Chapter 2 & 3: Characteristics of Life/ Necessities of Life/ Cell Organelles/History of Cells
History of cells from jdrinks
Cell organelles from jdrinks
*VOCABULARY*1) Organelle: structure that performs specific functions within the cell
2) Lysosome: organelle that contains digestive enzymes
3) Chloroplast: organelle that the energy of sunlight to make food
4) Ribosome: organelle that makes proteins; smallest of all organelles
5) Vesicle: small cavity or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell
6) Mitochondria: organelle in which sugar is broken down to produce energy (ATP)
7) Organ: a collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body
8) Prokaryote: organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus
9) Cell: smallest unit that can perform all life processes
10) Organism: a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently
11) Anton Van Leeuwenhoek: made his own microscopes; first to describe protists found in pond scum
12) Eukaryote: organism’s cells have a nucleus
13) Organ system: a group of organs that work together to perform body functions
14) Robert Hooke: first person to describe cells
15) Vacuole: organelle that stores water
16) Nucleus: control center of the cell; contains the DNA
17) Endoplasmic reticulum (ER): system of folded membranes in which proteins, lipids, and other materials are made
18) Cell membrane: protective layer that cover’s cell surface and acts as a barrier
19) Tissue: group of similar cells that perform a common function (job)
20) Cell wall: rigid structure that surrounds cell membrane and provides support for a plant cell
21) Golgi complex: organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell
22) Cell Theory: theory that all organisms are made of one or more cells; cells come from existing cells; basic unit of all living things
