Cell
a membrane bound structure that is the basic unit of life
Cell Membrane
the outer boundary of the cell: determines what enters and leaves the cell
Cell Theory
all living things are made of cells, that cells are the basic unit of structure and function and that cells only come from other cells.
Cell wall
a rigid structure that surrounds the cells of plants and most bacteria
Chloroplast
a plastid containing chlorophyll, the site of photosynthesis
Cytoplasm
region of the cell between the cell membrane and the nucleus ; material inside the cell that holds the organelles in place
Eukaryote
a cell that contains a membrane bound nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Golgi apparatus
a system of membranes that modifies and packages proteins for export by the cell
Lysosomes
an organelle containing digestive enzymes
Mitochondria
powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of energy production
Nuclear envelope
a double membrane that surrounds the nucleus in the cell
Nucleolus
the organelle where ribosomes are made, synthesized and partially assembled, located in the nucleus
Nucleus
the organelle that contains the DNA and controls the processes of the cell
Organelle
one of several bodies with a specialized function that is suspended in the cytosol of the cell
Ribosome
an organelle that functions in the synthesis of proteins
Vacuole
a fluid filled organelle that stores enzymes or water
Prokaryote
a unicellular organism that lacks (does not have) a membrane bound nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Tissue
a group of similar cells that carry out a similar function
Vesicle
a membrane bound sac that contains materials involved in transport of the cell.
Schleiden
Botanist who concluded all plants are made of cells
Robert Hooke
credited with discovering cells
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
first to see living cells
Virchow
observed that cells come from preexisting cell
Cell ________ organ organ system organism
tissue
The shape of a cell tells you something about its ________
job
All cells have _______________ in common
carrying out life processes.
The shape, or structure, of an animal cell is determined by its _____
function (job)
An organelle in a plant cell changes light energy into chemical energy in the form of sugar is ______.
chloroplasts
multicellular
composed of many cells
unicellular
composed of only one cell
Schwann
Zoologist who concluded all animals are made of cells