Lesson Vocabulary Words
- Autolysis: Self-destruction of cells by the cell's own enzymes.
- Cell: The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.
- Cell membrane: An envelope around the cytoplasm of a cell.
- Cytoplasm: The combination of cytosol (which is the liquid part of the cell) and the organelles of the cell.
- Cytosol: The liquid part of the cytoplasm.
- DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid): An abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid which is the inheritable genetic information molecule of the cell.
- Endoplasmic reticulum: Membrane network within the cytoplasm of cells.
- Lysosome: An organelle containing hydrolytic, degradative enzymes.
- Mitochondria: Cell organelles responsible for producing energy.
- Nucleus: Large, membrane-bound organelle containing the cell's hereditary material.
- Nucleolus: Small, round body of protein that is present inside a cell nucleus.
- Organelle: Sub-cellular structure that is present in a cell for a specific function.
- Plasma: The straw-colored fluid part of blood, lymph or milk, in which blood cells or fat globules are suspended.
- Ribosome: Tiny cytoplasmic organelle containing RNA and associated proteins that takes part in protein synthesis.
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