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| the functional or structral unit of life |
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| All the living substances within a cell |
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| the theory that all living organisms are made up of tiny units called cells |
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| organisms made up of only one cell |
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| organisms made up of more then one cell |
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| a collection of similar cells living together,and except for certain specialized reproductive cells,any of the cells could caryy on the processes of the organism if they were seperated from the colony. |
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| several types of tissues working together to perform a specific fucntion |
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| a group of organs that work together to accomplish life functions |
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| The chemical interactions between proteins form the connection between the cells (or cell junction) |
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| the tiny passageways the cytoplasm of plants is connected by |
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| cells that have a membrane bound nucleus and other specialized structues called organelles in the cytoplasm |
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| a cytoplasmic structure that performs specific functions in the cell |
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| a group of cells that lacks a membrane around the nucleus and contains only non-membrane-bound organelles |
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| the outermost boundary of the cell |
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| a model describing cellular membranes as being composed of a lipid bilayer with proteins scattered throughout the membrane. |
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| a rigid structure manufactered by the cell located outside the plasma membrane often made of cellulose,silica, or other substances |
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| a cellular scretion surrounding certain algae and bacteria |
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| All the material inside the plasma membrane of a cell excluding the nucleus |
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| the colloid portion of the cytoplasm |
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| the powerhouse of the cell |
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| the folds of the inner membrane of the mitochondria contain enzymes necessary for cellular respiration |
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| a cellular structure consisting of a complex network of fine branching tubules |
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| a membrane-bound organelle that deals with synthesis and packaging of materials |
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| small irregularly shaped membrane-bound organelles filled with digestive enzymes |
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| the internal structure of cytoplasm,made of micro-filaments and microtubules |
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| a region located near the nucleus that is important in the production of micro tubules in the cytoskeleton |
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| a long tubular extension of cell's plasma membrane that aids movement |
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| short hair like extensions of a cell's membrane that aids movement |
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| the action-controlling structure at the base of a cilium or flagellum |
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| a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division. |
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| a microscopic tubular structure present in numbers in the cytoplasm of cells, sometimes aggregating to form more complex structures. |
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| are cytoskeletal components found in the cells of many animal species. They are composed of a family of related proteins sharing common structural and sequence features. |
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| a small rod like structure, about 4–7 nanometers in diameter, present in numbers in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells. |
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| any of a class of small organelles, such as chloroplasts, in the cytoplasm of plant cells, containing pigment or food. |
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| (in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place. |
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| a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid. |
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| each of a number of flattened sacs inside a chloroplast, bounded by pigmented membranes on which the light reactions of photosynthesis take place, and arranged in stacks or grana. |
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| the stacks of thylakoids embedded in the stroma of a chloroplast. |
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| a fluid- or air-filled cavity or sac, in particular. |
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| the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth. |
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| nucleolemma or karyotheca, is the double lipid bilayer membrane which surrounds the genetic material and nucleolus in eukaryotic cells. |
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| large protein complexes that cross the nuclear envelope, which is the double membrane surrounding the eukaryotic cell nucleus. |
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| To accommodate the large mass of genetic material within the nucleus, DNA is packaged into a condensed structure referred to as chromatin. Chromatin is actually composed of a combination of DNA, proteins (mainly proteins known as histones) and some RNA. |
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| a small dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell during interphase |
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