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