Cell Flashcards
A term describing the early stages of growth
Embryo
Internal germ layer - forms organs
Endoderm
Exterior germ layer - forms skin and nervous system tissues
Ectoderm
Middle germ layer - forms muscle, skeletal, and the circulatory system
Mesoderm
Cell substance between cell membrane and nucleus
Cytoplasm
Cell structures with specific functions in the cytoplasm
Organelles
The root word for “cell”
-cyte
An organelle that produces ATP
Mitochondrion
Energy source from mitochondrion
ATP
A metabolic sequence of chemical reactions to produce carbon dioxide, water, ad ATP.
Kreb Cycle
An organelle that contains enzymes, to breakdown large molecules then disintegrate itself
Lysosomes
A protein from living cells able to produce a chemical change
Enzymes
An organelle that directs growth, metabolism, cell production, and contains most of DNA
Nucleus
Long molecules carrying genes
DNA
Able to reproduce at cell division and direct the formation of a protein.
Genes
Aka cell division
Mitosis
Term for the study of family history
Genealogy
The end strands of DNA. Protects genetic data and assist in mitosis
Telomeres
Group of related genes that determine the basic structure and orientation of an organism
Hox genes
Biology study of heredity and the differences and similarities among related organisms
Genetics
Aka ‘single cell’. Formation of different tissues from an undifferentiated cell
Zygote
