The Diversity of Cells - Vocab Words
CELL - in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and have DNA and cytoplasm
CELL MEMBRANE - a phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface; acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment
ORGANELLE - one of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function
NUCLEUS - in a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction
PROKARYOTE - an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus
EUKARYOTE - an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; eukaryotes include animals, plants, and fungi, but not archaea or bacteria
CELL - in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and have DNA and cytoplasm
CELL MEMBRANE - a phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface; acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment
ORGANELLE - one of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function
NUCLEUS - in a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction
PROKARYOTE - an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus
EUKARYOTE - an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; eukaryotes include animals, plants, and fungi, but not archaea or bacteria