fundamental unit of life Flashcards
Discovered dead cell
robert hooke
discoverd living cell
anton von leeuwennhoek
osmosis
water moves across cell membrane by osmosis
plasma membrane
outer most layer of animal cell
semi-permeable
cell wall
outermost layer of plant cell
made of cellulose
plasmolysis
when plant cell looses water through osmosis there is shrinkage of content of cell
cytoplasm
fluid portion of cell
nucleus
contains cell dna
coordinates cellular activities like growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
ribosome
makes protein
also known as protein factory of cell
chromosome made up of
dna and protein
endoplasmic reticulum
makes lipids
package proteins
syntesizes hormones
chloroplast
found ONLY in plant
double membrane
uses sunlight to make food
mitochondria
powerhouse of cell
makes atp
double membrane
lysosome
digest food particles,waste cell parts and foreign invaders
also known as suicidal bag
golgi complex
processes,packages,transport
proteins etc. for secretion or use within cell