components of sub-atomic particles
- Protons
- Neutrons
- Electrons
Next biggest thing after atoms
Molecules
2 types of molecules
Biotic & Abiotic
Biotic molecules:
Organelles; parts of the cell
Abiotic molecules:
Rocks, air, water
Next biggest thing after organelles
Cells (smallest living things)
Next biggest thing after cells
Tissue (skin, muscle, bone, liver)
Prokaryotic Cell:
Any cellular organism lacking organelles in cytoplasm (except for ribosomes); genetic material is in the from of single continuous strands froming coils or loops
Eukaryotic Cell:
A organism, whose basic cellular strucutral unit contains specalized organelles and a memebran bound nucleus
Eukaryotic Cell examples:
Animal cells, Plant cells, Fungi
Next biggest thing after tissue
organs (liver, heart, lungs)
Next biggest thing after organs
organ systems (digestive, urinary)
Next biggest thing after organ systems
organisms
Next biggest thing after organisms
populations