cell structure

Membrane and organelles

Cell structure refers to the physical organization and components of a cell—the basic unit of living organisms.

This includes the membrane, nucleus, organelles, and cytoplasm that together enable cellular function.

The term appears in biology education and research: We studied cell structure under the microscope.

It can also describe how cells are arranged within tissues.

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mitochondrion · inner membrane · outer membrane · vesicle · Golgi apparatus · microtubule · vacuole · nuclear envelope · RNA · peroxisome · ribosome · mitosis · endocytosis · cilia · protein · building blocks · eukaryote · plasma

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biological organization level

cell structureorgan system

Linked organs sharing purpose

whole organism · gross anatomy · organism · organ · tissue

organizational hierarchy

cell structuremolecular structure

Arrangement of atoms in compound

atomic structure · organelle · macromolecule · chemical structure · protein structure

structural vs. functional biology

cell structurecell function

Activity of life's building blocks

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