Honors Biology MIdterm Study Guide
prokaryote - Answer️️ -organism without a nucleus, usually unicellular
eukaryote - Answer️️ -organism with a nucleus
plasma membrane - Answer️️ -flexible, selectively permeable membrane, controls
what enters and leaves the cell
cell wall - Answer�...
cell wall - Answer✔️✔️-structure provides support and protection for the cell
nucleus - Answer✔️✔️-structure that houses cells genetic info (control center!)
chloroplasts - Answer✔️✔️-plastid with chlorophyll in plants that photosynthesis
golgi bodies - Answer✔️✔️-organelle serves to PROCESS and PACKAGE lipids and
proteins
mitochondria - Answer✔️✔️-energy producing organelle with enzymes
phospholipids - Answer✔️✔️-major component of cell membrane, polar heads=outside
and non-polar=inside
ribosomes - Answer✔️✔️-produces proteins
centrioles - Answer✔️✔️-in charge of cell division, made of microtubules
ER-endoplasmic reticulum - Answer✔️✔️-synthesizes phospholipids, fats, and steroids
Vacuole - Answer✔️✔️-storage
Chromatin/ Chromosome - Answer✔️✔️-contains heredity info
homeostasis - Answer✔️✔️-regulation of an organism's internal environment
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