cell parts vocaab Flashcards
the smallest unit that can preform all life processes
cell
a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell DNA and that has a role in life processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction
nucleus
the material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus
cytoplasm
A phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface
cell membrane
a rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria. In the algae and higher plants it consists mainly of cellulose
cell wall
an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. It has a double membrane, the inner layer being folded inward to form layers
Mitochondria / Mitochondrion
a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
A stack of small flat sacs formed by membranes inside the cell’s cytoplasm
Golgi complex
a network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, continuous with the nuclear membrane
Endoplasmic reticulum
a minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells
Ribosome
an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane
Lysosome
a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing flui
Vacuole
a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles
Prokaryote
an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus
Eukaryote
any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products
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