STAAR Biology: Cell Structure and Function

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  1. aerobic
    depending on free oxygen or air
  2. anaerobic
    not using or dependent on oxygen
  3. cell
    the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  4. chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
  5. cytoplasm
    the substance inside a cell, not including the nucleus
  6. differentiation
    the adaptation of a cell or body part for some function
  7. diffusion
    movement of a substance from an area of high concentration
  8. eukaryote
    an organism of one or more cells with membrane-bound nuclei
  9. flagellum
    a lash-like appendage used for locomotion
  10. homeostasis
    metabolic equilibrium maintained by biological mechanisms
  11. membrane
    a sheet of tissue that lines or connects organs or cells
  12. mitochondrion
    part of a cell involved in energy production
  13. mitosis
    the process by which a cell divides into two new cells
  14. nucleolus
    a round body in a cell that is involved in protein synthesis
  15. nucleus
    a part of the cell responsible for growth and reproduction
  16. organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  17. osmosis
    diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane
  18. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  19. prokaryote
    a unicellular organism lacking a membrane-bound nucleus
  20. protein
    an organic compound essential to living cells
  21. respiration
    process converting nutrients into energy in a cell
  22. specialization
    the structural adaptation of some body part for a function
  23. unicellular
    having a single basic functional unit, of an organism
  24. vacuole
    a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
  25. virus
    infectious agent that replicates itself within living hosts
Created on Wed Apr 28 11:47:27 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 28 13:13:45 EDT 2021)

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