Cells Flashcards
Cells
Are living things in your body that help you do everything with your body
Cell theory
Widely accepted explanation of a relationship between cells and living things
Microscope
An instrument that makes small things look larger
Cell wall
A rigid layer surrounding the cells of planets
Cell membrane
Controls what substances come in and out
Nucleus
Acts as cells control center
Organelles
Carry out specific functions within a cell
Ribosomes
Small grain shaped organnalls that produce proteins
Cytoplasm
Fills the region between cell membrane and nucleus
Mitochondria
Covert energy stored in food
ER
A network of membranes
Golgi apparatus
Revives protein
Vacuole
Stores water and food
Chloroplast
Captures energy from sunlight and changes it to form energy cells.
Lysosomes
Contain substances that break down large food particles
Multicellular
Means made for many cells
Eklements
Are found in your body. And the smallest unit
Compound
Carbon dioxide
Carbohydrates
Energy rich and organic
Lipids
Compounds that are made of mostly carbon and hydrogen
Protein
Large organic molecules made of carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and in some cases sulfer
Enzymes
Speed up chemical reactions in living things
Nucleic acids
Very long onrganic molecules