Final Exam For Science Flashcards
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Inference
A logical conclusion based on observations
Autotrophic
Organism that makes its own food
Heterotrophic
Organism that obtains food by eating other organisms
Food chain
Prokaryotic cell
Cell lacking a nucleus and most other organelles
Does not have nucleus or other part
Eukaryotic cell
Cell with a nucleus ( surrounded by its own membrane ) and other internal organelles
Unicellular
Single cell
Multicellular
Many cells
Organelle
Part of a cell with a specific function
Nucleus
In an atom, the central core that contains protons and neutrons, in a cell, the part that houses the cell’s genetic material in the form of DNA
Lysosome
Membrane-bound sac containing digestive enzymes that can break down proteins, nuclei can acids, and polysaccharide
Cell
The basic unit of living matter; separated from its environment by a plasma membrane
Ribosome
Cluster of proteins and nuclei can acids that constructs proteins in a cell
What are 3 parts of the cell theory
Generalization that all living things are composed of cells, and that cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things