Cell theory
Cells are the ______ of life
Basic unit of life
Cell division
When cells become damaged or die the body makes new cells to replace them
The most basic unit of life
Cell
The powerhouse of the cell
Nucleus
The longest cell in the human body
Nerve Cells
What are living things made up of?
Cells
Phagocytosis
The process by which a phagocyte surrounds and destroys foreign substances (such as bacteria) and removes dead cells
Cells make _____, kleenex, to make the organ
Tissues
A small organelle involved in the process of making protein
Ribosomes
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine triphosphate
All cells come from ____
Other cells
A structural framework for the cell
Organ
part of the body that is made up of cells and tissues that perform a specific function, I. E. heart, lungs, kidney, liver, brain
Cytoplasm
The fluid that fills cells and serves several important functions
What is found outside of the cell membrane of plant cells?
Cell wall
What do you call single-celled organisms?
Prokaryotic cells
The process of cells adapting
Cell signaling
The system itself
Organ system
Mitochondrion
Generate the energy necessary to power cells
What do all cells contain?
The cell membrane, the nucleus, and the cytoplasm
Who created the cell theory?
Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden
All living things consume _____
Energy
Any living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis
Organism
Golgi apparatus
Prepares proteins and fat molecules for use in other places inside and outside the cell
Smallest cell in the human body
Mycoplasma