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| Characterized by the formation or presence of a single cell or cells. |
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| consisting of many cells; "multicellular organisms" |
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| An optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, typically magnified several hundred times. |
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| The semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell. |
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| The material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus |
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| The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth. |
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| Any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell. |
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| A rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria. In the algae and higher... |
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| A plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place. |
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| An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. |
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| A space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid. |
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| the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell |
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| A minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins, found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells. |
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| A complex of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, involved in secretion and intracellular transp |
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| An organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a memb |
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| A eukaryote (or) is an organism whose cells contain complex structures enclosed within membranes. The defining membrane-bound structure... |
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| The prokaryotes (or) are a group of organisms that lack a cell nucleus (= karyon), or any other membrane-bound organelles. They differ... |
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| the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose. |
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| Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products |
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| A smaller instrument without pipes, producing similar sounds electronically. |
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| that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction. |
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| A simple sugar, C6H12O6, that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of... |
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| The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water |
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| A green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy |
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| the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules |
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| The action of spreading the light from a light source evenly so as to reduce glare and harsh shadow |
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| transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; |
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| The tendency of molecules of a solvent to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution |
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