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ATP (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use
for most of their work
Cancer any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and
uncontrolled cell division
Cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all
organisms
Cell theory (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental
structural and functional units of all living organisms
Cell wall a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell
, Chloroplast an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis
occurs
Cilia The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a
wavelike manner
Cytoplasm a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are
suspended
Cytoskeleton network of proteins in the cytoplasm that help cell maintain its
shape
Cytosol the semifluid portion of the cytoplasm
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the information
that determines inherited characteristics
Electron microscope instrument that uses a beam of electrons instead of light to
magnify structures up to 500,000 times actual size; allows
scientists to view structures within a cell
Endomembrane system The collection of membranes inside and around a eukaryotic cell
Endoplasmic reticulum internal transport system of the cell, modifies proteins, and
synthesizes lipids
Eukaryote A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Extracellular matrix The substance in which animal tissue cells are embedded,
consisting of protein and polysaccharides.
Flagella whiplike tails found in one-celled organisms to aid in movement
Golgi apparatus stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts, and
packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum
microscope that uses a beam of light passing through one or
Light microscope
more lenses to magnify an object
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ATP (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use
for most of their work
Cancer any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and
uncontrolled cell division
Cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all
organisms
Cell theory (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental
structural and functional units of all living organisms
Cell wall a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell
, Chloroplast an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis
occurs
Cilia The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a
wavelike manner
Cytoplasm a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are
suspended
Cytoskeleton network of proteins in the cytoplasm that help cell maintain its
shape
Cytosol the semifluid portion of the cytoplasm
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the information
that determines inherited characteristics
Electron microscope instrument that uses a beam of electrons instead of light to
magnify structures up to 500,000 times actual size; allows
scientists to view structures within a cell
Endomembrane system The collection of membranes inside and around a eukaryotic cell
Endoplasmic reticulum internal transport system of the cell, modifies proteins, and
synthesizes lipids
Eukaryote A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Extracellular matrix The substance in which animal tissue cells are embedded,
consisting of protein and polysaccharides.
Flagella whiplike tails found in one-celled organisms to aid in movement
Golgi apparatus stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts, and
packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum
microscope that uses a beam of light passing through one or
Light microscope
more lenses to magnify an object
