Cell Flashcards
the life process
what all living things have
life process cellular respiration
Getting energy from food
life process excretion
Getting rid of waste
life process reproduction
Making more living things of the same type
life processes synthesis
turning food to materials the body uses
life process nutrition
taking food and using it to help the body
life process transport
moving the energy created from food across the body
life process growth
becoming biger
prokaryote
a single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
eukaryotic
any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus
Cell wall
a wall that surrounds most cells
DNA
the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms
RNA
something that creates protein via translation
Ribosomes
Syntheses protein
Flagellum
a part of the cell that helps it move
Plasma Membrane
protects the cell and regulates what comes in and out of it.
Capsule
helps the cell cling to each other, to various surfaces, and also helps prevent the cell from drying out.
cyptoplasm
the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell
nucleus
a cell part that stores DNA
mitochondria
something that takes food and converts it to waste and energy
vacuole
stores stuff
chloropast
gives energy to plants from the sun
lysosomes
a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes
cell
basic unit of structure and function of all living things
tissue
group of cells of the same kind that performs the same function
organ
structure composed of two or more types of tissue that perform specific tasks. In humans, some of them are the brain, stomach, kidney, and liver.
organ system
a biological system consisting of a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions
organism
any organic, living system that functions as an individual entity that is composed of cells
abiotic
nonliving things within an ecosystem;
biotic
living things within an ecosystem;
