biology vocab 1

a group of tissues working together

a group of similar cells that perform a specific function

genetic information

in plant cells, cover the membrane and protect the plant cell from exploding.

gell like substance in the cell that supports the organelles

makes energy for the cell

a group of organs working together

hairlike vibrating structure. Cilia occur in large numbers on the surface of certain cells

outter layer of a cell, protects the cell and controls what goes in and out of it

in plant cells; process of photosynthesis that plants get energy from by water, sun and carbon dioxide to form glucose

the tail on a bacteria cell that helps the bacteria move

water sacks that contain the water contained in the cell

clean and digest old, unneeded substances in a cell

• 1.All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.
• 2.The cell is the basic unit of structure, function, and organization in all organisms.
• 3.All cells come from pre-existing, living cells

a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

subunits in a cell

help chromosomes move during cell division

• unicellular
• lack membrane bound organelles

secretes and packages proteins for transportation

A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms

• uni or multicellular
• has a true nucleus
• membrane bound organelles

• contains DNA
• the brain of the cell

in the nucleus of the cell

transports proteins

protects the virus

microscopic unit of life

type of virus that destructs a cell

type of virus that doesn't kill the cell

a microscopic membrane of lipids and proteins that forms the external boundary of the cytoplasm of a cell or encloses a vacuole, and that regulates the passage of molecules in and out of the cytoplasm

the slit pores in a leaf

each of a pair of curved cells that surround a stoma, becoming larger or smaller according to the pressure within the cells.

• rough- aids transportation of proteins made by ribosomes
• smooth-  aids transportation made by ribosomes; responsible for lipids synthesis and processes a variety of metabolic processes such as drug detoxification

• I. Archaebacteria
• II. Eubacteria
• III. Protista
• IV. Fungi
• V. Plantae
• VI.Animalia