cell parts Flashcards
cells
in biology the smallest unit that can perform all life processes cells are coverd by a membrane and havr DNA and cytoplasm.
Nucleus
in eukaryotic cell a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cells DNA and that has a role in processes sucas growth metabolosm and reproduction
cyptoplasm
this fluid and almost all of its contents are called cyptoplasm
cell membrane
a phospholipid layer that covers a cells surface acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cells environment
cell wall
a rigid structure that surrounds provides support to the cell
Mitochondria / Mitochondrion
in eukaryotic cells the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiratation
Chloroplast
the organelle that uses the energy of sunlight to make food
Golgi complex
the organelle that processes and transports protiens and other materials out of cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
the organelle that makes lipids, breaks down drugs and other substances, and packages protiens for golgi complex
Ribosome
the organelle in witch amino acids are hooked togather to make protiens
Lysosome
`the organelle that digests food particals and wastes cell parts and foreign invaders
Vacuole
the organelle that stores water and other materials
organelle
one of the small bodies in a cell cyptoplasm that are specialized to preform a specific function
Prokaryote
an organism that consists of a sigle cell that does not have nucleus
. Eukaryote
an organism made up of cells that have nucleus enclosed by a membrane eukaryotes include animals,plants and fungi but not archaebacteria or eubacteria
