Studied by 102 peoplecell membrane
thin ouside lining of the cell, controls what goes in and out
nucleus
the brain of the cell, controls all functions and has the DNA
golgi apparatus
packages and ships things in and out of cell, the UPS
mitochondria
releases energy, the powerhouse
Robert Hooke
first to observe and name the cell (1665)
vacuole
stores food and waste
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
the way cells are organized, smallest to largest
cytoplasm
thick jellylike substance that holds organelles in place inside of the cell
ribosome
makes proteins
eukaryote
a cell or organism that has a nucleus and many organelles
prokaryote
a single celled organism, with no nucleus or organelles, reproduce faster
organelle
a specialized part of a cell
mitosis
the process of cell reproduction, cell division
cell theory
all living things are made of cells, 2. cells are the basic units of function and struction, 3. cells come from only other living cells
unicellular organism
an independent organism of one cell that can live on its own
multicellular organism
an organism made up of more than one cell
cell wall
the thick outer layer, only in plant cells
cell
the basic, smallest unit of life
chloroplast
where photosynthesis happens, only in plant cells
flagella
long tail that helps a unicellular organism move
cilia
many tiny hairs that cover a unicellular organism that help it move
5 functions of life
using energy, growing and developing, getting rid of waste, responding to environment, reproducing
virus
not alive, but can reproduce
microscope
they magnify tiny objects, and were important in discovering cells and organelles
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