Term |
Definition |
nerve cell |
Neuron |
dendrites |
A short branched extension of a nerve cell along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body. |
xylem |
The vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody elements in the stem. |
chloroplast |
A plastid that contains chlorophyll in which photosynthesis. |
energy consumption |
It is the consumption of energy or power. |
protein production |
Biochemistry |
DNA |
deoyribonucleuic acid |
organelles |
It is any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell. |
mitochondria |
An organelle found in large number in most cells, in which cells, in the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. |
lysosome |
It is an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane. |
vacuoles |
They are storage bubbles found in cells. |
endoplasmic recticulum |
It is a network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, continuous will the nuclear membrane. |