Vocabulary ( Biology)

• a lipid bilayer that allows cells to maintain their own internal conditions

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosomes

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

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• a  rigid, outer layer of some cells that provides extra structural support and protection.

• Mitochondria

• Cell wall

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Cell membrane

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Definition of Chloroplasts

• • a type of plastid found in plants that are the sites of photosynthesis as well as carbohydrate and fatty-acid synthesis.

• •  interconnected network of flattened sacs that function in detoxification (smooth ER) and secretion of proteins (rough ER)

• • fluid-filled cavity within the cell that  is used as a storage space for water, waste, and nutrient molecules

• small membrane-bound vesicles that contain enzymes that break down cellular waste and debris

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Define Cytoplasm

• •  the tendency of an organism or cell to maintain a balanced state so as to maintain health and function.

•  fluid-filled cavity within the cell that  is used as a storage space for water, waste, and nutrient molecules

• membrane-bound structures inside a eukaryotic cell that perform a specific function or set of functions.  

• the gel-like environment inside the cell membrane

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Define Endoplasmic reticulum

• •  interconnected network of flattened sacs that function in detoxification (smooth ER) and secretion of proteins (rough ER)

• • small membrane-bound vesicles that contain enzymes that break down cellular waste and debris

• • stacks of flattened compartments that fine-tune the products from the ER, store those products, and then send them to other organelles in the cell

•  a type of plastid found in plants that are the sites of photosynthesis as well as carbohydrate and fatty-acid synthesis

stacks of flattened compartments that fine-tune the products from the ER, store those products, and then send them to other organelles in the cell

• Ribosomes

• Golgi Apparatus

• Mitochondria

• Lysosome

Homeostasis

• • fluid-filled cavity within the cell that  is used as a storage space for water, waste, and nutrient molecules

• •  small membrane-bound vesicles that contain enzymes that break down cellular waste and debris

• •  interconnected network of flattened sacs that function in detoxification (smooth ER) and secretion of proteins (rough ER)

• the tendency of an organism or cell to maintain a balanced state so as to maintain health and function.

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• small membrane-bound vesicles that contain enzymes that break down cellular waste and debris

• Ribosomes

• Cytoplasm

• Lysosome

• Golgi Apparatus

•  the sites of energy production in eukaryotes

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

• Vacuoles

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• stores the cell’s genetic information  

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