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a basic tenet of modern biology, first stated by Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann in 1838–39, that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms

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Biology. a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters

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the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells, and the oxidation products, carbon dioxide and water, are given off.

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a plastid containing chlorophyll

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the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.

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an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production

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the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles

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Cell Biology. a specialized part of a cell having some specific function; a cell organ

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a microscope of extremely high power that uses beams of electrons focused by magnetic lenses instead of rays of light, the magnified image being formed on a fluorescent screen or recorded on a photographic plate: its magnification is substantially greater than that of any optical microscope.

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an optical instrument for forming magnified images of small objects, consisting of an objective lens with a very short focal length and an eyepiece with a longer focal length, both lenses mounted in the same tube. Origin of compound microscope.

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a firm decision to do or not to do something

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to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to findsomething missing or lost: