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| Cell | The basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms. Cells have three common components: genetic material, cytoplasm, and a cell membrane. Eukaryotic cells also contain specialized organelles. |
| Chloroplast | An organelle found in plant cells and the cells of other eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms where photosynthesis occurs. |
| Chromosomes | A single piece of coiled DNA and associated proteins found in linear forms in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells and circular forms in the cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells; contains genes that encode traits. Each species has a characteristic number of chromosomes. |
| Eukaryote | A type of organism composed of one or more cells containing a membrane |
| Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) | n organelle, containing folded membranes and sacs, responsible for he synthesis of lipids and steroids as well as the transport of synthesized macromolecules. |
| Extracellular | Located outside a cell. |
| Golgi Apparatus | An organelle found in eukaryotic cells responsible for the final stages of processing proteins for release by the cell. |
| Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (REM) | n organelle, containing folded membranes and sacs, responsible for the synthesis of proteins mostly destined for export by the cell |
| Intracellular | Located inside a cell. |
| Mitochondrion | A membrane bound organelle found in most eukaryotic cells; site of cellular respiration. |
| Multicellular | MAde up of more than one cell. |
| Nucleus | A membrane bound organelle in eukaryotic cells functioning to maintain the integrity of the genetic material and, through the expression of that material, controlling and regulating cellular activities. |
| Organelle | A subunit within a cell that has a specialized function. |
| Plasma Membrane | A thin, phospholipid and protein molecule bilayer that encapsulates a cell and controls the movement of materials in and out of the cell through active or passive transport. |
| Plastids | A group of membranebound organelles commonly found in photosynthetic organisms and mainly responsible for the synthesis and storage of food. |
| Prokaryote | A singlecelled organism that lacks a membrane |
| Ribosome | A cellular structure composed of RNA and proteins that is the site of protein synthesis in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. |
| Unicellular | Made up of a single cell. |
