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Chapter 2 Vocabulary Review

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Cell membraneprotective outer covering of all cells that regulates the interactions between the cell and the environment
Cell theorystates that all organisms are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of life, and all cells come from other cells
Cell wallrigid structure that encloses, supports, and protects the cells of plats, algae, fungi, and most bacteria
Chloroplastgreen, chlorophyll-containing, plant-cell organelle that uses light energy to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water
Cytoplasmconstantly moving gel-like mixture inside the cell membrane that contains hereditary material and is the location of most of a cell’s life processes
Endoplasmic reticulumcytoplasmic organelle that moves materials around in a cell and is made up of a complex series of folded membranes; can be rough (with attached ribosomes) or smooth (without attached ribosomes)
Golgi bodyorganelles that package cellular materials and transport them within the cell or out of the cell
Host cellliving cell in which a virus can actively multiply or in which a virus can hide until activated by environmental stimuli
Mitochondrioncell organelle that breaks down food and releases energy
Nucleusorganelle that controls all the activities of a cell and contains hereditary material made of proteins and DNA
Organstructure, such as the heart, made up different types of tissues that all work together
Organellestructure, in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell that can act as a storage site, process energy, move materials, or manufacture substances
Ribosomesmall cytoplasmic structure on which cells make their own proteins
Tissuegroup of similar cells that work together to do one job
Virusa strand of hereditary material surrounded by a protein coating that can infect and multiply in a host cell


8th Grade Science Teacher
South Dale Middle School
Pinckard, AL

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