cell wall
gives plant cells structure
nucleus
directs all cellular activity
lysosomes
destroy or recycle damages material in cell
organism
single living thing
cell membrane
controls what goes in and out of the cell
endoplasmic reticulum
transports material around the cell
ribosomes
make protein for the cell
mitochondria
take food and turns it into energy for cell
golgi bodies
sort and package materials for cell
chromosomes
structures in DNA that contain genetic material
how many chromosomes humans have
46 chromosomes
mitosis
process of cell division
dominant trait
overpowers recessive traits and show through
what adenine pairs with
thymine
what thymine pairs with
adenine
what cytosine pairs with
guanine
what guanine pairs with
cytosine
latent virus
virus in your body that waits for right time to being multiplying
evolution
gradual changing of species over time to be better suited to its environment
cerebellum
responsible for impulses that control movement
when cytokinesis occurs
during telophase
shape of DNA
double helix
selective breeding
when humans guide the evolutionary process
natural selection
when best adapted species thrive and pass on its traits
genotype
actual combination of traits organism has
arteries
take blood AWAY from the heart
scientific name for skull
cranium
capillaries
where exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide takes place
cartilage
flexible connective tissue that cushions and supports the bone
small intestine
where actual nutrition is removed from the food
three types of muscle
skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
trough
low point of a wave
crest
high point of a wave
mechanical wave
needs a medium to travel through
compression
close together part of compressional wave
inaudible sound
cannot be detects by human ears because of the frequency
electromagnetic wave
can travel through space
scientific name for shoulder blade
scapula