Chapter 1 / Study Section 1

Process of building up complex materials (proteins) from simple materials.

Process of breaking down complex materials (food) to form simpler substances and release energy.

Structure and protecting the cell. It determines what enters and leaves the cell.

Rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes.

All the material that is outside the nucleus and yet contained within the cell membrane.

Chemical found within each chromosone. Arranged like a sequence of recipes in code, it directs the activies of the cell.

Structure (canals) within the cytoplasm.

Regions of DNA within each chromosome.

Picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell.

The total of the chemical process in a cell. It includes catabolism and anabolism.

Structues in the cytoplasm in which foods are burned to release energy.

Control center of the cell.