Characteristics of Cells
Why are most cells small?
Size is limited by their outer surface area
Cytoplasm of Eukaryota cell
cytoskelton
living thing that can carry out life process by itself
organism
single celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.
Prokaryotic cell
organelle that makes proteins by putting together chains of amino acids using instructions encoded in the cell's DNA
ribosome
group of similar cells that can perform a common function
tissue
Organism made up of cells that contain their DNA in a nucleus
Eukaryota cell
Cellular respiration occurs in a organelle
mitochondrion
a structure made up of a collection of tissues that carries out a specialized function
organ
Smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms
cell
The membrane-bound organelle that packages and distributes materials, such as proteins
Golgi complex
group of organ that work together to perform body functons
organ system