Cells & Organisms
These organisms tend to be made of cells that have a cell wall made of chitin
What are fungi?
Organelles that convert light energy into chemical energy via a process called photosynthesis
What are chloroplasts?
An area within the cell where ribosomes are synthesized
What is the nucleolus
Hair-like appendages that protrude from some eukaryotic cells to help with movement
What are cilia?
Apparatus used to maintain a controlled environment for cell growth
What is an incubator?
This cell type tends to have chloroplasts and a large central vacuole
What is a plant cell?
An organelle that contains digestive enzymes
What are lysosomes?
The form of DNA when the cell is preparing to divide
What are chromosomes?
The model of the cell membrane that describes the movement of proteins and lipids within the membrane
What is the fluid mosaic model?
A substance that is able to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms
What is an antimicrobial agent?
According to cell theory, this is where all cells arise from
What are other cells?
An organelle that sends out vesicles containing proteins to their final destination
What is the Golgi?
What process within cells requires oxygen and breaks down glucose?
What is cellular respiration?
Membrane proteins that help other cells (and scientists) identify the cell
What are cell surface markers?
The name of a visible group of cultured microorganisms that originated from a single cell
What is a colony?
This feature enables efficient transport in and out of cells and occurs when cells are very small
What is high surface-to-volume ratio?
Organelles that are not membrane-bound and synthesize a specific type of organic compound by putting together amino acids
What are ribosomes?
Proteins that DNA winds around
What are histones?
Strings of protein right below the cell membrane that help with cell shape and movement
What are actin microfilaments?
Microbial growth refers to this rather than an increase in organism size
What is an increase in organism number (i.e. reproduction)?