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Cell | basic living unit of organism |
Microscope | tool that magnifies images |
Robert Hooke | scientist who coined the term "cells" |
Anton van Leeuwenhoek | scientist who discovered single celled organisms |
Organelles | specialized structures inside a cell |
Cell Wall | Rigid non-living covering of plant and bacteria cells |
Cell Membrane | fragile, porous outer boundary of a cell |
Nucleus | control center of a cell |
Chromatin | strands of genetic material inside cell |
Nucleolus | site inside cell that makes ribosomes |
Mitochondria | specialized structures that convert cell nutrients into energy |
Endoplasmic Reticulum | maze like passageways that transport proteins made by ribosomes |
Golgi Bodies | package and secrete proteins transported by the E.R. |
Chloroplasts | structures in a plant cell that convert sunlight into sugar |
Vacuoles | structures that store food or water |
Lysosome | round structures that recycle cell chemicals |
Bacterial Cell | cell that has a cell wall & ribosomes,but no other organelles |