cellular organization Flashcards
a method of specimen preparation involving the way in which the specimen was cut.
sectioning
a method of specimen preparation involving a substance placed on the specimen to stain various parts of the cells to make them easier to observe
staining
a cellular structure which has a specific function
organelle
the cellular organelle that contains DNA and RNA and is responsible for controlling many of the activities of the cell
nucleus
the substance which surrounds cellular organelles
cytoplasm
the outer border of the cell that separates the cytoplasm from the external environment surrounding the cell
cell membrane
organelles present in the plant cells and responsible for photosynthesis
chloroplast
the rigid and permeable cellular structure which surrounds the cell membrane in a plant cell
cell wall
the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane
osmosis
what is only found in plant cells
chloroplast and cell wall
what cell has a large vacuole
plant cell
