Vocabulary - Organelles and Cells

Theory

An explanation of why things happen

Bacteria

Organisms that are microscopic and prokaryotic

Cellular Respiration

Eukaryotic cells converting glucose (type of food) into ATP (useable energy)

Germ Theory

Microscopic organisms are the cause of some diseases

Metabolism

The chemical process of converting food into energy

Cytoplasm

Jelly-like organelle that holds many organelles and also a site for chemical reactions

Diploid

The cell has two copies of each chromosome

Eukaryotes

Organisms with a nuclear membrane around their nucleus

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Network that transports and manufactures chemical compounds (to be sent out)

Haploid

A cell that has one copy of each chromosome

Cell Membrane

Controls what goes in and out of the cell

Histones

Proteins that DNA wraps around to create chromosomes

Law

Predicts the result of what will happen in specific situations

Prokaryotes

Organisms having a nucleus without a membrane

Mitochondrion

POWERHOUSE OF DA CELL(nutrients → energy)

Nucleus

Found in eukaryotes, storing the cells genetic information

Golgi Body

Packages and sends proteins out of the cell

Vacuole

Storage sacs for all waste, food, or water

Ribosome

Organelle that makes proteins

Cell

Basic unit of structure/function of an organism