Cells Part 1

The basic unit of all forms of life

• cell

• cell theory

• cell membrane

• nucleus

fundamental concept of biology that states that all living things are composed of cells; that cells are basic unit of life; and that new cells are produced from existing cells

• cell

• cell theory

• cell membrane

• nucleus

thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells and regulates what enters and leaves the cell

• cell

• cell theory

• cell membrane

• nucleus

the center of an atom, which contains protons and neutrons. It contains the cells' genetic material in the form of DNA

• cell

• cell theory

• cell membrane

• nucleus

organism whose cells contain a nucleus

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

• cytoplasm

• organelle

unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

• cytoplasm

• organelle

all cellular contents outside the nucleus in a eukaryotic cell

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

• cytoplasm

• organelle

specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell

• cytoplasm

• organelle

• nucleus

• cell

cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates

• cytoskeleton

• vacuole

• centriole

• ribosome

network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement

• vacuole

• cytoskeleton

• centriole

• ribosome