Adrian Sandoval Chapter 2

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Chlorophyll

A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria

Tissue

A group of similar cells that perform the same function.

vaccine

A harmless variant or derivative of a pathogen that stimulates a host's immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen

Cytoplasm

A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended

Organism

A living thing

Cytoskeleton

A network of fibers that holds the cell together, helps the cell to keep its shape, and aids in movement

Golgi body

A structure in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell.

Organelle

A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell. small organ.

Virus

A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.

Bacteriophage

A virus that infects bacteria

Lysosomes

An organelle containing digestive enzymes

Chloroplast

An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs

Vacuole

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

Eukaryotic cells

Contain a nucleus and other organelles that are bound by membranes.

Nucleus

Control center of the cell

Nucleolus

Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes. mini nucleus.

Ribosomes

Makes proteins

Mitochondria

Powerhouse of the cell

gene therapy

The insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder

prokaryotic cell

cell lacking a nucleus and most other organelles

5 levels of organization

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

cell wall

strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in some cells

cell membrane

thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell

Chromosomes

threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

endoplasmmic reticulum

transports protiens.

active virus

viruses that enter cells and immediately begin to multiply- the cell dies quickly

Endoplasmic Reticulum

an internal membrane system in which components of cell membrane and some proteins are constructed

nuclear membrane

controls what goes in and out of the nucleus

organ system

group of organs that work together to perform a specific function

latent virus

hides in the host cell without destroying it


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