Vocab
Smallest living unit
Cell
organism made up of one cell
Unicellular
The way an organelle can move around a cell
Cytoplasmic streaming
Made of carbon
Organic
Maintaining "same conditions" in an organism
Homeostasis
Membrane covered structures with special jobs
Organelles
Cell with no true nucleus
Prokaryote
The belief that all life must come from pre-existing life
Biogenesis
The ability to react
Responsiveness
Organelle that makes proteins
Ribosomes
Rigid structure surrounding plant cell
Cell wall
Organism made of more than 1 cell
Multicellular
The ability to detect stimuli
Irritability
Cytology
Organelle that makes energy for a cell
Mitochondria
This organelle is only found in plant cells
Chloroplasts
A collection of many cells living together but functioning seperatly
Colonial cells
All the chemical reactions within a living organism
Metabolism
The liquid portion of a cell
Cytoplasm
Tiny hair-like projections from a cell
Cilia
Eukaryote
The belief that life can arise out of non-living substances
Spontaneous generation
A small opening in a membrane
Pore
Increasing in size or cells converting nutrients
Growth
Long whip-like projection from a cell
Flagella