Cell Vocab
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Plant Cell
Animal Cell
100
organelles that release energy by using oxygen to break down sugars
What is mitochondria?
100
The process by which a single organism produces offspring that have the same DNA.
What is asexual reproduction?
100
a cell containing gentic info from the mother and a cell containing genetic info from the father combine into a completely new cell
What is sexual reproduction?
100
modifies, store starch
What does a golgi body do?
100
enzyme containing vesicles that can digest bacteria
What is lysomes?
200
an organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll, a chemical that uses the energy from sunlight to make sugar
What is Chloroplast?
200
A form of asexual reproduction by which some single celled organisms reproduce. One cell divides into two identical cells.
What is binary fission?
200
unit of heredity that codes for a specific trait
What is a gene?
200
jelly-like material in the cell
What is cytoplasm?
200
not an organelle but involved in protein synthesis
What is a ribosome?
300
a protective outer covering that lies just outside the cell membrane of plant cells
What is a cell wall?
300
The process by which certain cells produce new tissue growth at the site of a wound or lost limb.
What is regeneration?
300
passing of genes from parents to offspring
What is heredity?
300
Semi permeable barrier for the cell - it separates cell from its environment and allows only specific chemicals in or out
What is a cell membrane?
400
a structure in a cell that is enclosed by a membrane and that performs a particular function
What is an organelle?
400
The division of a parent cell's cytoplasm following mitosis.
What is cytokiensis?
400
various forms of the same gene.
What is an allele?
400
controls activities of cell
What does the nucleus do?
400
Continuation of the outer nuclear membrane that does not have ribosomes attached, responsible for production of hormones and processing lipids
What is a smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
500
a cell that lacks a nucleus and other organelles, with DNA that is not organized into chromosomes.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
500
The phase in the cell cycle in which the nucleus divides.
What is mitosis?
500
the physical characteristics of an organism that can be seen.
What is phenotype?
500
storage tank,stores food, water, or waste
What does the vacuole do?
500
Ribosomes are attached to the surface of this organelle. It is responsible for processing proteins.
What is a rough endoplasmic reticulum?
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