Tour of the Cell part 2

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  1. organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  2. protein
    an organic compound essential to living cells
  3. exception
    an instance that does not conform to a rule
  4. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  5. catalyze
    spark or trigger a rapid change
  6. static
    not in physical motion
  7. respiration
    a single complete act of breathing in and out
  8. elements
    violent or severe weather
  9. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  10. extracellular
    located or occurring outside a cell or cells
  11. centrosome
    small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus
  12. centriole
    one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
  13. locomotor
    of or relating to locomotion
  14. elongate
    lengthen
  15. actin
    one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split
  16. cell wall
    a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing a plant membrane
  17. matrix
    an enclosure within which something originates or develops
  18. cortex
    the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure
Created on Thu Jul 22 20:16:02 EDT 2010

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