LESSON 5- INTRODUCTION TO CELLS. CELL
BIOLOGY.
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Cell - Answer: basic unit of all forms of life
Centriole - Answer: structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
Cytoplasm - Answer: in eukaryotic cells, all cellular contents outside the nucleus; in
prokaryotic cells, all of the cell's contents
Cytoskeleton - Answer: network of protein filaments in eukaryotic cells that gives the
cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement.
Eukaryote - Answer: organism whose cells contain a nucleus
Homeostasis - Answer: relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions
that organisms maintain
Lysosome - Answer: cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins
into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell
Nucleus - Answer: structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA
Organ - Answer: group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions
Organ system - Answer: group of organs that work together to perform a specific
function
Organelle - Answer: specialized structure that performs important cellular functions
within a eukaryotic cell
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BIOLOGY.
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Cell - Answer: basic unit of all forms of life
Centriole - Answer: structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
Cytoplasm - Answer: in eukaryotic cells, all cellular contents outside the nucleus; in
prokaryotic cells, all of the cell's contents
Cytoskeleton - Answer: network of protein filaments in eukaryotic cells that gives the
cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement.
Eukaryote - Answer: organism whose cells contain a nucleus
Homeostasis - Answer: relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions
that organisms maintain
Lysosome - Answer: cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins
into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell
Nucleus - Answer: structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA
Organ - Answer: group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions
Organ system - Answer: group of organs that work together to perform a specific
function
Organelle - Answer: specialized structure that performs important cellular functions
within a eukaryotic cell
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