Chapter 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
cell
basic unit of a living organism that can preform all the processes asociated with life.
cell membrane
the thin structure, made mostly of proteins and lipids, that encloses the cytoplasm and nucleus plant and animal cells.
cell wall
the stiff structure outside the cell membrane in a plant, provides support for the cell
chloroplast
an organelle in plant cells that that contains chlorophyll.
cytoplasm
a jelly like substance that makes up all living material in a cell except the nucleus.
edoplasmic recticulum
an organelle that organelle that transports materials throughout the cell.
glogi bodies
that manufactures and moves materials within a cell.
lysosmes
organelles that brake down food molecules, waste products, and old cells.
mitochandria
and oranell that products energy in the cell.
nucleus
the center of the cell
organelle
a tiny part of a cell having a special form and function; organelles carry out all life processes.
organs
groups of tissue that work to preform a special function.
ribososmoes
an organelle that produces protein for the cell.
tissues
groups of specialized cells in plants and animals that are organized to preform a certain function.
vaculole
an oganelle that stores water, food, and wastes in a cell and helps get rid of wastes.
