Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What are Cells?
|
The basic units of structure and function in living things.
|
|
|
What do you describe when talking about the structure?
|
What it is made of and how its parts are put together.
|
|
|
What are organisms functions?
|
Proceses that enable it to stay alive and reproduce.
|
|
|
How many cells a square centimeter are on your skin surface?
|
100,000 cells
|
|
|
Microscope
|
An instrument that makes small object look larger.
|
|
|
a simple microscope contains how many lenses?
|
1 lense
|
|
|
What is a compound microscope?
|
A light microscope that contains more than one lense?
|
|
|
Cell Wall
|
Rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and other organisms.
|
|
|
Cell Membrane
|
Controls what substances come in and out of the cell.
|
|
|
Nucleus
|
Acts as the brain of the cell
|
|
|
Nucleur envelope
|
Surrounds nucleus and protects it.
|
|
|
Chromatin
|
Thin strands in the nucleus that contains gentic material, the instructions in directing the cells functions.
|
|
|
Nucleolus
|
Where ribosomes are made
|
|
|
Ribosomes
|
organelle where proteins are made
|
|
|
Cytoplasm
|
the region between the cell membrrane and nucleus.
|
