Definitions: Cells

Cell Theory:
A theory, or scientific theory, is an explanation of why and how things happen. It is a hypothesis that is widely accepted by scientists and it is consented to be followed to explain other things that happen. The difference between a theory and a law is that laws are used to predict outcomes and theories what to explain why these final outcomes happen. The Cell Theory is the consented idea from the basis of the study of living things. Cell Theory is the most basic condition for determining if something is living. The theory includes the ideas that all living organisms are composed of cells, that cells are the smallest parts of life (the smallest units), and that all cells are created from already existing cells. The modernized version of the cell theory also refers to the idea that cells contain hereditary information that is passed on from cell to cell during cell division and that all cells have basically the same chemical composition and metabolic activities.

Metabolism and Nutrition:

Mitochondrion: The mitochondria are the organelle that provides the energy for the whole cell (to move, divide and produce). The shape of the mitochondria can change depending of the cell type, but it usually is the size of bacteria and when the food/sugars the cell obtains is combined with oxygen it will create the primary source of energy for the cell. Chloroplast: The chloroplast is found in plant cells, and the chlorophyll hence provides the green color plants have. Chlorophyll: green pigment found in most plant. Lysosome: Lysosomes are commonly found in animal cells and not in the plant cells. They contain enzymes that are necessary for intracellular digestion. In the white blood cells that eat bacteria, Lysosomes are realized into the vacuole and serves to kill and digest those bacteria.

Homeostasis:
Proteins: Proteins and macromolecules and are constructed by one or more chains of amino acids. Every function in the living cell depends on proteins.