Cell (biology)
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life or organisms. The term comes from the Latin word cellula meaning 'small room'. A biological cell basically consists of a semipermeable cell membrane enclosing cytoplasm that contains genetic material.
Extends: [Cell biology](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Cell biology), [Cell anatomy](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Cell anatomy), [1665 in science](https://wikipedia.org.ai/1665 in science)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Cell |
| Image | Text | Typical human cell.tif |
| Caption | Text | Diagram of typical generalised human cell (eukaryotic) |
| Image2 | Text | celltypes.svg |
| Caption2 | Text | eukaryotic, animals, prokaryotic, bacteria |