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| A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body. |
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| A group of organs that work together to perform body functions. |
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| A group of similar cells that perform a common function. |
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| In biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and have DNA and cytoplasm. |
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| Cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell. |
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| Cell organelle composed of RNA and protein; the site of protein synthesis. |
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| In eukaryotic cells, the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration. |
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| A small cavity or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell. |
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| A cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes. |
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| A system of membranes that is found in a cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids. |
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| oneof the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are speicialized to perform a specific function. |
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| a phospholipid layer that covers the cell's surface; acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment. |
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| in a eukaryotic cell, a membrane bound organell that contains the cell's DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolisma nd reproduction. |
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| an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus. |
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| an organism made up of cells taht have anucleus encolsed by a membrane; eukaryotes include animals, plants, and fungi but not archaebacteria or eubacteria. |
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| a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell. |
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| a living thing; anything that can cary out life processes independently. |
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| the arrangement of parts in an organism |
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| the specail, normal or proper activity of an organ or part. |
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